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TIMING

15 to 60 minutes + debrief

COMPUTER

Not required

LANGUAGE

Played in any language

NUMBERS PER GAME

In-person: 4 to 28 participants.
Remote: 4 to 15 participants.
Most versatile with teams of 6-10

LICENCE FREE

No restrictions on the number of times you can use this game

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

Staff at any level

PRICE TO BUY OR ELITE FACILITATE

Buy: £225 + delivery & VAT (if applicable)
Facilitation at your UK venue: £850 + VAT for up to 28 delegates
Remote Facilitation: £395 + VAT (if appicable) for up to 15

COLOURSHAPES VIDEO - REMOTE VERSION

See below to view others playing the in-person version.

PURPOSE

Can your team achieve success and identify the missing shapes through clear communication skills?

Successful communication is not just about listening and this training games proves that and much more!

An ideal communication skills game for training sessions about communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, cooperation, problem solving, conflict management and remote working.

SUPPLIED WITH THE GAME

• Trainers Guide, including information on how to run the game and apply learnings in delegates roles
• Team Instructions
• Observers' Instructions
• Debrief Sheet
• Colourshapes Cards x 30 (similar to credit cards or electronic equivalent)

 BENEFITS

• Portable, simple to set up and supplied with clear instructions and debrief suggestions
• Buy 'off the shelf' and use as many times as you want or let Elite's trainers facilitate for you
• Attractive, absorbing and challenging
• Versatile to meet a wide range of learning objectives and appropriate to any group with a shared language
• Acts as an ice breaker and leads to greater understanding between group members
• Colourshapes focuses on individuals' understanding of their communication style and listening skills and in particular develops the use of appropriate language
• Highlights the need for both effective team and individual skills
• Excellent training/business game for trainers to use at team building and training events, assessment centres, conference and away days
• Used by companies, organisations, schools and universities

HOW IT WORKS:

• There are 6 different shapes repeated in 5 different colours; a total of 30 quality laminated plastic cards (similar to credit cards, or electronic equipment)
• Arrange the participants to sit in a circle facing outwards so they cannot see each other properly (or playing remotely so they cannot see each others' shapes)
• Remove two of the cards and distribute the remainder to the participants
• Participants may not show, exchange or pass the cards between group members
• They do not know how many cards, shapes or colours the group has
• Their objective is to establish this and the shape and colour of the missing cards
• Can each person describe their shape accurately for the other people to notice the difference in the shape - the answer is usually no!
• Assumptions are often made and clear communication and listening skills are required to achieve the correct answer
• Observe the group interaction

SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE

If you have used the popular Colourblind team activity you will know of the benefits from using this training activity.

Unlike Colourblind, our Colour shapes game does not require participants to be blindfolded. In the workplace we use our eyes to help us describe what we are talking about. Colourshapes adds a visual dimension to the communication process.

While some teams strictly follow the rules, others will try to cheat by looking at their colleagues' cards. So honesty and trust in the workplace are other key learning points raised in this game.

COLOURSHAPES VIDEO - IN-PERSON VERSION

See above to view others playing the remote version of Elite Training's Colourshapes business game

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• Team Shapes Business Game
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• Interpersonal Skills Training Course

ABOUT US

• For over 20 years we've been delivering excellent management training and personal development skills to businesses and public sector organisations across the UK.
• Our trainers enhance the learning experience with our high energy, results driven approach.
• Experiential learning with business games and training materials help participants acquire essential knowledge and skills through active, self-reflective engagement and enable them to remember the key learning points.

WHY CHOOSE ELITE TRAINING

• Training Courses: Skilled and experienced trainers that develop and understand your needs and deliver enjoyable, tailored and cost-effective in-house training.
• Business Games: Fun and realistic, sold worldwide to use over and over again for quality development.
• Team Building: Injecting training expertise, real-life examples and fun to draw out key learnings.
• Coaching: Results driven executive and business coaching, creating environments where people develop and thrive, improving performance.
• Development Programmes: Tailored and bespoke programmes, developing and inspiring leaders, supporting strategic objectives and business change.

OUR CLIENTS

Customers who have purchased our Colourshapes training activity include:

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