Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants

Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, Ph.D., is Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group, a Bloomington, Indiana–based organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagarajan has published forty books, including Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games and Design Your Own Games and Activities (both from Pfeiffer), as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles. Tracy Tagliati, CPLP, is a Senior Associate at the Thiagi Group, where she specializes in designing and delivering training to international clients. Prior to working with the Thiagi Group, Tracy was a corporate trainer for Mercury Insurance Group and Mindset development, a franchise of Crestcom International.

• On the Website ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiiiPart 1—what Jolts Are and How to Use ThemChapter 1—What Are Jolts and How Can I Use Them? 3Chapter 2—Story of a Jolt 7Chapter 3—Types of Jolts 11Chapter 4—Conducting Jolts 17Chapter 5—Facilitating Jolts 23Chapter 6—Debriefing Jolts 27Part 2—a Collection of JoltsIntroduction to Part 2 43Jolt 1—Alliances 49Jolt 2—By the Numbers 53Jolt 3—Clock on the Ceiling 57Jolt 4—Dear John 61Jolt 5—Decode 67Jolt 6—Dollar Auction 73Jolt 7—Don’t Lift the Pen 77Jolt 8—Double Talk 83Jolt 9—Double Your Money 85Jolt 10—Draw a Hand 89Jolt 11—Draw a Tree 91Jolt 12—Ears for Smiley 93Jolt 13—Enjoy and Learn 97Jolt 14—Excited 99Jolt 15—First Touch 103Jolt 16—Free! 107Jolt 17—Free Time 111Jolt 18—How Fast? 115Jolt 19—How Many Squares? 121Jolt 20—Last Week 125Jolt 21—Limits 131Jolt 22—Long Words 133Jolt 23—Me and My Team 137Jolt 24—Memory Test 141Jolt 25—Mingle 145Jolt 26—New Word 149Jolt 27—Newton 153Jolt 28—Next Action 155Jolt 29—Palm to Palm 157Jolt 30—Paper Money 159Jolt 31—Photo Analysis 163Jolt 32—Positive Spin 169Jolt 33—Psychic Cards 171Jolt 34—Say It in Sequence 175Jolt 35—Scrambled Words 179Jolt 36—Sequencing 183Jolt 37—Shapes and Colors 189Jolt 38—Six Tiles 193Jolt 39—Stroop 199Jolt 40—Synchronized Clapping 203Jolt 41—Team Planning 205Jolt 42—Team Power 213Jolt 43—Teamwork 219Jolt 44—The Training Story 223Jolt 45—Visualize a Tree 227Jolt 46—What’s Funny? 229Jolt 47—What’s Measured? 233Jolt 48—Wobegon 239Jolt 49—Workers and Watchers 243Jolt 50—Your Choice 247About the Authors 251Index 253