Roller Coaster | Training activity on Problem Solving & Collaboration
This isn’t just an activity—it’s a mindset shift.
Build under pressure, collaborate with purpose, and grow through challenge.
Build under pressure, collaborate with purpose, and grow through challenge.
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Description
The Columbus Activity equips facilitators with a robust, high-impact experiential intervention to develop problem-solving, collaboration, and a growth mindset within teams. Through a resource-constrained, time-bound roller coaster build challenge, facilitators can surface real-time decision-making, adaptability, role clarity, and mindset shifts, making learning visible and deeply reflective.
Anchored in the Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset framework (inspired by Carol Dweck), this activity enables facilitators to move beyond theory and help participants experience how mindset directly influences creativity, performance, and team outcomes.
Key Highlights
- High-engagement build challenge with clear constraints and systems thinking
- Strong linkage to Growth vs. Fixed Mindset concepts
- Opportunities to observe problem-solving, collaboration, and adaptability
- Structured facilitation flow from briefing to debrief and closure
- Suitable for diverse audiences, from freshers to senior leaders
Final Outcomes
- Facilitators gain a repeatable, end-to-end activity for mindset, innovation, and problem-solving programs
- Participants experience the impact of mindset on decisions, creativity, and team performance
- Improved collaboration, communication, and role clarity under pressure
- Actionable debrief insights connecting the activity to real workplace challenges and change scenarios
