WHY TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES?
Experiential learning is a method that moves away from the theoretical and parrot-fashion learning methods of traditionalist education. Some things simply cannot be learned from books or lectures so experiential learning is a natural and constant life process on which all development training can be designed. Group dynamics among team members can effectively be achieved by well designed team building activities which helps in enhancing numerous competencies and aspects like communication, bonding, improve the productivity, breaking silos, building trust by getting to know one another's strengths and weaknesses. With a rich background of 250 programs and over 65 years of combined experience in leadership training & team building training, we have designed and curated a variety of team building experiences. Developing and customising team building outdoor activities and games for team outing as per the needs of the client is our core competency.
ROLLER COASTER
ROLLER COASTER
- In teams, participants are required to build a roller coaster with given materials. The sections prepared by each team are then connected. A ball is required to travel across the length of the roller coaster without falling off.
- Group Size – 50 - 200
- Duration – 3 – 4 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Alignment with the “Big Picture,” Working together in the spirit of partnership, creativity & innovation, Information sharing, taking accountability and ownership
BROKEN - GLASS WALK
GLASS WALK
- The glass walk provides participants an opportunity to experience and achieve breakthroughs in areas of personal & professional life. It entails participants walking bare feet across a “bed” of broken glass. This is facilitated by experts who help participants in mental preparation as well as in the actual walk. The program combines elements of experiential learning, NLP and Neuroscience to help people in overcoming “ mental roadblocks.”
- Group Size – 10 - 50
- Duration – 5 -6 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Shed Your Demons, Unearth the Power of Visualisation, Unleash Your Potential!, Succeed Always, Commitment towards achieving your goals
PIPES AND MARBLES
PIPES AND MARBLES
- Teams are required to use a prop and transport marbles from one point to another, from different directions, and successfully drop the marbles in a jar/pot in a given time.
- Group Size – 20 - 60
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Working in concert between team, Taking ownership ,Seeking and taking help, and learning from colleagues , Focus on common goal integrity, self regulation
PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
- In teams, participants are required to construct different parts of a pyramid and then put the parts together to create a big pyramid.
- Group Size – 20 – 60
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/Outdoors
- Outcome - Knowledge and information sharing, Big Picture thinking, Working in alliance within, and between teams
BOMB DISPOSAL
BOMB DISPOSAL
- Taking ownership participants are required to transport a ball from one place to another using a prop, encountering varying degrees of difficulty.
- Group Size – 50 - 200
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Self – awareness & self regulation, empathy, Collaboration & cooperation, Building trust & commitment, Listening skills, Accountability, Motivation and achievement drive, Goal focus
BIG PIC JIG SAW
BIG PIC JIG SAW
- A picture is divided into parts and a part given to each team. Teams are required to color the picture and then join it together to form the “Big Picture”
- Group Size – 20 - 50
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Information sharing, Imagineering, Collaboration, Participation and alliance
MINEFIELD
MINEFIELD
- Participants are required to cross a simulated minefield under certain stipulations. Each participant has a buddy to act as a guide
- Group Size – 10 - 40
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Leadership – guiding and showing the way, accountability & ownership, decision making, empathy, emotional regulation, handling people sensitivity
HOOPLA TOUCH AND DOWN
HOOPLA TOUCH AND DOWN
- In this activity, the group is given a hoopla ring which has to be placed on the index fingers of all participants. Thereafter, all group members are required to touch the hoopla down and take it up without removing their fingers.
- Group Size – 10 -50
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Strategy Planning, Teamwork, Focus and Coordination among team members
AUSTRALIAN TROLLEY
AUSTRALIAN TROLLEY
- In this activity, each group is given planks and ropes to create a device to help them move forward without touching the ground. An exciting variation from the traditional board walk.
- Group Size – 20 - 40
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Planning, Teamwork, Coordination, Focus, Communication.
KEY PUNCH
KEY PUNCH
- In this activity, Cards numbered up to 40 are placed on the ground. Participants are required to stamp each number in a allotted time as per given instructions.
- Group Size – 20 - 60
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Thinking “out of the box”, Strategy making, Communication, Planning, Teamwork and Coordination
A’’ FRAME
A’’ FRAME
- In this activity, Group members are given a set of bamboos and they are required to create a “A’’ shaped frame. By using this frame, the entire team is required to cover a stipulated distance. Entire move is controlled by nominated leader.
- Group Size – 20 - 50
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Empathy, emotional awareness & regulation, Planning, Teamwork, Coordination, Command and Control.
TENT PITCHING
TENT PITCHING
- In this activity, the Group is divided in small teams and members are blindfolded. Leader is given a demonstration and instructions on how to pitch the tent. Thereafter, the leader with his blindfolded members are required to pitch the tent in a given time.
- Group Size – 20 - 50
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Outdoors
- Outcome - Visualisation, Strategy making, Planning, emotional awareness & empathy, Leader and members Communication,Teamwork, Coordination.
PAINTBALL
PAINTBALL
- DESCRIPTION - In this activity, a war like situation is replicated and the group is divided into small teams. Two teams are required to compete with each other and whosoever gets maximum hits wins the competition.
- Group Size – 50 - 200
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Outdoors
- Outcome - Strategy making, Planning, Teamwork, situational leadership, Coordination, Adventure, Fun, Command and Control.
TOWER BUILDING
TOWER BUILDING
- In this activity, the group is divided into small teams and they are given resources to build a tower in the given time. Whichever team creates the tallest tower, wins the competition.
- Group Size – 50 - 200
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Planning, Teamwork, Coordination, resource utilisation, Focus and Communication
DYNAMIC CHALLENGE COURSE
DYNAMIC CHALLENGE COURSE
- In this activity, the group is divided into small teams and each team is required to negotiate a set of obstacles as per time allotted.
- Group Size – 20 - 60
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Outdoors
- Outcome - High pressure activity requires proper Strategy, Planning, Teamwork, Coordination, care & empathy, and a “can do” attitude.
THREE ISLANDS
THREE ISLANDS
- In this activity, the group is divided into three subgroups based on their organisational hierarchy and each group is assigned an island to occupy, based on a narrative. After this, they are given a situation to handle and help each other to evacuate from the dangerous areas.
- Group Size – 20 - 50
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Outdoors
- Outcome - High pressure activity requires proper Strategy, Planning, Teamwork, Trust, emotional awareness and regulation, Empathy, Coordination, and caring for each other.
TRUST WALK
TRUST WALK
- In this activity, the group is guided through a pre -designated route and is then tasked to return to the start point along the same route. During the move towards the start point, all members are blind folded and the leader is not permitted to speak. All members are supposed to take care of each other to make sure that they reach the destination safely.
- Group Size – 15 - 50
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoors and Outdoors
- Outcome - High pressure activity requires Planning, Teamwork, Trust, Empathy, Coordination and an attitude of caring, Developing an understanding of people’s behaviour and capabilities under different conditions.
TRAFFIC JAM
TRAFFIC JAM
- In this activity, a square shaped area is created using bricks, having a common crossing point. The group is divided into subgroups and each group is assigned a start point from a different direction. Now they have to cross over towards the opposite direction through the common crossing point. During move, rules are imposed to increase degree of difficulty.
- Group Size – 20 - 100
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Outdoors
- Outcome - Strategy, Planning, Teamwork, Coordination, Mutual understanding, Collaboration, Communication.
SET YOUR GOAL
SET YOUR GOAL
- In this activity, the group is divided into subgroups based on their organisational hierarchy and each group member is assigned a specific area to occupy. Once they occupy a position, they are required to pass a football from one end to a finish line and score a goal. Time target is given and during this time whichever team scores the maximum number of goals are declared winners.
- Group Size – 20 - 60
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Outdoors
- Outcome - Planning, Teamwork, Coordination, Communication.
PASSING THE RING
PASSING THE RING
- Participants are required to form a circle and holding hands, pass a hoopla ring around the circle following certain rules and stipulations.
- Group Size – 20 - 100
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Thinking aggressively, Stretching limits, Flexibility in thought & action,Leadership – setting the goal, showing the way to achieve it
PERFECT SQUARE
PERFECT SQUARE
- Requires participants to shape a rope into a perfect square through varying degrees of difficulty
- Group Size –20 - 60
- Duration – 2 – 3 Hours
- Type of Venue – Indoor/ Outdoors
- Outcome - Emotional awareness, empathy, Stretching and striving for performance, Developing an understanding of peoples behaviour and capabilities under different conditions
FRENZY
FRENZY
- In teams, participants are are given a common pool of resources which they are required to use to complete their task. Resources are kept at central place and it is up to teams to use it collectively or individual within same organization.
- Group Size – 30 - 60
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Working together in the spirit of partnership, Parallel Thinking, Alignment with the “Big Picture” Information sharing, Collaboration, Team bonding
STRETCH YOUR LIMIT
STRETCH YOUR LIMIT
- In this activity, participants are divided into small teams and are required to place an object as far as possible from a given point with the help of colleagues. They are required to follow a set of rules and instructions during the entire process.
- Group Size – 30 - 60
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Physically rigorous activity , emotional regulation, creativity, Team work, Self belief, Trust, Motivation, Collaboration, Team bonding
HUMAN LADDER
HUMAN LADDER
- In this activity, participants are divided in small teams and they are given sticks to construct a ladder. With help of the ladder, they are required to transport each team member from one place to the destination. They are required to follow a set of rules and instructions during the entire process.
- Group Size – 30 - 60
- Duration – 1 – 2 Hours
- Type of Venue – Preferably Outdoors
- Outcome - Physically rigorous activity , Team building, Self belief, Trust, Motivation, Collaboration, Team bonding