Harbour Mission
Based on elements of Mission Impossible, this event begins with an on board video briefing to the team. The briefing provides an overview of the exercise, which involves recovering ‘sunken treasure’ from the bottom of Sydney harbour.
Specialist training in smaller teams and then whole team information sharing and planning follow the briefing. The next phase of the recovery involves breaking into an alarm protected vault on the boat and removing clues to the stolen property without setting off any alarms. The vault is hidden itself, and must be found from deduction. Beware the armed guard!
Once the information is retrieved the exercise becomes open ended, unstructured and ambiguous. There is no clear objective, way forward or pressure to compete. We can even structure the Mission to require escape from the main boat.
Following on from the adrenaline and focus of the first phase, the uncertainty provides a completely different challenge for individuals and the team. This is where the true challenge begins.
The unique elements of working in silence, electronic sensors and alarms, actual sea diving and achievement against the odds ensure the fun, frustrations and realisations are firmly anchored in the participants memory.
Objectives
- Team processes - goals, roles and responsibilities, planning, communication
- Decision making
- Leadership and followship
- Sharing resources and information for a collective win
- Moving ahead in an uncertain and unfavourable environment