The Subarctic Survival Situation helps teams to test their communications, interpersonal relations, and group problem-solving skills in a safe environment.  Before you invest the time and money to train a new employee, test your applicants for skills like:

• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Team Skills
• Decision-Making Skills
• Problem Solving Skills

This test provides the answers you need to make informed hiring and promotion decisions.

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What is the Subarctic Survival Situation?

The Subarctic Survival Situation is one of our most popular group problem-solving survival simulations. Developed by Dr. J. Clayton Lafferty, the Subarctic Survival Situation places participants in a frigid, isolated area of northern Canada where their plane has just crash landed.

How does the Subarctic Survival Situation work?

Participants are challenged to rank 15 items salvaged from the crash in order of their relative importance to their survival. Solutions to the Subarctic Survival Situation are developed first on an individual basis and then by groups. Scores are generated by comparing individual and team answers to those provided by the Canadian Para Rescue Specialists of the 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron. Comparisons between individual and team scores indicate whether the teams achieved synergy by building on the knowledge and skills of their members.

The Subarctic Survival Situation takes approximately 1½ to 2½ hours to complete, including scoring and debriefing.

Applications

This tool can be used as an icebreaker, central activity, pre-test/post-test, or follow-up activity for programs focusing on:

• Building new teams
• Team development
• Problem solving and decision making
• The simulation can also be used as:
• An icebreaker for an extended offsite gathering (particularly one that is being held in a cold climate)
• A kick-off to a group problem-solving meeting
• A tool for basic survival training

 

COMBINE SIMULATIONS WITH THE GROUP STYLES INVENTORY™

The use of the GSI is optional, but highly recommended.

Significantly enhance the key learnings of the simulation, by using the real time version of the Group Styles Inventory™.  The GSI enables teams to determine the styles they used to solve the problem. The GSI has been proven to be significantly linked to the team’s meeting quality.  We strongly advise the use of the Group Styles Inventory™ (GSI) as part of your team development program. The GSI allows team members to rate their teams’ attitudes and behaviours along the same twelve styles and three clusters as used in the LSI and OCI. The GSI guide provides strategies that elevates the program from a game to a valuable learning experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Subarctic Survival Situation assessment is a registered trademark of Human Synergistics®, Inc.