9 Responses

1. Team development
   The Zin Obelisk is one of 45 team development activities in the book “Team Development Manual” by Mike Woodcock published by Gower in 1979.

   Roger Mullin

2. Zin Obelisk
   Roger beat me to it in answering your enquiry. I find Zin Obelisk a great group dynamics / problem solving activity and I use it regularly.
   Another useful similar activity is ‘A Murder has been Committed’ which is a large group problem solving activity. My copy is not the original but there is a source reference to Lifeskills Teaching Programme no.4 by Hopson and Scally, Lifeskills Communications, 1988.

3. Resources site
   Hello David,

   I found this website through the “resources” links on this (the Training Zone) site. The pages have details of the game, even a diagram of the obelisk! Here’s the address:

   http://instruct.cms.uncwil.edu/edn408/zin_ques.html

   Hope this is useful.

   Best wishes,

   Kevin

4. A place to find the Zin Obelisk
   You can find a copy in 50 Activities for Teambuilding by Mike Woodcock published by Gower

5. I have a copy of the zin obelisk task
   david if you wish to contact me on 01743 850720 or by e-mail
   i will fax you all the materials needed for the excercise. The excercise is brilliant for team development in that it not only helps to improve good team relationships, but also helps to unlock hidden strenghths.
   good luck
   David Graves

   David – careful about infringing copyright please.
   Tim Pickles, editor

6. Other problem solving activities
   I would suggest you try the 7 volumes of <50 Activities for Developing Management Skills> by various authors and published by Gower, ie 700 group problem solving activities. I can point you to at least another 500 published problem solving activities – the list is endless!

7. David Meek query about Zin Obelisk
   David, you asked about Zin Obelisk, I a have a copy – do email me.
   Mark Burdon

   Mark – careful about infringing copyright, please!
   Tim Pickles, Editor

8. Problem / Team Games
   Not the Zin Obelisk, but many other games in really good resource. “Team Development Games for Trainers” by Roderick R Stuart from Gower Publishing. About £45. I’ve used it a lot this year so worth the £. Games indexed by objective, many can be done inside with minimum resources. Useful checklists for teams, observers and feedback. Our team development sessions have found these games fun, useful and good learning points.

9. Zin Obelisk
   Just found it at:

   http://www.instruct.cms.uncwil.edu/zin_ques.html

   never heard of it before, but will look at it now, thanks.