Team Building in March!

[Guest supportivejoyful]

I head one of our department's teams. This coming March we are going to have a team building in some posh resort. Three days and three nights. All expenses paid by our company, of course. I've been given free hand to do whatever I think is best for my team. I've been planning our schedule, trying to come up with good games and activities, etc.

 

Any recommendations, tips and advice on how I can give my team the best stress-free, fun and memorable team building of their lives? I'm also open to all suggestions when it comes to the games and activities? What do you think are good prizes and giveaways?

[Alex85]

"The Game of Possibilities" 

Time: 5–6 minutes

Purpose: To stimulate conversation, ideas, and laughter

Participants:

• Small groups 

• This can be done with one group or multiple groups 

at the same time.

Materials needed: Cloth napkins 

Instructions:

• Give a napkin to each group of five to ten participants.

• One person at a time stands and demonstrates a use of that napkin.

Rules:

1. Person demonstrating cannot speak

2. Must stand while demonstrating

3. Demonstration must be original

Desired outcome: Participants experience the infinite ways to use a napkin and translate

this to the infinite ways to solve problems, use resources, motivate a team, etc.

 

"Animal Game"

Time: 1–2 minutes

Purpose: Break from the ordinary, communicate in new ways

Participants: Partners

Materials needed: None

Instructions: Each person tells a partner what animal they would be if they could be an

animal; they can’t talk or write, but must only act and sound as that animal.

 

Source: onlineexpert.com

[Ligeia Myrrine]

Have you considered asking your colleagues as well? There might be a lot of suggestions from them too. After all, the activity is intended really for them,

[Guest supportivejoyful]

So you're saying that I should ask my team what they want to do? I've already asked them and all they said that as long as there's great food, they're happy.

 

I'm thinking about buying one of the sets here for hr training and development and having it as one of our games/activities. Maybe we can work out everyone's strengths and weakness so we are more productive. What do you think?

 

What about us cooking our own food? At least for one meal. I can ask the resort ahead of time what ingredients they should buy.

[Holly26]

 

I'm thinking about buying one of the sets here for hr training and development and having it as one of our games/activities. Maybe we can work out everyone's strengths and weakness so we are more productive. What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

Any tool that will assist you in achieving your team building goals would really be helpful. Good luck and enjoy your activity