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The Survival Series
From the Sonoran Desert to the Australian Bush and beyond, the HSI
Survival Series requires team members to work together effectively to deal with
the unknown.
Versatile
The survival simulations can be used as an icebreaker at the beginning of a
workshop, conference, seminar, training programme, or class or to establish
healthy norms within a new work group. And, they can be used with new or
established teams to introduce members to the value of synergy or to gauge
their synergistic problem-solving skills.
Interactive
Set in unfamiliar locations, our Survival Simulations allow group members to
participate as equals- regardless of rank or position. By starting on equal
footing, participants have the opportunity to fully participate, focus on group
processes, and analyse their contributions to the quality of the team's
performance.
Easy to Implement
Leader's Guides are available for each of the HSI Survival Simulations. The
Guides contain all of the information you'll need to design and facilitate a
successful programme, including the experts' decisions and rationale, scoring
instructions, programme design options, and tips for discussing the skills and
processes that contribute to effective team performance.
Videos are also available for most of the simulations. The videos enable
participants to see the situation setting and the available items, making the
simulation more real for them. They also relieve you of the responsibility of
having to be the "survival expert" by presenting the expert's rank and
rationale to participants.
Choose the Survival Simulation That's Right for You
Review the table below to find the HSI Survival Simulation that best meets
your team development needs.
Simulation
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The Situation
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The Challenge
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Time
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Cascades Survival Situation™
Sample Participant Booklet 
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On the way back from a weekend retreat, the helicopter carrying you and your
group crashes in a small clearing high in the Cascades Mountains.
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Rank 12 items salvaged from the crash in the order of their importance to your
team's survival.
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1 to 1.5 hours
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Earthquake
Sample Participant Booklet
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You and your co-workers are working late in the basement library of your
10-story downtown office building when a major earthquake hits.
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Identify which of 12 possible action steps are important and sequence them in
the order they should be carried out. Rank the remaining steps from least to
most dangerous.
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1 to 1.5 hours
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Tsunami
Sample Participant Booklet
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Your group is enjoying a beach party on the coast in central Chile when a pager
message alerts that a tsunami is approaching.
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Rank 8 items in the order of their importance to your team's survival.
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1 to 2 hours
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Reef Survival Situation™
Sample Participant Booklet
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On an excursion from Tahiti to Australia, your yacht strikes a coral reef and
begins taking on water through the hull.
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Rank 12 items salvaged from the yacht in the order of their importance to your
team's survival.
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1.5 to 2 hours
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Bushfire Survival Situation™
Sample Participant Booklet
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You and your group are on holiday in the Dandenong Ranges just east of
Melbourne, Australia, when you suddenly notice a bushfire approaching.
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Rank 12 items in the order of their importance to your team's survival.
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1.5 to 2 hours
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Subarctic Survival Situation™
Sample Participant Booklet
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Twenty-two air miles east of your intended destination, your float plane crashes
on the east shore of Laura Lake, in the subarctic region of the northern
Quebec-Newfoundland border.
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Rank 15 items salvaged from the plane in the order of their importance to your
team's survival.
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1.5 to 2.5 hours
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Desert Survival Situation™
Sample
Participant Booklet
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It's a hot August day and your plane has just crash-landed in the Sonoran Desert
in the Southwestern United States.
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Rank 15 items salvaged from the plane in the order of their importance to your
team's survival.
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1.5 to 2.5 hours
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Desert II Survival Situation™
Sample Participant Booklet
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On your way home from Acapulco, your chartered plane experiences engine trouble
and crash lands somewhere in the Sonoran Desert in the Southwestern United
States.
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Identify your four greatest problems and the best strategy for your survival.
Then, decide on the criticality and best use for 16 items salvaged from the
crash.
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2.5 to 3.5 hours
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Request More Information
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Cascades Survival Situation™ | SM18000 | | Cascades Survival™ Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 5 Observer’s Guides and 1 Video or DVD |
| SM18004 | | Cascades Survival™ Advanced Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 1 Video or DVD, 25 GSI Inventories, 5 GSI Participant's Guides, and 1 GSI Leader’s Guide |
| SM18101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM18110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| SM18105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | |
| Earthquake | SM09000 | | Earthquake Survival Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 5 Observer’s Guides and 1 Video or DVD |
| SM09004 | | Earthquake Survival Advanced Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 1 Video or DVD, 25 GSI Inventories, 5 GSI Participant's Guides, and 1 GSI Leader’s Guide |
| SM09101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM09110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| SM09105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | |
| Tsunami | SM21101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM21110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| Reef Survival Situation™ | SM12101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM12110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| Bushfire Survival Situation™ | SM28000 | | Bushfire Survival™ Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 5 Observer’s Guides and 1 Video or DVD |
| SM28004 | | Bushfire Survival™ Advanced Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 1 Video or DVD, 25 GSI Inventories, 5 GSI Participant's Guides, and 1 GSI Leader’s Guide |
| SM28101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM28110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| SM28105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | |
| Subarctic Survival Situation™ | SM15000 | | Subarctic Survival™ Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 5 Observer’s Guides and 1 Video or DVD |
| SM15004 | | Subarctic Survival™ Advanced Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 1 Video or DVD, 25 GSI Inventories, 5 GSI Participant's Guides, and 1 GSI Leader’s Guide |
| SM15101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM15110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| SM15105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | |
| Desert Survival Situation™ | SM13000 | | Desert Survival™ Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 5 Observer’s Guides and 1 Video or DVD |
| SM13004 | | Desert Survival™ Advanced Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 1 Video or DVD, 25 GSI Inventories, 5 GSI Participant's Guides, and 1 GSI Leader’s Guide |
| SM13101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM13110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| SM13105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | |
| Desert II Survival Situation™ | SM19000 | | Desert II Survival™ Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 5 Observer’s Guides and 1 Video or DVD |
| SM19004 | | Desert II Survival™ Advanced Trainer's Kit | | | Each kit contains 25 Participant’s Booklets, 1 Leader’s Guide, 1 Video or DVD, 25 GSI Inventories, 5 GSI Participant's Guides, and 1 GSI Leader’s Guide |
| SM19101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | |
| SM19110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | |
| SM19105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | |
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Popular keyword links to HSI surveys and team exercises:
Desert Survival Survival Exercise
Communication Exercise
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