(by JayMen)
Challenges in a hunt break the routine by providing a physical aspect to a mind game. They also impose a shift in tempo to the rhythm of the team.
Not doing the challenge well half way through a hunt will sometimes throw off mentally weak teams. Doing them well raises the morale. Challenges also come in non physical forms as when solving puzzles and quizzes, where a different mental approach is needed.
There have been many good arguments put forth by passionate hunters both for and against the nature of challenges in hunts.
The writer is of the opinion that challenges are a welcome feature in hunts. They provide a venue for experimentation and creativity. They are sometimes absurd, sometimes hilarious, oftentimes exciting and really testing the resourcefulness of the team.
When plagued with faulty and haphazard elements, the experience is fraught with a whole bunch of lessons to learn from – both for the setter and the participants.
Yet it is remarkable that over the years, teams have done very well in these trying circumstances. They have risen to the challenge at hand and delivered a knockout performance.
Having conducted a whole lot of team-building over the years, the writer thinks that great performance comes from maximizing team dynamics. Elements of leadership, individual talent, preparedness, decision making process and developing strategy quickly all go into making the team perform consistently high in all sorts of challenges.
How many teams do a systematic post-mortem of their performance in challenges and work to improve their weaknesses? They are missing a fantastic learning and development opportunity.
Treasure hunting is usually a marathon. With challenges thrown in, they take the form of an obstacle course. Team work has to be notched up significantly. Teams that get to work on this will have an edge in any hunt in the future.
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