Chapter 5. Teamwork: Challenges That Require Cooperation

Teamwork: Challenges That Require Cooperation

Buttermilk Line

Buttermilk Line

This is . . .

An activity in which the participants line themselves up in order of how much they enjoy the taste of buttermilk.

The purpose is . . .

For participants to learn about dealing with issues that are not black and white—they have shades of gray.

Use this when . . .

  • The group gets caught up in black-and-white thinking.

  • The group has trouble wrestling with and resolving issues that don’t have a clear-cut or easy answer.

  • The group gets caught up in thinking there is only one answer ...

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