
Prisoner’s Dilemma (Reds & Blues)
Prisoner’s Dilemma is a team game that tests trust and risk, revealing win win and win lose mindsets and how cooperation can outperform competition.
All the Motivational Activities on this page help you inspire your team onwards and upwards to bigger and better things.


Prisoner’s Dilemma is a team game that tests trust and risk, revealing win win and win lose mindsets and how cooperation can outperform competition.

Open Space Technology is a participant driven event format where large groups set their own agenda to tackle complex issues with ownership and action.

Team Review Workshop and Dotmocracy help teams quickly surface what works, what needs improving and key opportunities, then prioritise themes for action.

Problem Solving Team Building is a fast workshop that turns a tough issue into clear options, agreed priorities and a practical action plan.

The Trading Game simulates multi-party negotiations to develop collaborative problem-solving and negotiation skills, emphasizing long-term partnership strategies in team settings.

The World Cafe is a flexible large group dialogue method that helps participants explore questions that matter and share insights for collective action.

Whose Line Is It Anyway is a fast icebreaker where participants match jokes to punchlines to boost energy, laughter and active listening.

Brainstorming is a structured group process that generates many ideas fast, then organises them into themes, priorities and clear next steps.

Use the Options Framework to help small groups brainstorm solutions, compare ambitious and conservative options and agree a preferred way forward.

Build a Bridge is a team exercise where small groups build bridges so you can observe collaboration, leadership behaviours and real problem solving.

Team Role Development helps teams compare roles, uncover gaps and overlaps, and agree actions to improve collaboration and efficiency.

Customer Journey Mapping is a workshop tool to visualise every customer touchpoint, fix broken processes and improve service experience end to end.

Creative Problem Solving is a nine-tool process that helps teams move from challenges to original, useful ideas and test them for real-world impact.

Brown Paper Planning is a team project planning workshop that maps workstreams on one big timeline to build ownership, clear roles and a realistic plan.

Fishbowl Discussion is a stakeholder dialogue format where a small inner circle debates in public so larger groups feel heard, involved and aligned.