Summary of session B Training activity: Ring Toss game
Reflection: Group discussions
Enterprise Activity: Evaluating groups entrepreneurial skills
Underlying principle of session B:
Although a group may have better chance of running a successful enterprise than an individual because of shared skills and greater bargaining ability power not all people are entrepreneurs and a group needs to ensure that at least some group members are entrepreneurial inclined.
Outcomes of session B:
• At the end of this session, the group will be able to describe the characteristic of an entrepreneur.
• The group will have determined whether they there is enough entrepreneurial potential amongst them to run an enterprise.
Preparation for session B Materials:
Ring toss game requirements Flip chart
Permanent markers
Training activity B:
Explain to the group that the first aspect to explore is how many group members are entrepreneurially inclined and that the ring toss game will assist to explore each member’s entrepreneurial inclination.
Game: Ring Toss Game
Purpose: To assist group members to start to think about their entrepreneurial skills as basis for further discussions.
Material: 4 rubber rings Wooden peg
Measuring Tape (at least 6m long)
Flip chart
Marking pens
Money for entering round 3 Time: 1 hour
Procedure:
• Prepare an area outside, away from the group, where a peg is placed in the one side of the area, a 5 m line is marked from the peg and each 50 cm’s indicated by number ranking from 1 to 10
Peg
Line 0.5 m 1 m 1.5 m 2 m 2.5m 3 m 3.5m 4m 4.5 m 5m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
• Invite one group member at a time to the room and hand each the four rings:
• Explain to the participant to that they must choose a distance from the peg from where they should try and throw the four rings over the peg.
• Note down the distance chosen and number of rings thrown over the peg on a flip chart.
√ indicates a ring over the peg x indicates ring not over peg
Example:
Name Round 1 Ring Distance 1 2 3 4 Sinah 10 x x x x Anna 3 √ √ √ √ Lina 6 x √ √ x
• Ask each participant why they chose that distance and what they feel the reason for their success of failure were, write this down on a flip chart
• Ask each participant to return to the group and to send another person, without saying anything about the game to the rest of the group.
• Once all members have completed the game, call the group to the area where the game is set up.
• Allow each member to have a further turn with the rings, indicate that they could change their distance from the ring after every throw. Record the distance and result for each participant, on a flip chart.
Example:
Name Round 1 Ring Round 2
Distance 1 2 3 4 Distance Distance Distance Distance Sinah 10 x x x x 4 √ 6 √ 8 x 7 x Anna 3 √ √ √ √ 8 x 7x 6 √ 6 √ Lina 6 x √ √ x 6 √ 6 √ 6 √ 6 √
• After the second round, ask members who wish to enter another round where they have to
pay a small entry fee such as R1,00, which will be paid out as price money.
Each participant chooses a distance and will throw four rings from the chosen distance.
Record the results.
• Participants with two successful efforts will be rewarded from the entry fees according to the distance: With distance 1 no reward and distance 10 the biggest reward.
• A volunteer acts as the banker, taking in the entry fees and paying out rewards.
Example:
Name Round 1 Ring Round 2 Round 3
Distance 1 2 3 4 Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance 1 2 3 4 Sinah 10 x x x x 4 √ 6 √ 8 x 7 x 7 x √ x √ Anna 3 √ √ √ √ 8 x 7x 6 √ 6 √ 6 √ √ √ √ Lina 6 x √ √ x 6 √ 6 √ 6 √ 6 √ _
Reflection B
• Display the results of the three rounds of the ring toss game on the flip chart and ensure that everybody understands the results and agrees with the results. Ask participants to consider why they chose the distances in the second and third rounds and what they felt about their results and if they did not participate in the third round why not?
Possible answers for different distances:
Close distance: fear of failure, wanting to complete a task
Middle distance: doing something worthwhile, set a target which is not to easy but still reachable
Long distance: having a go, for the fun of it.
• Ask participants why they have changed the distance when they were allowed?
• Were they influenced by the fact that other people could see them?
Stress that people re-assessed the situation
• Use these results to highlight the characteristics of an entrepreneur (as reflected in table 2)
• Ask why some did not participate when they had to pay an entry fee.
Possible answers: Did not want to gamble, had no money, decided they would not be successful, did not want to loose money, was not interested.
Enterprise Activity B
• Ask group members to asses whether there are group members with entrepreneurial characteristics.
If the group does not have some individuals with entrepreneurial characteristics, they need to consider whether they need to continue planning the enterprise or include a person they
know with the characteristics of an entrepreneur.
Table 2. Characteristics of an entrepreneur:
Entrepreneur uses previous experiences to change the targets to improve Entrepreneur gets satisfaction in doing something better than others Entrepreneur sets targets that are challenging but reachable
Entrepreneur has a need for achievement
Entrepreneur does things for himself and not for an audience
Entrepreneur likes praise, but will remain within reason with his targets.
Entrepreneurs are flexible Entrepreneurs are optimistic
Entrepreneur takes responsibility for what happens Entrepreneurs like to set their own objective Entrepreneurs are very committed to their tasks Entrepreneurs are very hard workers.
Entrepreneur learns from failure