Trainers' Market Presents - Life Lines

Life Lines’ aim is to prompt open communication about players’ values. The result is that the players themselves, and others, learn about what drives their behaviour.

 

Click on our interactive Step by Step guide

 

Step 1 - Grab the game

All you need in an easy carry box

Step 2 - Prepare to play

Read Your Guide and carry out any necessary preparation

Step 3 - Discover players' values

Each player identifies the required number of values

Step 4 - Plan the journey

Each player completes their Travel Pass

Step 5 - Set up for play

Set up the board, cards and chosen playing pieces

Step 6 - Play

Journey across the board visiting and discussing values

Step 7 - Transfer the learning

Apply learning using activities related to your objectives

Step 8 - Feedback

Conclude with reflection and positive feedback

 
Hint: you can click on the left and right arrows to see each step of the game and the centre for more information about that step.

Each player journeys across the board, visiting their personal set of values, as if travelling on an underground network. When a player lands on a value, they must explain their choice to the other players before moving on – easy!

However, just as in life, tasks are never simple when external factors come in to play. Re-routing, discussions, dilemmas and other issues must all be faced before the end can be reached. Then, the team as a whole must prove that they can apply the learning to the workplace by carrying out a number of selected activities.

 

The Benefits

Life Lines has benefits from a facilitator, participant and business perspective. Please click the signs below to release the benefits of Life Lines for each area:

  • Facilitator Benefits
    • ●  All you need in an easy carry box.
    • ●  High quality and robust, to be used again and again.
    • ●  Easy to run with comprehensive facilitator notes.
    • ●  Adaptable in length, method and for number of players.
    • ●  Contains a strong, inbuilt, debrief.
    • ●  Allows you to both facilitate and play.
  • Participant Benefits
    • ●  Improves working relationships by opening your mind to the diversity of others, as you discover the values behind their behaviour.
    • ●  Develops self awareness by allowing time to reflect on your personality and compare yours and others’ perceptions.
    • ●  Caters for all types of learner.
    • ●  Interactive and engaging with a healthy balance between work and non work content.
    • ●  Easy to play, with a hint of challenge and competition.
  • Business Benefits
    • ●  Suits any type of team, at varying organisational levels.
    • ●  Generates a more motivated and productive workforce by creating harmony between company, team and individuals’ values.
    • ●  Ensures return on investment through activities, tailored to your objectives, and effective transfer of learning.
    • ●  Investigates the root cause of personality profiles - values.
 
 

Hear what others have to say

"Values drive our behaviour at work and have the power to create unity. A tool which effectively reveals them to us and our co-workers, is of incredible importance in the quest for peak performance."

The Clear Thinking Partnership, 2008

 

"A clearly communicated set of values can help recruitment and retention as well as improving employee engagement levels. Experiential training is often a good way to help make values feel real. Themed puzzles or board games can work well."

People Management, CIPD 2008