The Century Gauntlet

A high-energy, fast-paced challenge that simulates an organization’s journey across decades, overcoming different types of obstacles. It emphasizes grit, teamwork, resilience, and learning quickly.

After a slow session to wake people up is where this exercise fits best. You can also use it mid-program to energize and re-focus on teamwork.

Instructions:

• Set up 10 challenge stations (small puzzles, physical tasks, logic problems, team challenges).

• Teams rotate every 3 minutes through each station.

• Teams collect a puzzle piece after each station.

• At the end, teams must combine puzzle pieces across groups to solve a final vision-related puzzle.

Processing Suggestions:

• Ask: "When was teamwork tested the most?"

• Reflect: How do multiple small achievements contribute to bigger goals?