It is the debriefing after each exercise where the real learning occurs. In the scene above, the participants have just completed an exercise known as Acid River. They are now discussing what it was like to go through the exercise sharing their emotional and intellectual thoughts and feelings. The facilitator's job in the debrief is to direct the discussion of the group and make the tie back to the workplace.

In Acid River, the team is to get the acid from the jar in the center ring and dump it outside the outer ring. The inner ring represents and "island" and the outer ring is the "acid river" that surrounds it. The group is given several items to create and apparatus for their challenge. When they are done we explore the "what went right" and "what went wrong" aspect of the exercise.

In this debrief, the group realized that their failure to take the time to plan before attempting the exercise is what caused them the most frustration. The closer they got to their objective, the higher their stress level rose. Just like in their workplace, the group was able to draw personal experience from this exercise and relate it to the last big project they were assigned. In their big project at work, they were supposed to work as a team and they tried. But they were not successful.

Once again, we see that everyone wants to work as a team - It's just that there are some things getting in the way. If you were to cover this in a classroom lecture, the point would never sink in. But we don't have to tell you that, you have already tried!

Common questions during a debrief:

what were you feeling during this exercise?

who were the leaders and why?

what did you do right? wrong?

how does this relate to your work?

what will you do differently next time?

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