Team Orienteering Challenge

The orienteering program is a business simulation designed for teams that want to function more effectively in the workplace. It involves strategic planning, resource allocation, utilization, goal setting, and communication.

Orienteering is a sport requiring the use of maps and compasses to find “points” at specific locations. The simulation invites the group to search for “goals” (i.e. points) in a real physical environment with the objective being to maximize the gross revenue of the organization. Information is provided to the group about these desired goals, including the monetary value of each point, and the approximate location. The group is also provided with working parameters to guide them in their decision-making process.

The group’s task is to:

• Formulate a vision and a goal for the organization
• Determine who will work together in smaller sub-teams while adhering to the working parameters
• Create strategies for each individual sub-team and the larger group as a whole
• Execute their strategies to capture goals and gain revenue dollars for the organization as a whole

The simulation ends with a large group debriefing of the activity from the early planning stages and goal setting to the execution and tabulation of revenues earned.