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TRAINERS BY DESIGN CLUB CATALOGUE The items in this catalogue were purchased primarily for use in our club by current members of Trainers By Design. The usage policies below are listed in the order of priority (for example, a member of Trainers by Design wanting to borrow a book to read will take priority over a Toastmasters member from another club who wishes to borrow the same book). Broadly speaking, the training tools at our club are there to help our members strengthen their knowledge and delivery of training. Part of the objective of our club is also to improve the quality of training in the District. These purposes help provide guidance as to appropriate use of the resources where no specific policy exists to cover any unforeseen situation. ITEM COST DEPOSIT REQUIRED $0-$50 $10 $50-$100 $20 $100-$200 $50 $200+ $100 Deposits All items being borrowed require a bond to be paid in the amounts listed. Bond is applicable to each item being borrowed. How can I borrow? 1. To request to borrow an item in this catalogue, please send an email at least 2 weeks prior to the date you wish to pick up the item to: [email protected] 2. On the date of pick up, you will need to pay your deposit amount and be asked to sign a register that confirms you have received the item(s) you are borrowing. Returns Policy - Books can be borrowed for up to 3 months. All other items must be returned within 1 month. Please be aware that returns after this time limit will forfeit their deposit. - It is the responsibility of the borrower to return items on time. - Goods returned with damage may forfeit some or all of the deposit paid plus additional damages to cover the cost of replacing the item, at the discretion of the Resources Manager receiving the returned item. Is there anything I can’t borrow? No – but items marked with this sign require special permissions. For further clarification, contact the Resources Manager (you can find their details on the Trainers by Design website): www.trainersbydesign.org.au/resources I can’t afford to pay the deposit Members of Trainers by Design who have previously borrowed at least one item and returned it in good condition may be eligible for a discount/waiver on future deposits if they submit a review of the item they borrowed and what they learnt for the benefit of other members (can be written or oral). 1 POLICY FOR USE BY CLUB MEMBERS IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR CLUB Includes: borrowing books to read and using equipment within club meetings - Membership dues must be current POLICY FOR USE BY CLUB MEMBERS IN COMMERCIAL CONTEXTS OUTSIDE OF TOASTMASTERS Applies only to reusable items, books are not seen as belonging to this category - Items can only be borrowed for this purpose ONCE by a member (if they wanted to reuse an item they would be expected to purchase their own rather than repeatedly utilising TBD resources for personal profit) - The member submitting the request must have assisted at Speechcraft (as this is where the money to purchase our tools came from) in one of the following ways: i) Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator for a course; or ii) Assistant/Helper at minimum 10 evenings (does not have to be consecutive) OR alternatively, the member must be able to demonstrate a significant commitment of time and resources to the club beyond simply attending meetings that makes them eligible for this usage privilege. - The member’s email request must outline the educational benefit derived from the use of equipment outside the club, for example: i) are they getting their training/speaking presentation signed off in a Toastmasters manual by a fellow Toastmaster; or ii) is there an identifiable learning outcome they will gain from the experience that will benefit the club such as writing a newsletter article or delivering a short presentation to other members? POLICY FOR USE BY DISTRICT 70/90 LEADERS/STAFF AND OTHER TOASTMASTERS CLUBS Applies only to reusable items - Requests must be approved by at least 2 Club Executive Officers. - Borrowers are strongly encouraged to offer the training opportunity of utilising these resources to a member of Trainers by Design to assist our members in gaining training experience. - Borrowers must give public credit/thanks for assistance to Trainers by Design (ie on programs, or verbal thank yous) and a short promotional statement about our club and what we do to ensure mutual benefit is derived for both parties. CONTENTS PAGE Balls 3 Books 6 Cards 7 Courses 10 Debriefs, Disposables & Kudos 16 Kits 19 Logistics & Reusable Equipment 20 Training Packages/Games 27 We have the following club resources which are NOT listed with accompanying photos in the main body of this catalogue: Whiteboard + whiteboard markers, textas, data projector, flip chart. Please note: all products purchased from www.trainerswarehouse.com unless otherwise stated 2 Balls Thumballs – Look under your thumb & share! DEBRIEFING THUMBALL Helps facilitators ask debriefing questions in a proper sequence that makes sense to participants. It can also shift some of the responsibility for successful processing from the facilitator to the participants. Unit Price: USD$21.99 Quantity: ONE REVIEW TIME THUMBALL Get closure on any lesson with iconic prompts for remaining questions, key ideas, observations, etc Unit Price: USD$19.99 Quantity: ONE Eye - an observation Stop sign - something they've been doing that they need to stop Hand - someone they'd like to high-five; a helping hand they'll need Question Mark - a question that still remains To Do List- something they want to make sure they do Heart - an emotion they experienced or are currently feeling Pointer Finger - something they hope to remember Key - a key point or key idea they'd like to remember Puzzle Piece - a missing piece or a newly discovered piece of the puzzle Phone - a follow up call or action they need to take Life Buoy - something that will save them or that they will need for support Change Symbol - something they've been doing that they'd like to change 3 BEST WORST FIRST MINI THUMBALL Has 32 panels printed with icebreaker categories such as: Road Trip Recollection, Gift Given or Received, Air Travel Story, Healthy Habit, and Class, Course or Training. Participants can choose to share their "Best", "Worst", or "First" experience in any given category. Unit Price: USD$12.99 Quantity: ONE MOVE YOUR BODY MINI THUMBALL Covered with silly and challenging prompts that get people out of their seats and moving. Unit Price: USD$11.99 Quantity: ONE SESSION OPENERS THUMBALL Deeper questions about motivations, goals, and what makes you tick. Unit Price: USD$19.99 Quantity: ONE Proudest moment My best coach / teacher I most admire I wish to be better at… I’m here because… I’ll be successful if… Most creative contribution Something I’d like to invent Childhood hobby I’m happiest when… Claim to fame My worst habit Pet peeve at work My greatest work challenge I’d like to change… Childhood dream A day I’d live over 4 COMMUNICATION THUMBALL Explore the most effective ways to communicate by discussion of what works and what doesn't. Teams can discuss what techniques and behaviours foster positive outcomes and which lead to misunderstanding and bad relationships. Unit Price: USD$19.99 Quantity: ONE Facilitation Tips: This Thumball contains two types of prompts. The Silver prompts represent effective communication techniques. The challenge with these is to explain why this method is effective and/or give an example of when and how it worked. The Purple prompts reflect what NOT to say or do. The challenge is to explain why it inhibits good communication and share a more appropriate or more effective approach. Other balls for playful training MONDO KOOSH BALL (4INCH, LARGE) Trainers love to use Koosh for icebreakers, reinforcement games, and they also make great fidget toys. You can never have too many Koosh balls. Unit Price: USD$5.99 Quantity: ONE LIGHT UP SMILE BALL This hi-bounce ball will make you smile! When bounced, it flashes for about 11 seconds with multicolored light! 2 inch diameter, rubber. Assorted colors (green, pink, yellow, orange, blue, purple) packed randomly. Unit Price: USD$2.00 each Quantity: FIVE (Assorted colours) 5 Books THE TEN-MINUTE TRAINER By Sharon Bowman Rule #1 Shorter segments of instruction are better than longer ones. Rule #2 Learners remember more when they're involved in the learning. Unit Price: USD$48.00 each Quantity: 2 This practical, grab-it-and-go book gives you 150 ways to use teachable moments -- snippets of time in which you can reinforce learning in powerful and memorable ways. Trainers' favourite Sharon Bowman engagingly uses her show(wo)man's talents to explain proven, brain-based methods that involve participants in their own learning without sacrificing any training content. Activities are grouped into 60-second activities to reinforce memory, and 5and 10-minute reinforcement games. TRAINING FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM By Sharon Bowman This innovative resource introduces 65 training strategies that are guaranteed to deliver outstanding training results no matter what the topic, group, or learning environment. Now, trainers can replace the traditional "Trainers talk; learners listen" paradigm with a radical new model for designing and delivering instruction: "When learners talk and teach, they learn." Unit Price: USD$48.00 each Quantity: 5 USING BRAIN SCIENCE TO MAKE TRAINING STICK By Sharon Bowman Discover six learning principles that trump traditional teaching. You'll explore dozens of ways to apply these principles to any learning environment: classroom, online, one on-one, small and large group instruction. Experience a fast-paced, interactive reading adventure that will make you a Six Trumps expert as you apply the best of brain science to make your training stick! Unit Price: USD$24.95 each Quantity: 3 6 SAY IT QUICK! 99 WORD STORIES By Brian Remer 99-Word Stories are powerful essays written briefly and to the point. Each contains a meaningful message with enough wiggle room for your own interpretation. Use them for enjoyment, the enrichment of your work team, or to enhance your training program. Unit Price: USD$25.00 each Quantity: 1 MORE TALES FOR TRAINERS By Margaret Parkin Presenting 50 brand new stories, anecdotes, metaphors and poetry, which encourage fresh thinking and positive change, the tales range from classic Zen stories and Greek myths to wisdom gleaned from modern day business people. Unit Price: USD$34.95 each Quantity: 1 THE GAMIFICATION OF LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION By Karl M. Kapp Games create engagement—the cornerstone of any positive learning experience. With the growing popularity of digital games and game-based interfaces, it is essential that gamification be part of every learning professional's tool box. In this comprehensive resource, international learning expert Karl M. Kapp reveals the value of game-based mechanics to create meaningful learning experiences. Drawing together the most current information and relevant research in one resource, The Gamification of Learning and Instruction shows how to create and design games that are effective and meaningful for learners. Unit Price: USD$60.00 each Quantity: 1 7 THE BIG BOOK OF LEADERSHIP GAMES By Vasudha K. Deming This book offers managers 50 fun, illuminating experiential activities for building a positive, open, and productive relationship with the people they manage. Unit Price: USD$22.50 each Quantity: 1 THE BIG BOOK OF TEAM MOTIVATING GAMES By Mary Scannell & Edward Scannell Keeping your team motivated and challenged, especially during tough economic times, can be difficult. But this collection of high-energy, play-anywhere games, from bestselling authors and trainers Ed and Mary Scannell, provides you with all the fun, inspiring material you need to build team spirit, communication, and trust among coworkers--day in and day out. Unit Price: USD$22.50 each Quantity: 1 THE BIG BOOK OF TEAM BUILDING GAMES By John Newstrom & Edward Scannell Choose from 70 varied and imaginative games and activities that have been specifically designed for the manager who's looking to: Raise sagging morale in a department Liven up boring staff meetings Improve communication Promote a culture of harmony and cooperation Have fun with your work team Unit Price: USD$21.55 each Quantity: 1 8 Cards CARD GAMES BY THIAGI Offers 30 creative and innovative card games for training professionals to engage and support learners. Card Games incorporates a wide variety of learner-centered games in five key training areas: human performance improvement, communication, teamwork, leadership, diversity. Each game is designed to encourage creativity through the use of open-ended questions and assignment of unpredictable tasks. Unit Price: USD$49.95 Quantity: 1 BACK POCKET LEADERSHIP DECK Featuring a leadership activity on one side and insightful debrief questions on the other. The 32 experiential activities include lessons on character, team building, communication, public speaking, and problem solving. Unit Price: USD$17.95 Quantity: 1 EXPRESS PACK Help speed up interactions and conversation in groups that need a spark to ignite them! ExpressPack is an image/metaphor-based tool in the form of a pack of 53 playing cards. The wide range of photo images included provides an excellent resource to help trainers and coaches help individuals and groups to truly "Express" themselves and engage in stimulating conversations. Pictures allow individuals to express their needs and viewpoints more openly and quickly. Unit Price: USD$49.95 Quantity: 1 9 Courses HOW WE LEARN By Professor Monisha Pasupathi Learning is a lifelong adventure. It starts in your mother's womb, accelerates to high speed in infancy and childhood, and continues through every age, whether you're actively engaged in mastering a new skill, intuitively discovering an unfamiliar place, or just sleeping, which is fundamental to helping you consolidate and hold on to what you've learned. You are truly born to learn around the clock. Unit Price: USD$110.00 each Quantity: 1 (DVD, Study Guide & Script) Few of us know how we learn, which is the key to learning and studying more effectively. For example, you may be surprised by the following: People tend to misjudge what they have learned well, what they don't yet know, and what they do and do not need to practice. Moments of confusion, frustration, uncertainty, and lack of confidence are part of the process of acquiring new skills and new knowledge. Humans and animals explore their worlds for the sake of learning, regardless of rewards and punishment connected with success. You can teach an old dog new tricks. In fact, older learners have the benefit of prior knowledge and critical skills—two advantages in learning. Shedding light on what's going on when we learn and dispelling common myths about the subject, How We Learn introduces you to this practical and accessible science in 24 half-hour lectures presented by Professor Monisha Pasupathi of the University of Utah, an award-winning psychology teacher and expert on how people of all ages learn. Dr. Pasupathi's many examples cover the modern history of research on learning—from behaviorist theory in the early 20th century to the most recent debates about whether IQ can be separated from achievement, or whether a spectrum of different learning styles and multiple intelligences really exist. What You Will Learn You start by examining 10 myths about learning. These can get in the way of making the fullest use of the extraordinary capacity for learning and include widespread beliefs, such as that college-educated people already know how to maximize learning or that a person must be interested in a subject in order to learn it. Professor Pasupathi then covers mistaken theories of learning, such as that lab animals and humans learn in the same way or that the brain is a tabula rasa, a blank slate that can absorb information without preparation. Babies might seem to be a counterexample, showing that you can learn from scratch. However, you examine what newborns must know at birth in order for them to learn so much, so quickly. 10 Next you explore in depth how humans master different tasks, from learning a native language or a second language, to becoming adept at a sport or a musical instrument, to learning a new city or a problem-solving strategy, to grasping the distinctive style of thinking required in mathematics and science. Then you look inside the learning process itself, where many factors come into play, including what is being learned and the context, along with the emotions, motivations, and goals of the learner. You close by considering individual differences. Some people seem to learn without effort. How do they do it? Tips on Learning Along the way, Professor Pasupathi offers frequent advice on how to excel in many different learning situations: Mastering material: Testing yourself is a very effective strategy for mastering difficult material. Try taking a blank sheet of paper and writing down everything you can recall about the subject. Then go back and review the material. Next, try another blank sheet of paper. Second-language learning: Becoming fluent in a second language in adulthood is difficult because your brain is tuned to your native language and misses important clues in the new language. To overcome this obstacle, immerse yourself among native speakers of the new language. Motivating a child: When trying to motivate a schoolchild to learn, avoid controlling language, create opportunities to give the child a sense of choice, and be careful about excessive praise and other forms of rewards, which can actually undermine learning. Maintaining a learning edge: Middle-aged and older adults can preserve their learning aptitude by exercising to maintain cardiovascular health, staying mentally active, and periodically trying a new challenge, such as learning to draw or studying new dance steps. Adventures in Learning Winner of prestigious teaching awards from her university's chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, Dr. Pasupathi brings today's exciting field of learning research alive. Her descriptions of ongoing work in her field, in which she is a prominent participant, are vivid and insightful, allowing you to put yourself into a given experiment and ask, "How would I react under these circumstances? What does this tell me about my own approach to learning?" By the time How We Learn ends, you will appreciate the incredible breadth of what we learn in our lifetimes, understand the commonality and diversity of human learning experiences, and come away with strategies for enhancing your own adventures in learning. "Learning is a human birthright," says Professor Pasupathi. "Everything about us is built for lifelong learning—from our unusually long childhood and our large prefrontal cortex to our interest in novelty and challenge." And she finds reason for optimism about the future of humanity due to our almost miraculous capacity to learn. *Note: this item was purchased from The Great Courses, not trainerswarehouse.com. 11 Debriefing & Disposable Tools (including Kudos Corner) STRESS-FREE DEBRIEFING TOOLS, ESSENTIALS Draw out learning points gleaned from your games and activities. Toss these foam stress balls to class participants and ask them to share accordingly: The "Essentials" Set: an observation (eyeball), a question (question mark), a new idea (light bulb), something they learned (brain) or heard (ear), something they'll try when they walk away (foot), a feeling they experienced (heart), a way someone helped (hand). Unit Price: USD$33.95 Quantity: 1 FORTUNE COOKIE DEBRIEF (24 COOKIE/SET) It's the perfect after-lunch debriefing tool! Put your own debriefing or get-to-know-you questions, or discussion topic into each of the 24 reusable, silk fortune cookies, for a fun and effective wrap-up to any activity. The set of "cookies" comes with over 120 ready-to-use processing questions (courtesy of Training Wheels, Inc.) and is packaged in a snazzy vinyl takeout box. Unit Price: USD$39.99 Quantity: 1 set WHAT? TRIO - DEBRIEF Have an explicit conversation with your group and ask: WHAT? What have you learned? SO WHAT? Of what importance is the learning? NOW WHAT? How will you ensure that you use the learning? Learners can write key points and actions to be taken right on the foam blocks. Give one set to every participant as a reminder to apply the training message. Unit Price: USD$6.00each Quantity: 50 12 Encourage doodling during class? Yes! Ask each student to record the most useful or inspiring points they acquired in your class onto their very own foam product. When the course is over, it's theirs to keep, as a fun reminder to apply what they learned. We recommend using ballpoint pen or fine tip permanent marker. REMINDER KEY POINTS (25/PACK) Give them a fun tool to remember the KEY points of your presentation Foam, 5" long x 0.75" wide. Unit Price: USD$59.95 Quantity: 1 set of 25 REMINDER HANDS (25/PACK) Don’t let them forget! Foam, 4.5" H x 3"W. Unit Price: USD$56.00 Quantity: 1 set of 25 BRIGHT IDEA! LIGHTBULB (25/PACK) Help them remember their brightest ideas! We recommend using ballpoint pen or fine tip permanent marker. Unit Price: USD$79.00 Quantity: 1 set of 25 13 MEMORY BLOCK PUZZLE (SET OF 24) Encourage learners to synthesize and remember what they learned in training by writing out key points immediately. Set of 24 ready-to make, foam puzzles in assortment of 6 colours: purple, orange, red, blue, green and yellow. Each finished puzzle is approx. a 3" cube. Unit Price: USD$48.50 Quantity: 1 set of 24 One side pre-printed with: "These are YOUR memories. You've experienced brand new thinking and tried new ways of doing things. You've stretched your mind, challenged your thinking. WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU LEARNED. PUZZLE OVER IT. Recall key points & keep it fresh." Remaining 5 sides are left blank for student's personal memories. Pen- and marker-friendly. MEMORY POSTCARDS (SET OF 12) Reminders in their mailbox. That’s memorable! Help build long-term memory of important learning points by sending your participants a postcard reminder. It couldn’t be easier. Unit Price: USD$18.95 Quantity: 2 sets At the end of class, they fill in their “points to remember” and mailing address. A week or two later, you drop them in any mailbox. BRAIN PLANE (SET OF 24) Make sure that follow-up happens! After any meeting, there are usually a handful of "action items" or "take-away points." Distribute a Brain Plane to each participant and ask everyone to write out new goals to soar with or key points to target. Set of 24 sheets with punch-out planes. Six bright colours in each pack. Material: EVA foam 3.75" x 8.5" (Flat) | 4.5" x 5.5" (Assembled) Unit Price: USD$39.95 Quantity: 1 set of 24 14 DO-IT-YOURSELF TROPHY (SET OF 12) These are an imaginative, fun way to recognize achievement and excellence in the workplace or the classroom. Write your own "kudos" messages on the trophy "cup" and award them to colleagues or students, or encourage your learners to do the same and hand them out to fellow group members or coworkers. Unit Price: USD$27.95 Quantity: 1 set of 12 Set of 12 ready-to-make foam puzzles in assortment of 6 colors: purple, orange, red, blue, green and yellow. Each finished trophy puzzle is approx. 4-1/4" W x 5-1/2" H. THUMBALL CUPS (SET OF 25) Connect with your colleagues over a cup of coffee. Answer the question under your thumb and let the conversations roll. Unit Price: USD$15.99 Quantity: ONE SCRATCH ‘N SEE – CARDS & STICKERS (100 SETS) Make Your Own Scratch Tickets in class to: Determine length of break Reward punctuality Identify team leaders Select presentation topics Pick prize winners (or prizes) Share content-related tips Just type your winning prizes, numbers, or group names into a printed template, print onto colorful perforated sheets, adhere the scratch-off stickers, and snap them apart. Unit Price: USD$16.95 Quantity: 1 set of 100 tickets & 100 stickers 15 Kudos Corner Tools to reinforce our culture of shared appreciation! KUDOS CARDS (SET OF 25) Don’t reserve praise for only your top performers. Everyone likes to receive praise and it feels good to give it. Encourage sharing appreciation of others with these unique cards. Unit Price: USD$6.50 Quantity: ONE set of 25 KUDOS TOKENS (SET OF 10) Motivate your “strivers” to keep up the good work and keep growing. Token is inscribed with KUDOS on one side; the reverse says Pass it along. Each token is 3/4" diameter. Solid medium-weight metal feels great in your hand! Unit Price: USD$7.95 Quantity: ONE set of 10 KUDOS PAD (SET OF 10 PADS) Create good vibes! Don't wait for momentous events to give positive feedback. Use these clever notes liberally to boost learners' and colleagues' spirits, recognize large or small contributions, and inspire continued effort. Kudos Note Pad Set (25 sheets/pad; 10 pads/set). Each pad is approx. 4" x 5.5". Unit Price: USD$9.95 Quantity: ONE set of 10 pads 16 YOU GOT CAUGHT! CARDS (SET OF 25) Sometimes we take good work for granted and forget to let our students and co-workers know when we appreciate them. A nice way to recognize positive contributions is to give them a "You Got Caught Doing Something Good" business card. You'll catch everybody by surprise with this unsolicited positive feedback -- and you'll set an example for everyone to do the same. Each colorful 3.5" x 2" card is printed on one side with "You Got Caught...doing something good." They make GREAT pass-along gifts from colleague to colleague! Unit Price: USD$6.50 Quantity: ONE set of 25 cards MINI CHEST WITH 30 APPRECIATION TOKENS 30 Tokens of Appreciation in a mini-treasure chest! Encourage sharing appreciation of others with these unique tokens, packaged in an attractive wooden minitreasure chest. (Mini-chests are assorted styles and may vary from photo.) Chest measures 4" wide, 3.5" high, 3" deep. Total weight with coins: approx 1/2 lb. Each token is 3/4" diameter. Solid medium-weight metal feels great in your hand! Unit Price: USD$24.95 Quantity: ONE chest with 30 tokens TOKENS OF APPRECIATION & CARDS COMBO (SET OF 10 EACH) Each colourful 3.5" x 2" card is printed on one side with this motivational message: Unit Price: USD$11.95 Quantity: ONE set of ten each cards/tokens Too often in our circles, appreciation goes unspoken, So, let us start anew with this very special token. Please don’t stash it in a wallet or leave it at your ‘station,’ "Pass it on" to a fellow friend, in an Act of Appreciation. As on and on it travels, giving thanks and recognition. Ours will become a place of brightened disposition. THANKS! 17 SMILE TOKENS (SET OF 10) Everyone feels better when smiles go 'round. A tense interaction eases up, a customer relaxes, and you feel better about the work you do. Encourage keeping a positive outlook with these unique tokens. Each token is 3/4" diameter. Solid mediumweight metal feels great in your hand! Unit Price: USD$7.95 Quantity: ONE set of 10 tokens METAL BEAD CHAINS (SET OF 10) 36" long metal bead chains are a great way to keep our Trainers Warehouse gift tokens from disappearing from view! Just string the token onto a chain and let your students come up with creative ways to wear or proudly display their gifts. P.S. These chains are also great fidget toys -- quiet but fun to "fiddle" with. Unit Price: USD$2.00 Quantity: TWO sets of 10 chains MILLION DOLLAR BILLS, WALLET-SIZE, ONE DOZEN Pay it forward. Let someone know they are appreciated. Say ‘thanks a million!’ Unit Price: USD$7.00 Quantity: ONE pack of 12 bills Make any question a million dollar question! If they get it right, give 'em the bucks. 18 Kits COMMUNICATION KIT Weighs only 4 oz. for easy transport Unit Price: USD$11.00 Quantity: ONE kit Reinforce your most critical messages with this fun gift. This playful bundle reminds anyone who communicates with others to: 2¢ coin: Their 2¢ Matters -- remember to listen! Mirror Ball: Understand one another from all angles. Mini Spring: Be flexible. Smile Mirror: Smile! They can hear it in your voice. Party blowout: Make 'em feel good. Smile Guy: Exceed expectations. Race Car: Go the extra mile. All packed up in a fun "take-out" box. CREATIVITY FIDDLE SET Unit Price: USD$23.95 Quantity: ONE kit Active hands mean active minds! This set of 6 fidget toys is uniquely suited to activate your mind. The colorful, malleable, and playful assortment is sure to stimulate your fingers and brain cells! Comes packaged in a convenient, sleek, seethrough zippered pouch. Kit includes: Brain Putty - Colour-changing putty will bounce, stretch, and snap. Just a touch from your hands will reveal a new "hot" colour. Tin is 3" diam. Bendeez - Flexible plastic with a soft texture bends into any shape imaginable! Comes in many colours. Cheese & Mice - Deliciously stretchy cheese riddled with numerous stretchy hiding places for the two adorable, soft rubber mice. Cheese is 2" cube. Mini Metal Spring - Just like a mini metal Slinky. Fit it over a finger, stretch it out to 4 feet long, and it "boings" back to place. 1" diam. Flexi-blox Wooden Fidget - Stretch it, fold it, transform it into an endless variety of new 3D shapes. 12 colourful wooden blocks tied together with a stretchy elastic cord. 6" long. Tangle - the popular multicoloured fidget toy with movable joints that can pull apart. 19 Logistics & Reusable Equipment SMART CART – BLACK FABRIC The Smart Cart is perfect and convenient for anyone on the go! It has smooth gliding wheels for easy maneuverability and an ergonomic extendable handle that allows you to pull more weight with less effort. The top of the handle is made of a nonslip rubber material for optimal comfort which is especially important when pulling heavy loads. It has a front pocket for easy access storage. It folds down to only 3" for compact storage! Dimensions of polyester fabric basket when open: 13" x 10.5" x 15". Handle telescopes to 21" above basket. Weighs only 3 lbs, weight capacity of 90 lbs. Unit Price: USD$27.50 / Quantity: ONE PACK-N-ROLL CART, BLACK This supremely lightweight (6.5 lbs.) crate is a terrific container-on-the-go, ideal for carrying files, trade show papers, and all your other training stuff. Folds down to 3" wide when not in use. The Black crate expands to 15" x 16.5" x 15"D. Squeeze handle extends to 23." Recommended carry load: 55 pounds of small items. Unit Price: USD$32.99 Quantity: ONE SUPER TALL PACK-N-ROLL CART, MESH This Super Tall Rolling Cart folds down to a 3 in. thick compact case for convenient storage. Holds up to 55 lb. to store multiple items Plastic construction is lightweight, durable and will not rust Push-button, telescopic, aluminum handle with a contoured plastic grip for comfort 4 Smooth-rolling rubber tires with a Snap-on side-support mechanism for easy mobility Unit Price: USD$32.99 Quantity: ONE 20 MINI DRY-ERASE SIGN Short on time? Create table stands on the fly! No need to print out signage with these miniature ONE-sided, dry-erase table signs. Just write it on and wipe it off whenever you need to! 4" W x 5.5" H. ONE-sided whiteboards. Includes black dryerase marker. Unit Price: USD$1.85 Quantity: ONE MARBLE SIGN HOLDER Don't blow your budget on costly signs! These economical sign holders let you put up table signs wherever you need them. Just slip your own rigid sign into the rubber "grip" of the open end, and you're ready to go! The base of the stand is real marble. (Base is 3" x 2" x 1.5" H) Unit Price: USD$3.99 Quantity: ONE CONVERTIBLE DESKTOP SIGN HOLDER – EXTENDS UP TO 2 FEET It's easy to set up, easy to move, easy to swap in new signs at a moment's notice by simply printing them out on standard sized paper. Weighing in at only a little over 1 pound, this surprisingly stable sign holder comes with an 8.5" x 11" clear Docu-Pocket (document holder) that can be positioned both horizontally and vertically. Unit Price: USD$32.95 Quantity: ONE Perfect affordable sign holder for any desktop need: use them on conference tables, banquet tables, reception areas. This versatile stand comes with a two poles, each 1 foot length. Use both to extend to 2 feet, just one for 1 foot high, or none at all! Circular 8" diam. metal base is super-stable, and the flexible grip can accommodate the thickness of a DocU-Pocket or any sign of your own up to 1/8" in thickness. Recommended for indoor use. 6FT FLOOR STAND FOR 8.5”X11” & 11”X17” SIGNS 21 At last, a graceful, versatile, and lightweight sign holder at an affordable price! Plus, it's easy to set up, easy to move, easy to swap in new signs at a moment's notice by simply printing them out on standard sized paper. Weighing in at only a little over 2 pounds, this surprisingly stable floor stand doubles as a 5 ft. or a 6 ft. stand, measuring a maximum of 70" from floor to the top of the pole, and includes two plastic Docu-Pockets (document holders) to accommodate both 8.5" x 11" and 11" x 17" signs. It collapses to 11.5" by means of an elasticized cord inside 5 individual poles just like collapsible tent poles! Plus, you'll get an independent 1ft. length that may be inserted to Each base is 8" diam, weighs 1.3 lbs. create a 6 ft. stand for better visibility in a crowded Recommended for indoor use. place. Unit Price: USD$62.95 Quantity: ONE DOCU-POCKETS 8.5INX14IN CLEAR This thin plastic frame is perfect for framing documents. Not flimsy like a page protector, not rigid like an acrylic frame! Fingerprint-resistant, hangs anywhere, even fabric cubicle walls. Velcro & Omni backing chosen. Unit Price: USD$3.76 Quantity: TWO ORIGINAL REUSABLE NAME CARD – DRY-ERASE TENTS, LARGE Participants can write their nicknames on our Original LARGE erasable, reusable name tents. It will increase their comfort and save you from preprinting formal name cards. These two-sided 4" H x 11" L x 3"D molded plastic whiteboard tents let you see names from the front or the back of the room. Molded construction makes stacking and storage easier than ever. Unit Price: USD$3.50 Quantity: THIRTY (30) 22 VOICESAVER P.A. Great for presenting in small and medium sized rooms, and a boon for field trips. At the end of a long day of presenting, you'll still have your voice. This portable PA system weighs just over 1 pound, with rechargeable batteries (included). It straps around your waist and goes with you as you work the room. The lightweight headset microphone keeps your hands free to gesture, eat, or whatever. The molded base stabilizes the unit for desktop use as well. This 5-watt amp is a little powerhouse -- we tested it here in the warehouse and everyone heard it loud and clear. Dimensions: 6.3" x 4.6" x 1.8" Weight: 1.3 lb. (rechargeable batteries included) DC Adapter Volume and tone control Volume & on/off switch Input: Aux-in to connect with Unit Price: USD$339.95 each LCD projectors or laptop Quantity: 1 Tripod mount Warranty: 1 yr Attached belt clip to clip on your own belt, or use the 1 nylon belt included MINI TRIPOD FOR VOICESAVER Use the Tabletop Mini Tripod with microphones, cameras and the Califone VoiceSaver Compact Portable Sound System. Light tripod is easy to store and carry. Comes with one universal microphone clip for users to use with various sizes of handheld microphones. Adjust the height from 4 ¼” to 6 ¾”. Accommodates 3 thread sizes: 1/4" x 20, 3/8" x 16, 5/8" x27. Cast-Zinc base. Unit Price: USD$29.00 Quantity: 1 JUMBO HAND CLACKERS (SET OF 5) Set of 5 Jumbo Hand Clackers to cheer on your team or to applaud a winning performance. 15" L. Various color combinations, packed randomly. Unit Price: USD$12.00 Quantity: ONE set of 5 23 WIZARD WALL REPOSITIONABLE CLING FILM & WHITEBOARD “Instant. Collaboration. Everywhere.™” Turn any indoor surface into an INSTANT EASEL or use as a REPOSITIONABLE WHITEBOARD -no tape, pins or adhesives needed. Its imbedded static charge clings on either side. It has hundreds of uses – ideal for collaboration, planning and instruction. Cover an entire conference room wall for a brainstorming session, roll the pieces up at the end of the session and take them back to the office! Removable, repositionable, erasable AND can be used on BOTH sides. The 2 mil film is guaranteed not to leave a sticky residue or pull off paint or plaster when removed. It's environmentally friendly, recyclable as a number 5 plastic, and non-toxic. This Large Kit Wizard Wall system is a compact kit that includes: Roll of WHITE Static Cling Film, 30 inch wide x 50 feet Storage Box 2 Storage/Mailing Tubes Unit Price: USD$162.00 Cartridge w/ Cutting System Quantity: ONE Large Wizard Wall 1 Dry Erase Marker (blue) 2 Permanent Markers (black and red) 1 Dry Eraser How long will Wizard Wall last? Wizard Wall can be removed and repositioned from one wall to another several times and typically lasts four to six months, sometimes longer depending on where you hang it. The smoother the surface, the longer it will cling. WIZARD WALL REPOSITIONABLE CLING FILM - CLEAR In addition to turning any indoor surface into an easel, it is ideal for overlaying on pictures, maps and drawings alread on the wall, while providing a see-through barrier that can be written on with a permanent or dry erase marker. Wizard Wall CLEAR film clings to any indoor surface, and works especially well on top of the white Wizard Wall film, allowing you to create charts, calendars etc. Unit Price: USD$79.00 Quantity: ONE standard box of CLEAR Cling Film 24 30 QUICK RESPONSE TWO-SIDED WHITEBOARDS COMBO WITH HANGING RACK Keep participants engaged in learning by frequently soliciting their input and responses. See how each learner is retaining and applying your lessons. These nifty dry-erase, TWO-sided whiteboards (5.9" x 7.75") are great for: Conducting icebreaker activities Casting votes Answering questions Rating or ranking items Sharing game answers Unit Price: USD$89.45 Quantity: ONE rack with 30 boards This combo package comes with 30 whiteboards (assorted colours) and a customized Hanging Rack. Each painted steel rack holds 30 Quick Response Whiteboards. The rack measures 12" high, 16" wide, 7.5" deep without whiteboards. DRY-ERASE WHITEBOARD MARKER Your basic no-name marker at an affordable price. (These markers fit perfectly in the slots of the Snap-on Whiteboard Paddle). Unit Price: USD$0.79 Quantity: 20 each of Blue, Green & Black (total of 60) MINI WHITEBOARD ERASERS FACTORY SECONDS (SET OF 100) These mini-erasers didn't pass our quality control test because they are a little thinner than our original mini-erasers, but they still make great companions for Quick Response Whiteboards - put one in every student's hands! Sold in packs of 100 erasers. Each eraser is 2.5" L x 1.25" W. Thickness varies slightly; most are 3/8" thickness. For dry-erase markers. Unit Price: USD$16.50 Quantity: ONE set of 100 25 WRITE ‘N TOSS TRIO (3/PK) Easy-to-see game dice! With these customizable dice, you can even write in question categories, learning topics, and more. Alternatively, use them for more conventional applications — to see who goes first, determine question point values, or choose teams. Unit Price: USD$20.95 Quantity: ONE set of 3 You get three (3) 4" fabric cubes. Each cube has see-through plastic pockets to insert your questions, categories, points. Comes with blank cards in each pocket. STORY CUBES Rory's Story Cubes® game contains 9 cubes with iconic images to spark the imagination. 9 cubes / 54 images / 10 million combinations Unlimited stories The visual and kinesthetic nature of Rory's Story Cubes, along with the simplicity of design and gameplay, make it accessible to engage with for all ages and abilities. Unit Price: USD$7.95 Quantity: ONE set of cubes LIGHTS AND SOUNDS BUZZERS (SET OF 4) These lively "ring-in" buzzers light up and make sounds when pressed. Boost student response during any class activity or game! Sounds mimic real-world objects—a siren, a game-show buzzer, a laser and a "charge!" sound. Unit Price: USD$24.95 Quantity: ONE set of 4 buzzers Set of 4 (red, blue, green, orange) Each measures 3.5” in diameter. Require 2 AAA batteries, not included 26 DRY-ERASE SPIN-IT PRIZE WHEEL, TABLETOP, 24IN DIAMETER Sturdy and stable design Digitally printed face sealed with dry erase laminate Dual bearing hub provides a smooth spinning motion Compact design for easy storage This Prize Wheel's sturdy design is backed with a 5 YEAR REPLACEMENT GUARANTEE. Solid and sturdy construction with dual bearing hub and a stable base. Unit Price: USD$79.99 Quantity: ONE The face is digitally printed and sealed with dry erase laminate. Write your prizes or question categories in the sections with a dry-erase marker -- then wipe off clean with a dry cloth. Training Packages/Games LIVE A LIFE LESS ORDINARY COMMUNICATION & TEAM-BUILDING GAME Contents: 1 Portfolio Carry Case 1 Playing Board 1 Rules of Play 1 Key Card 4 Packs of Cards: Lessons, Insight, Values & Energy 6 Player Counters 1 Die 24 Life Wealth Tokens Why LIVE - Get the most out of your biggest asset, your people. This powerful team building and strategic resource will help build relationships and understanding to promote a lively and effective work environment. When to use it - Teambuilding, staff development, icebreaking, induction, recruitment, coaching & mentoring, counselling on a one to one basis - any aspect of people engagement. Unit Price: USD$339.95 each Quantity: 1 Players: Recommended for 4 to 6 players. Up to 12 players can also play alternate turns. Duration: Dependent upon participant interaction and group size. On average play lasts between 45 minutes and 1 hour. The LIVE debrief sessions, pre and post play should be allocated an additional 30 minutes. 27 CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY So simple but such a powerful message! This activity lasts between 10 and 20 minutes and is an ideal way of raising the awareness of a group of learners about the pre-conceptions and assumptions we bring into new situations. This is very valuable in problem-solving or innovative thinking processes as it highlights how we can limit our thinking and reject new possibilities if they do not fit with our existing patterns. Unit Price: USD$254.00 Quantity: 1 Each toolbox contains 4 puzzles of different colors (red, blue, green and orange) designed to work with a group of up to 16 people, in up to four independent sets of up to 4 people per set, comparing and contrasting approaches to 'Challenging Assumptions'. This activity works particularly well in small groups (3 or 4 people) with a number of observers. If the players are asked to ‘think aloud’ and describe what they are doing and thinking, observers can note the patterns that either limit or progress their problem-solving. PASS THE BALL & PASS THE BUCK TEAM-BUILDING GAME This rapid-fire, fast-paced game of passing multiple objects back and forth, up and down the line of team members starts out easy and gets complex very quickly. The sheer number of objects being passed becomes the team’s greatest challenge. And watch out for the competition. If they “drop the ball,” it could affect your team’s performance. Objective: To teach balance in task management and shared responsibility for the team’s actions. Unit Price: USD$199.00 Quantity: 1 Learning outcomes: Handing off responsibilities, two-way communication, multi-tasking, balancing between linear, sequential and matrix task management, controlling multiple variables, and managing inter-team interactions. # of Players: 10 to 60 players per set Location: Indoor/Outdoor Length: 30 – 45 minutes 28 IMAGES OF ORGANISATIONS Navigate difficult organizational topics with a discussion tool that makes it safe to air risky attitudes and feelings. The set contains three copies of 16 carefully designed and selected images and a manual of suggested uses. The images are designed to be metaphors through which individuals and teams can explore organizational issues. The cartoon style is accessible so it allows a "door" to be opened into dialogue that might otherwise be too risky or challenging to be tackled directly. People at all levels within organizations can relate to the images and experiences depicted. The positive and negative nature of the images allows teams to choose an image to aspire to and an image to avoid. Idea group size: 6-16. Possible 4-30 Ideal duration: 30 minutes Unit Price: USD$169.00 Quantity: 1 THE ROAD TO THERE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR TEAMS Walks individuals and teams through the process of visualizing the future and creating a clear road map that identifies the objectives, the potential obstacles, and the distance between where you currently are and how far you need to go to get “THERE.” With it are the “Hows” that everyone involved can participate in creating – therefore making it “real” to the individual contributor and inspiring ownership. Unit Price: USD$299.95 Quantity: 1 This Deluxe Kit for The Road to There consists of: one 6 ft x 3 ft. vinyl Road Map & 3M Velcro strips for wall-mounting 4 sets of Mind-mapping Activity sticky-note pads (each set has 5 different pads with 25 sheets/pad) 2 25-sheet Road Map Worksheet Notepads Reproducible Worksheets and Planning Sheets, PowerPoint Presentation with Case Study example, and Facilitator Instructions on USB flash drive 29 COLOURBLIND COMMUNICATION & TEAM BUILDING KIT COLOURBLIND® was developed in 1991 for training Air Traffic Controllers in Great Britain -where team communication is fundamental to success and where absolutely no margin for error, misunderstanding or ambiguity can be tolerated. Since then, COLOURBLIND has been used worldwide to focus on the fundamental skills of great two-way communication and the achievement of shared meaning. It is also used to explore team problem-solving, team understanding of abstract concepts and to explore team culture. Unit Price: USD$434.00 Quantity: 1 Wearing blindfolds to ensure total dependence upon the quality of their verbal communication, and holding a collection of small, irregular, coloured plastic shapes, a group works together to gather information that will allow them to solve a puzzle. The size of the group (between 4 and 28) demands different types of skill: information and group management, effective listening and questioning, strong chairing skills, the ability to clarify and summarize and the need for feedback to ensure understanding. The exercise can last for up to 40 minutes, with breaks for review and coaching, and generates a large amount of discussion. The activity can greatly benefit employees working in remote locations and is widely used for telephone support and customer service positions. COUNTER INTELLIGENCE GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING Task supervision: establishing and controlling a process, giving clear instructions, asking for and summarizing inputs and setting out next steps. This activity works well at first line supervisor level and allows group members to exercise a range of communication and logic skills. It involves active participation from all group members as each is required to contribute their information in order to complete the task, and a leadership role can be assigned (or left to emerge from within the group). Unit Price: USD$111.00 Quantity: 1 This activity would work well with large groups -- the materials are simple and portable, it is time bound (15 minutes of activity) and needs no briefing (all instructions are provided on the information/task cards). 30