Desert island skills

What three skills would you bring to a stranded team — and why?

7.4 trust impact 6–25 Low energy 15–25 min

A lighter cousin of the user manual. Each person picks the three skills they'd contribute to a stranded team. The fun is in the negotiation: 'Wait, we already have two people who can fish, do we really need a third?'

How to run it

  1. 1

    Set up the scenario in one minute.

  2. 2

    Each person silently picks their three skills.

  3. 3

    Round-robin shares. Collect skills on a flipchart.

  4. 4

    Step back and ask: where are the gaps? What does that tell us about how we hire?

Where this fits

Pair this with the right venue setting and a matching retreat format. If you want a fully facilitated version, our team can run it for you.