Hawai'i LEND Scavenger Hunt
One of the best lessons learned about the activity is we cannot begin to contrive some of the turns the activity takes. Trainees will end up in the wrong location, they will ask for help from people who honestly give them information that may be outdated or incorrect, they will lock keys in cars, or not have adequate identification on their body to access secured buildings. They may run into the Governor exiting a building, deal with security, or receive a hostile reception.
As it relates to administering the activity, it requires a level communication between the facilitator, the sites, and the faculty observer to inform the sites of the progress of the teams making it to their location. After doing this activity for so many years, the sites look forward to the onslaught of trainees and have become quite concerned when all of the groups do not reach their destination.
By observing the Trainees in their interactions with each other, the general public, and officials, Faculty are able to gain insight into the Trainees and their leadership and communication styles. Those trainees who are competitive are easily identifiable. The personality traits that emerge are used for future planning purposes for subsequent team and role assignments.
An unavoidable challenge is when the Trainees end up at a site that is not part of the Scavenger Hunt. A team maybe convinced itʻs the correct site and may share that information with other teams. This may cause some discomfort for the site as they may receive several unexpected visitors in a day. On this rare occurance, the Facilitator will make a follow up call with the site and explain the activity and offer apologies.
The first few years of the Scavenger Hunt, Trainees had to use phone books as smart phones were not available. With the advent of smart phones and the relative ease of accessing information, it has not impacted the activity at all. Not all of the information on the internet is current which creates itʻs own uncontrived complications to the Trainee navigation.
Because Trainees are primarily traveling by personal car as a team, the program has had to address liability issues. Faculty in our program are restrained from driving Trainees, however Trainees are allowed to drive Faculty members.
| Resource Topic(s): | Curriculum Development and Delivery, Interdisciplinary Training, Trainee Engagement |
| Resource Target Audience(s): |
LEND/DBP Faculty or Staff |
| Resource Format(s): | Curriculum/Educational Material |
| Resource Published: | 01/01/2019 |
