Drone Control
Fly a drone through choreographed obstacles
About
Drone Control puts teams in the pilot's seat — literally. Working together, each group must navigate a drone through a course of 8 obstacles, from the launch point to the landing pad. It starts with the obstacle cards: eight illustrated challenges, each with its own level of complexity, that the team has to read, interpret and turn into a flight plan. Who flies when? In what sequence? That's for the team to work out. Everyone gets a turn at the controls, and there's a practice phase before the real thing — a timed race where smooth coordination counts for more than individual skill.
Learning Outcomes
What makes Drone Control stick is the way it mirrors real workplace dynamics through something genuinely enjoyable. Teams quickly discover that raw enthusiasm gets you nowhere without a plan — and that a good plan falls apart without clear communication in the moment. Swapping roles, adjusting on the fly and keeping composure under time pressure bring out exactly the behaviours that separate high-performing teams from the rest. It's strategic enough to challenge analytical thinkers, active enough to energise the room, and structured in a way that draws out full participation without putting anyone on the spot. The debrief almost writes itself.
