This activity came up as an ice-breaker and helped the participants to memorize each other’s names.

/ Fast pace and fun game but different rules near the each table were hard to understand at first.

/ Such questions as should I follow my rules or the ones at the table were the main for the game participants. Was hard to say what exactly were happening at first when new people were joining the table with apparently different understanding of the game rules. Some people who were joining the tables adapted to the rules at the table, others were letting newcomers to lead the game. 

/ It took couple of people’s changes for them starting to understand that there are different game rules that people are following. 

/ How it affects the real life? Different rules applies to different places (country, university, ect.). It reveals how acceptive we are and interested in learning in different conditions/environment. Not everything is just black or white, so we need to be flexible in accepting others’ rules and trying to adapt ours.

/ Speaking ban obstacle shows that sometimes it is hard to express yourself. It may result in feeling confused, angry and as a stranger. However for somebody it was not hard to adapt to this. 

/ How people did manage to win even when following different rules? Some let others to go to the next table (the winner) sometimes in democratic ways, sometimes because they didn’t want to be in a place where they will be strangers at the new table. Whereas some were trying to convince they are right and have won. 

/ Another thing is that some people managed to find somebody who was willing to explain the rules at the table even without the words.

/ The idea came for one of the group member that it would be harder to play if not one but more people would move to the next table.

/ How all this applies to our everyday life? Many immigrants are coming and this process goes faster than fluent adaptation. It can also be applied to young people trying to include themselves into the system that has been made long ago. Not always we can easily adapt to changes. Because we feel unsafe and unsecured. However, it can goes to the advantage of yours because you became more efficient and critical. It’s like music – when you resonate, you can create something special. It’s also about listening to each others, newcomers and old ones because there is no right or wrong, it’s about compromise. 

All the group was divided into two and asked to evaluate its population size and GDP. The map visually showed the impact each country with the biggest population and highest GDPs has. Was a very good example to see connections how countries contribute to pollution problems, compare countries’ average wages, see what exactly population sizes are.  

Goals were made in 1998, before they were made Millenium goals. Just 11 years left to reach these goals so this shows how much each and everyone needs to put effort in it.