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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. |
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Versatile
The survival simulations can be used as an icebreaker at the beginning of a
workshop, conference, seminar, training program, 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 analyze 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 program, including the experts’ decisions and
rationale, scoring instructions, program 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| SM18101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM18110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM18105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | | Add to price quote request
| Earthquake | SM09101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM09110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| Tsunami | SM21101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM21110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| Reef Survival Situation™ | SM12101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM12110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| SM28101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM28110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM28105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| SM15101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM15110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM15105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| SM13101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM13110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM13105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| 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 - Excellent Value | Add to price quote request
| SM19101 | | Participant’s Booklet | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM19110 | | Leader’s Guide | | | | Add to price quote request
| SM19105 | | Video / DVD Enhancement | | | | Add to price quote request
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 Observer's Guide
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Desert Survival Survival Exercise
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