Friday, November 1, 2013

Tips In Hosting Unique Corporate Team Building Activities

By Rachael Gutierrez


To those who are hosting corporate team building activities, the first thing that one will have to consider is planning games that will help in various business aspects. For example, the game should incorporate some simple situations at work. Make the entire game fun so that the participants attend to it with more flair.

Since the goal is to be aware of different business aspects, it is only natural to use situations that happen during work hours. Listing these situations should be beneficial for the event. Aside from the situations, make sure to list the respective reactions of the participants during these situations. This should effectively start a discussion between the participants.

One of the games that can be started during the said activity is the scavenger hunt. This is the kind of hunt where one has to use the different items that one can find at the location. The person should try to make use of these items to challenge the participants. Also, forbid normal communication means and have them look for a communication means unique to their group themselves.

The organization of the group should be considered well. In fact, this is one of the first and most important part of the said event. There are many ways to organize the group. It is a must to organize the group in a way that they least expect it. For example, the person can make use of shoe size information or birthdays to organize the group.

Do not forget to use lunch as a way to build teamwork too. Most of the times, the members might use lunch as a way to isolate themselves again and just check up on their mails or messages on their phone. If this is the case, make use of the phone during mealtimes to foster teamwork too. Those who want to check their phones will need to buy the entire group a snack or drink.

For the formation of the groups which will participate in the event, do not forget to assign a representative. The said representative will serve as the leader of the group. The task of the representative is to consolidate the ideas of the group and change it into an effective strategy.

Try to organize a thirsty straw game too. This is actually the kind of game that will encourage the person to drink water in a quick speed. Each teams can send in at least four teammates, give them a bottle of water with a stuck straw, and have them drink the entire bottle. The next person may start drinking once the previous person finishes the bottle.

Try out story writing as well. The said event should spark up the creative minds of the participants. Of course, this is not just a simple story writing. Every teammate will have to contribute a single line to the story. The group which has produced the best story through this will win a cool prize.

There is the telephone game as well. This is usually in the form of a relay. The representative of the team should be well-aware of the best strategy for the telephone game beforehand. After all, this is a common game for corporate team building activities so having sufficient knowledge on this makes things easier.




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