Team game · focus & productivity
Multitasking
Prove the cost of multitasking in two minutes - players clear the same board twice and the clock tells the story.
What is the Multitasking game?
Multitasking is a hands-on game about the hidden cost of switching between tasks. The teacher creates a session and shares a QR code; every player joins on their own device and clears the same board of 20 bricks twice.
In round 1 they stay focused - all numbers 1–10, then all letters A–J. In round 2 they constantly switch - 1, A, 2, B, 3, C… The same task, a different order, and a reliably slower time. Each device measures both runs and the host shows a live ranking and group averages.
Features
Key capabilities
One task, two orders
The board is identical both rounds - only the click order changes, so the time difference can only come from switching.
Every run is timed
Each device times both rounds to a tenth of a second and counts wrong taps, so the cost is measured, not guessed.
Playful and animated
Bricks pop away when correct and shudder red when wrong, with a countdown, live timer and a clear “click this next” prompt.
Live ranking & averages
The host sees both times per player, the switch cost in seconds, and group averages that make the lesson land.
Step by step
How it works
Create a session
Start the game from the dashboard and display the join code and QR.
Players join
Each player scans the code, enters a name and waits for you to start.
Two timed rounds
Everyone clears the board focused, then again while constantly switching - at their own pace.
Compare & debrief
Reveal the ranking and averages, then discuss why round 2 was slower and what to change at work.
Use cases
What it’s good for
- Open a productivity or focus workshop with an undeniable, personal result.
- Make the case for batching similar work and protecting deep-focus time.
- Spark a discussion about notifications, channel-hopping and meeting multitasking.
- Energise a team offsite with a quick, competitive two-minute challenge.
- Prove to the team that switching between tasks has a cost
- A two-minute opener for a workshop about focus
- Start the conversation about notifications and interruptions
White label
Your brand for participants
On the paid plans you can add your company name, logo and colors, and during every session participants will see your brand instead of Verbalu.
Training by Octigo
Want this run as a full training?
You are free to run our games and simulations on your own. But if you would like us to deliver a complete training, with a professional debrief and the concepts behind the “Multitasking” simulation explained in depth, get in touch. Octigo is a professional training company with 20 years of experience and many awards for its simulations.
- 20 years of experience in corporate training
- Award-winning training simulations
- A professional debrief and takeaways after the session
- A programme tailored to your goals and your team
Prefer to write to us directly? szkolenia@octigo.pl
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