Experience management and leadership in a high pressure situation! Your team will take control of the Titanic moments after it impacts the iceberg. You’ll be given a comprehensive briefing by your facilitator, an incredible likeness of Captain Smith himself! Then, you’ll divide into problem solving teams to deal with the impending disaster. Think fast. Think smart. Think outside the box. Your decisions could mean the difference between life and death for your passengers - and metaphorically for your business.

Program Description

This experience allows you to learn by doing. The goal is to save the 2207 passengers, as well as the RMS Titanic herself. The program begins with a careful analysis of the errors that caused the disaster in the first place.  Participants then use their problem solving skills to save the passengers and crew of the Titanic on her maiden voyage.  Each group is given the same list of available resources, and challenged to devise a plan.

This incredible experience allows teams to learn skills by living them. Participants learn volumes about team priorities, conflict resolution, setting a common objective, creative problem solving, and working together in a group environment.
 

This incredible experience allows teams to learn skills by living them. Participants learn volumes about team priorities, conflict resolution, setting a common objective, creative problem solving, and working together in a group environment.

When to choose Save the Titanic™

This incredible teambuilding experience will have your participants asking for more. Teams learn teambuilding skills by living them and learn volumes about teaming skills including team priorities, conflict resolution, setting a common objective, and team efficiency skills. This program is ideal as a management, leadership, executive, supervisory or staff training program. We conducted the program at conferences and meetings as the educational component.

Participant Learning Outcomes

Teams learn how to make decisions as a team; how to manage stress and workload; how to working efficiently as a team, how to work under pressure; how to plan and implement while paying attention to detail; how to communicate well as a team; experience the consequences of actions; how to prioritize; how to use all available resources; and lots about the Titanic and how it relates to their position.
Experience the value and power of diversity
Experience the power of a common goal which everyone agrees to and is motivated by 
Experience the ideal team and learn from them
Practice your creativity 
Best of all, you get to learn all about the Titanic and impress people at company functions! 
Practice presenting your ideas and solutions to the group

 Recent participants give these comments as what they learned…

 "Communication about the situation is critical, both internal and external."

 "Teamwork. We usually ask people to solve problems by themselves. I couldn't have solved this one. We needed a team."

 "How to work with an ineffective leader."

 "Learning how to strategize."

 "Diversity. Allowing all our expertise to address the situation."

 "Quick fixes sometimes give us the time required to develop lasting solutions."

 "Technology is not always the solution."

 "We need to always think of the common goal."

 "We need to train for and prepare for disasters."

 "We are good at sinking, it is the problem solving we need to address."

Company Benefits

Motivated staff - yes the Titanic still has some mystery and magic within her! 
Improved teamwork due to a better understanding of what teamwork can be and how to develop an ideal team 
Awakens participants' love of learning 
Participants learn how to apply a simple method for developing teams that is useful throughout their careers 

 Learning Approach

 The approach focuses on the learner's natural ability to learn and does not focus on the instructor. In this approach participants are just that - active participants in the learning process. This program is not like other training programs, participants are asked to get involved and drive the experience.

Delivery Time, Location and Dates

Length  - Usually a one day experience with debrief. We have facilitated one hour and 3 hour versions. 
Location  - At the site of your choice although we do have some requirements for the room.
Date(s)  - ___________________.

Investment 

Save the Titanic™ requires a facilitator and support person for a group of up to 25. The facilitator will be in full dress uniform of Captain Smith of the Titanic.
Save the Titanic™ requires an additional facilitator every 25 people.
Optional: team prizes, decor options and a meal themed around Titanic with an interactive keynote by Captain Smith 
Taxes, travel and accommodations extra if necessary.    “The trouble with experience is that by the time you have it you are too old to take advantage of it.” - Jimmy Connors

What participants are saying…

"Good team building event for a department. Interesting to continue approach of "ways to apply to day to day. Very enthusiastic. Excellent presenter." 
Wendy McDoulton - Pepsi Cola

"Good for a group to do, can bring some fun into the group while they are learning. Excellent." Anita Goos - Christie Brown & Co. (Nabisco)

"Fun - great for teamwork. Great. Good job." Pat Courchesne - Hershey Canada

"Fun and thought-provoking." Bill Hasted - Best Foods Canada Inc

"New concept interesting and thought provoking. [The facilitator was] very knowledgeable about the subject, very enthusiastic." Beth Naruse - Thomas J. Lipton

"A worthwhile experience, enjoyable (fun). Enabled the group to get involved. Good speaker who encouraged participants." Margaret Cernetti, - Natrel (Ontario) Ltd.

"Great learning experience. Can find some relevance to my present situation. Good team project." Sylvia Marcelino - Rothmans / Benson & Hedges