Singapore Map

Duration:          30 minutes

Group Size:       2 or more Sections or Platoon Level

Resources:       Chalk, masking tape or rope

Purpose:      To get team members to know each other better by sharing details about their lives.

Overview:    To get the team to share personal details by moving around to different locations within a ‘map’ of Singapore.

Conduct:

  1. Using a rough ‘map’ of Singapore marked on the floor, using chalk, masking tape or joined toggle ropes, ask participants to stand where they live. 
  2. Get them to say “hello” to their neighbours.
  3. Facilitate 2 – 3 rounds of sharing (get the participants to move to the location on the map):
  4. where they like to hang-out for leisure, what they do for leisure and how often, etc. 
  5. where their favorite eating place is, what their favorite food is, where it is, why they like it, how they discovered it, etc. 
  6. places of significance to them (e.g. proposed to wife, first date, first home, etc.)
  7. To wrap-up, encourage them to use this new information by meeting up with their neighbors or planning group outings for leisure or makan.

Debrief Questions:

No debrief necessary.