RSVP Design launches new Colourblind experiential learning activity
Colourblind® Plus is a new version of the Colourblind® experiential learning activity. This new version provides both a more challenging activity for those familiar with the original Colourblind® product, and a simpler way of getting pairs and small groups to rehearse and practice communication and listening skills that are at the core of most workplace challenges.
Colourblind® Plus is a new activity based on the success and inherent challenges within the original Colourblind® - a classic verbal problem-solving activity that has been used for over 20 years to help teams reach a common understanding of meaning, and recognise problems caused with imprecise communication patterns.
Colourblind® Plus extends the original activity through the introduction of 6 x new shapes, so that for those already familiar with Colourblind®, this activity will be a similar but more difficult challenge. However where a simpler and gentler introduction to describing these difficult shapes is required then a process is provided to work in pairs, then potentially in a smaller group, and then finally as a large group.
Colourblind® Plus contains 3 x separate activities:
1. A paired communications activity - each participant is paired back to back with another and must use verbal description only to determine which of the three shapes they have is the odd one out. This is a deceptively challenging activity due to the careful design of of the new abstract Colourblind® Plus shapes.
2. The second activity can build on the first by bringing 2 x pairs together, and using blindfolds to again determine which is the odd shape in the group - the addition of extra pieces and the blindfolds in this activity challenges the group to determine whether they have new or similar shapes to those they may have previously seen.
3. Finally the third activity mirrors the challenge in the original Colourblind® - this time the new abstract shapes will present a much greater challenge than the original, and will require a far greater detail of accurate description to reach the successful answer to the challenge: 'What is the colour and shape of the two missing pieces?' Individuals draw on their experience and descriptive skills to explain to each other the complexities of abstract shapes that they can hold in their hands, but not see (participants are blindfolded). They use feedback and the skills of clarification to ensure that their understanding is accurate.
RSVP Design will be presenting Colourblind® Plus at the upcoming Learning and Skills exhibition in London on 29 and 30 January.