Card Games for Developing Teams

This versatile team development tool consists of a series of games for developing team effectiveness. The playing cards represent behavioral characteristics of effective teams and are designed to stimulate thinking and discussion.

The cards are divided into four sections of thirteen cards each. Each section covers an essential area of team development and is indicated on each card by an icon in the upper right-hand corner. The four areas of team development are: unity, communication, support, and performance.

Card Games for Developing Teams includes discussion games, card sorting and assessment games, acting and artistic games, as well as games involving the implementation of behaviors for team effectiveness. A learning objective is given for each game and activity along with a short summary and the approximate time needed. The simplest and most effective way to use the cards is for group discussion games and activities.