An Epic List of Great Team Building Games

An Epic List of Great Team Building Games T??m building i? the ?r????? ?f turning a gr?u? ?f individual ?m?l????? int? a ??h??iv? t??m, a gr?u? ?f people ?rg?niz?d to w?rk together interdependently and cooperatively t? m??t th? n??d? of their ?u?t?m?r? by accomplishing th?ir ?ur???? ?nd g??l?.Team building can include th? d?il? int?r??ti?n that ?m?l????? ?ng?g? in wh?n w?rking t?g?th?r t? ??rr? ?ut th? r?quir?m?nt? of th?ir j?b?.It can ?l?? inv?lv? structured ??tiviti?? ?nd ?x?r?i??? th?t employees can lead.Ov?r tim?, th??? activities are intended t? improve ??rf?rm?n?? in a team-based ?nvir?nm?nt.Team building is one ?f the f?und?ti?n? ?f ?rg?niz?ti?n?l d?v?l??m?nt that can b? applied t? gr?u?? ?u?h ?? ???rt? t??m?, school ?l?????, milit?r? unit? ?r flight ?r?w?. T??m building i? one of th? most widely u??d gr?u?-d?v?l??m?nt ??tiviti?? in ?rg?niz?ti?n?.Of ?ll organizational ??tiviti??, ?n? ?tud? found t??m-d?v?l??m?nt t? h?v? th? ?tr?ng??t ?ff??t (versus fin?n?i?l measures) f?r improving ?rg?niz?ti?n?l ??rf?rm?n??.A 2008 m? t?-?n?l??i? found th?t t??m-d?v?l??m?nt ??tiviti??, in?luding team building and team tr?ining, im?r?v? both a teams ?bj??tiv? performance and that teams ?ubj??tiv? supervisory ratings.M?n? r????r?h h?? b??n ??ndu?t?d on t??m building, here’s a review ?n t??m ?ff??tiv?n???.DO TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES WORK?Building a gr??t team ?nd ??tu?l “t??m building” ?x?r?i??? ?r? ?ft?n vi?w?d in v?r? diff?r?nt light?.Team building is one ?f th??? bu?in??? t??i?? that will ?v?k? a few ??? r?ll?.Th? first thing th?t comes t? mind for m?n? ?r? those ?u??rfi?i?l activities that f?r?? people t?g?th?r int? ??m? sort of awkward ???n?ri??, with ?ll ?f th? ??rti?i??nt? h?ting th? ?r????? and wishing it w?uld end.T??m building ?h?uldn’t h?v? thi? ??rt ?f reputation.Th? Small Gr?u? R????r?h j?urn?l ????r “Does Team Building W?rk?” ?n?l???d d?t? fr?m 103 studies ??ndu?t?d b?tw??n 1950 ?nd 2007.Thi? ?umul?tiv? research provides th? ?tr?ng??t scientific ?vid?n?? to d?t? th?t team building can have m ???ur?bl?, positive ?ff??t? on t??m performance.Even th?ugh r????r?h from Citrix h?? ?h?wn th?t 31 ??r??nt ?f office w?rk?r? say that they ??n’t ?t?nd team-building ??tiviti??.Thi? negative ?????i?ti?n is a ?h?m?, b???u??, ?? discussed in thi? H?rv?rd Bu?in??? S?h??l publication, a ??nn??t?d t??m i? a motivated t??m.Further ?u???rting r????r?h fr?m th? American P???h?l?gi??l Association (APA) finds th?t t??m building ??tiviti?? ??n h?l? ?m?l????? f??l v?lu?d, ?nd th??? that d? ?r? the m??t m?tiv?t?d to d? gr??t work.Great T??m? N??d N?n-w?rk C?mmuni??ti?n  A study from MIT’s Hum?n D?n?mi?? Laboratory ?h?w? th?t wh?n it ??m?? t? ?r?di?ting the ?u????? of a gr??t team, the most important ?l?m?nt i? h?w well th? t??m communicates during inf?rm?l m??ting?:With r?m?rk?bl? consistency, th? data ??nfirm?d th?t ??mmuni??ti?n ind??d ?l??? a critical role in building ?u?????ful t??m?. In f??t, w?’v? f?und ??tt?rn? ?f communication to b? the m??t important predictor of a t??m’? success .”  This d???n’t m??n team m?mb?r? h?v? t? b? b??t fri?nd? ?ut?id? ?f work, but m?n?g?r? should r???gniz? th?t n?n-w?rk di??u??i?n? are ?riti??l to ?r??ting a team th?t l??k? out f?r ???h ?th?r.Otherwise, co-workers may b?gin t? view ?n? ?n?th?r ?? just ??g? in th? m??hin?.Star P?rf?rm?r? are Oft?n Dependent on Their T??m  Y?ur r??k ?t?r ?m?l???? th?t ???m? t? thriv? ?ff of natural t?l?nt may be more d???nd?nt on their t??m th?n you think.A H?rv?rd ?tud? ?ubli?h?d in 2006 r?v??l?d th?t the overall ??rf?rm?n?? ?f heart ?urg??n? improved over time (??ti?nt m?rt?lit? was th? outcome m???ur?d) wh?n they were able t? ??n?i?t?ntl? work with their u?u?l t??m at th? primary h???it?l th?? ??rf?rm?d in.Wh?n the surgeons would ??v?r f?r other d??t?r?, th? researchers f?und that thi? measured im?r?v?m?nt didn’t translate t? ?th?r f?mili?r hospitals with unf?mili?r ??r??nn?l.S? even th?ugh these surgeons w?r? w?ll ??qu?int?d with th? other h???it?l? (th?r?b? side-lining w?rri?? ?b?ut feeli ng ??nfu??d or “out of ?l???”), th?? didn’t h?v? th? same tacit understanding ?f th?ir team m?mb?r?.A? a r??ult, th?? did n?t perform ?t the ??m? level ?? th?? did at th?ir primary h???it?l with their ?rim?r? team.Thi? finding i? v?r? im??rt?nt f?r b?th ?m?l????? ?nd employers t? ??n?id?r when ?v?lu?ting h?w a ??rti?ul?r team i? ??ntributing t? their r??k ?t?r’? ??n?i?t?n??. IN LIGHT ?F THESE RESEARCH, H?R?’? ?N EPIC LI?T OF GR??T TEAM BUILDING GAMES TH?T ??N ?R??T? BOND ?M?NG TEAM MEMBERSWhat’s my Name?If you have ever ?l???d the g?m? “H??d? U?”, ??u’ll b? familiar with “What’s M? N?m?.Cr??t? a ??t of n?m??, whi?h ??n b? celebrities and i??n? lik? B???n?? ?r Mickey M?u?? or t???? ?f ?r?f???i?n? lik? actor, hockey ?l???r or d??t?r. Y?u ??n use Post-It n?t?? or t??? ?nd ?m?ll slips of ????r.Place th? n?m? on ???h person’s f?r?h??d. Make ?ur? th?t th?? ??n’t see who it is. S?t a tim?r and in?tru?t everyone to m?v? around the room ??king diff?r?nt ????l? yes ? r n? ?u??ti?n? until th?? gu??? ??rr??tl? or tim? runs ?ut.This g?t? ????l? t? m?v? ?r?und the room ?nd interact with ????l? th?? may n?t h?v? b?f?r?. It also m?k?? th?m m?r? ?w?r? of stereotypes ?nd categorizing others b???d on ??rt?in ?h?r??t?ri?ti??.All the NewsWith thi? t??m-building ?x?r?i??, ??u ??n b???t ?r??tivit? ?nd g?t ?n in?id? look at how your ?m?l????? see th? futur? of ??ur bu?in???.T? d? All the N?w?, ??u ju?t n??d a few newspapers, whit?b??rd?, m?rk?r?, ??n? ?nd paper.E??h team is giv?n a n?w?????r and ??k?d t? ??m? u? with diff?r?nt h??dlin?? that cover wh?t th? ??m??n? will be d?ing in th? futur?. Th?? can ?r??t? ?? many ?? they w?nt ?nd as f?r in th? futur? ?? th?? w?nt.Gr?u?? share their headline id??? with th? rest ?f the t??m ?nd g?t feedback.All th? N?w? i? u??ful f?r ?ntr??r?n?ur? and business owners that w?nt t? g?t ?n idea ?f the ??m??n?’? future direction ?nd start setting ??m? n?w goals.Grab Bag SkitsActing and im?r?v ?x?r?i??? can b? a hum?r?u? ?nd en ergizing way t? bring ??ur t??m together. Grab Bag Skit? is a ?h?rt activity in which teams ?f 3 to 8 ??l??t a ????r b?g.They don’t kn?w wh?t is inside, but it i? ?tuff?d with unr?l?t?d ?nd r?nd?m ?bj??t?.E??h t??m is given 10 minut?? to ?ut t?g?th?r a 2 to 3 minutes ?kit th?t uses ???h ?f the it?m?. Ev?r? ??r??n in the gr?u? mu?t t?k? on a ????king r?l?. En??ur?g? gr?u?? to b? ?? creative ?? ????ibl?.For ?x?m?l?, they ??n u?? ?n ???l? as a m?t??r or a ??intbru?h ?? a wit?h’? br??m.Alth?ugh ??m? individu?l? m?? be more intr?v?rt?d, Gr?b B?g Skits can ?n??ur?g? them to g?t ?ut of th?ir ??mf?rt zone ?nd ??nn??t with ??ll??gu??.Tied UpIn thi? activity, divid? gr?u?? u? into t??m? ?f 2 t? 4.F?rm members int? ?ir?l?? f??ing each ?th?r ?nd u?? rope ?r ?h?? ?tring? t? tie th?ir h?nd? t?g?th?r.Th?n, giv? th?m a task that they must ??m?l?t? together with their hands tied. A f?w ?x?m?l?? ?f t??k? th?t you ??n use are:M?k? a sandwich.Tie a ribb?n.N?vig?t? thr?ugh an obstacle ??ur??.C?m?l?t ? a jigsaw ?uzzl?.B???u?? everyone’s h?nd? ?r? ti?d, it will require the ?ff?rt of ???h person t? ??m?l?t? th? t??k. The ??n?tr?int? ??n in?r???? th?ir ?r??tivit? ?nd push th?m t? think ?ut?id?-?f-th?-b?x.Sneak a PeekIn thi? g?m?, divide int? multiple gr?u??. On? ??r??n fr?m ???h gr?u? is ??l??t?d t? vi?w a hidd?n ?bj??t ?r ??ul?tur?.Th?? ?nl? h?v? 10 ????nd? ?t a tim? to ???k ?t th? ??ul?tur? ?nd mu?t r?l?? the information that th?? ??? t? the r??t of th?ir gr?u?.Th? gr?u? mu?t try t? recreate th? ??ul?tur? b???d on the ???k ??r??n’? description.Players must tru?t the t??m m?mb?r t? describe it ???ur?t?l? ?nd li?t?n t? th?ir instructions. It ??n h?l? br??k d?wn m?n?g?m?nt barriers if ??u ??l??t a l?w?r-l?v?l person as th? person t? vi?w the ??ul?tur?.In a diff?r?nt position than th?? ?r? accustomed t?, it ?u?h?? th?m t? ?dju?t, dir??t a team and communicate ?l??rl?.Murder Mystery DinnerA Murd?r M??t?r? Dinn?r i? ?n int?r??tiv? activity that will require ?v?r??n? t? g?t involved .There ?r? several companies th?t will design murder m??t?r? dinn?r? specifically f?r business gr?u??.A?t?r? will ?r?vid? an ?nt?rt?ining ?t?r? ?nd set ?lu?? in ?l??? for ??ur team t? d??i?h?r.But, you ??n also h??t ??ur own murder m??t?r? dinn?r ??rt? whi?h m?? be m?r? ???t-?ff??tiv? and intim?t?. Learn m?r? ?b?ut Murd?r M??t?r? Dinn?r? here.Eith?r w??, ??ur group will rally around the main g??l ??lving th? mystery and finding the culprit. It’? id??l f?r problem-solving ?nd ?riti??l thinking.Conducted Story Stories ?r? ??w?rful.In m?n? w???, it is ??ur ?t?r? ?nd h?w you t?ll it th?t m?k?? people ??nn??t with your bu?in???.Your team m?mb?r? ?r? ?t?r?t?ll?r?.T? d? a C?ndu?t?d St?r?, gr?u?? stand in a line.On? ??r??n may ??t as the conductor, wh? is r????n?ibl? for m?ving th? ?t?r? ?l?ng.Th? fir?t ??r??n ?t?rt? th? story with a ??nt?n?? lik?, “Mik? went to the supermarket b???u??”Th? n?xt person ??ntinu?? the story, “H? needed ?gg? to bake a ??k? for”Th? ?t?r? ??ntinu?? ?n l ik? thi? until it r???h?? th? last ??r??n in lin?.The conducted ?t?r? i? a li?t?ning ?x?r?i?? that r??uir?? ?v?r? t??m member to ??? ?tt?nti?n t? wh?t th? ?th?r? h?v? ??id.It also ?tr????? th? im??rt?n?? of t?lling a seamless ?t?r? ?nd that unit? and ?tr?ng ??mmuni??ti?n ?r? n??d?d t? d? that.Swedish StoryThi? is ?n?th?r ??tivit? th?t ??mbin?? storytelling ?nd t??mw?rk but with a twi?t. P???l? w?rk in ??ir? ?r ?m?ll teams ?f n? m?r? than f?ur.On? ??r??n is the ?t?r?t?ll?r whil? th? ?th?r? ?r? th? w?rd givers. Th? w?rd giv?r? ?t?rt ?ff b? giving a titl? that th? storyteller mu?t ?t?rt talking ?b?ut.Then, as they are ????king, w?rd giv?r? yell r?nd?m w?rd? th?t storytellers must incorporate. The key i? that th? words ?h?uld b? unr?l?t?d to the topic t? m?k? it m?r? challenging ?nd int?r??ting.For in?t?n??, in a ?t?r? ?b?ut, “Vi?iting th? Cit?,” word giv?r? ?h?uld avoid r?l?v?nt words lik?, “t?xi”, “skyscrapers”, and “?ubw??”. In?t??d, th?? ?h?ut out unrelated words lik ?, “????nut?”, “T-R?x”, “Big Foot”, or “lumb?rj??k?”.Y?u ??n ??? a combination of Sw?di?h Story ?nd C?ndu?t?d St?r? here:Storytellers will b? ?ut ?n th? ???t ?nd have t? think f??t. It driv?? them t? ??tiv?l? li?t?n t? the w?rd? th? ?th?r m?mb?r? say and in??rt them int? the storyline.Group OrderA?k the gr?u? to lin? th?m??lv?? in order b???d ?n ??rt?in ?rit?ri?. Some ?x?m?l?? are b?:Birthd??, Height, Sh?? ?iz?, Hair ??l?ur, E?? ??l?urMake it m?r? ?h?ll?nging b? ??tting a rule th?t m?mb?r? can’t speak t? each other. You ??n d? this ?? a get-to-know-you-better activity.As m?mb?r? m?v? around th? room t? ?rg?niz? th?m??lv?? in order, ??u’ll n?ti?? how th?? ??mmuni??t? t? complete th? task and wh? takes ?n th? r?l? of organizers ?r leaders.Powerpoint Karaoke If you w?nt to t??t ??ur team’s presentation skills ?nd see how th?? r???t in f??t-????d ?r high-?r???ur? situations, ?l?? P?w?rP?int Karaoke.In it, gr?u?? are giv?n a set ?f ?lid?? that th?? h?v?n’t seen b? f?r? and mu?t give a ?r???nt?ti?n based ?n th??? ?lid??.Thi? i? a more intense v?r?i?n, but you ??n ?dju?t it so th?t gr?u?? ?r? given a f?w minutes to vi?w the slides and ?r???r? before giving th? presentation.It requires gr?u?? t? think ?ui?kl? and w?rk t?g?th?r t? pull ?ff a diffi?ult task with a ?h?rt tim? to ?l?n.SlideshowAn?th?r spin ?n thi? i? that ?n? ??r??n ?r???nt? a ?t?r? that details ?n adventure or a ?r?????.Thi? can b? anything fr?m traveling thr?ugh the jungl? or n?vig?ting around a city t? building a house or ?l?nning a large dinn?r party.Th? ?th?r t??m m?mb?r? mu?t ??t ?? the ?lid? ?h?w or vi?u?l? f?r th? presentation. With ???h ???ti?n th?t th? ?r???nt?r ???? th?? mu?t d?m?n?tr?t? th? scene.Add in r?nd?m props to m?k? it m?r? exciting.Th? Slid??h?w activity sparks creativity ?nd ?u?h?? m?mb?r? t? think ?n their f??t. It ?l?? shows how they support ???h ?th?r throughout th? ?r?????.Culture or Common BookS?m? bu?in????? may do t??m-building ??tiviti?? ?n?? for new ?m ?l???? ?ri?nt?ti?n or once ?r twi?? a year for a company retreat.Alth?ugh team-building ??tiviti?? h?l? t? bring ??ur group together, ??u d?n’t h?v? t? limit th?m t? ?nl? ?n? tim? a ???r. D?ing t??m-building g?m?? m?r? ?ft?n ?r?v?nt? ??ur team from drifting ???rt over time.Some companies lik? Zappos h?v? in??r??r?t?d a culture b??k. It is a l?ng-running team-building ??tivit? th?t ??n b? d?n? ?v?r? d??.In a ??mm?n ?r?? lik? a break room, l??v? a book with m?rk?r? ?r ??n?. On ???h ??g?, you can l??v? a ?r?m?t ?r ??k a ?u??ti?n f?r ???h d??.En??ur?g? ?m?l????? t? l??v? quotes from movies they ?r? watching or b??k? th?? h?v? r???ntl? r??d.Scavenger HuntsS??v?ng?r hunt? are one ?f th? oldest w??? t? g?t ????l? t? int?r??t ?nd ??ll?b?r?t?.But, th?r? ?r? still ?n? of the most effective ?nd fun. Smartphones ?nd ???? h?v? m?d? it possible t? do scavenger hunt? anywhere. You ??n ?v?n ?dd in ?h?t? ?r vid?? ?h?ll?ng?? ?nd share ?n ?lbum within th? ?rg?niz?ti?n.Y?u can d? a ?im?l? ???v?ng?r h unt ?nd k??? it in th? office or t?k? it ?utd??r?, which ??n b? mu?h m?r? ?x?iting.Cr??t? a list ?f it?m? that gr?u?? mu?t collect ?r t??k? that th?? h?v? t? complete. Th?? can be g??f?, ?? long ?? it’? ????ibl? t? ??m?l?t?.S?m? examples ?r?: “T?k? a ??lfi? with ??m??n? w??ring a ??t shirt” ?r “Grab a t?k?-?ut menu ?nd a f?rtun? cookie from a Chin??? r??t?ur?nt.”Set a checkpoint f?r ????l? t? meet when they finish.MinefieldIt ??n b? diffi?ult f?r ??m? t? trust their team m?mb?r? or t? r?l? on ??m??n? else to help th?m reach a g??l. S?m? m?? think they h?v? t? do it ?n th?ir ?wn.Min?fi?ld i? an activity d??ign?d t? f??t?r tru?t in t??m?. It ??n h?l? m?mb?r? th?t ?r? r??i?t?nt to ??ll?b?r?ti?n become more ???n.Y?u can d? this inside ?r ?ut?id?, but m?k? ?ur? to clear the ?r?? t? ?v?id ?n? accidents. Pl??? “min??” or objects in ?n ?b?t??l? ?r??.These ??n b? ?n?thing fr?m St?r?f??m cups t? cones, ?? l?ng ?? they ?r? ??ft with n? r?ugh ?dg??. Th? m?mb?r th?t i? going thr?ug h th? fi?ld, ?r ?b?t??l? ?r?? must be blindf?ld?d.The ?th?r m?mb?r? ?f th? t??m dir??t them thr?ugh th? min?fi?ld b? giving th?m v?rb?l instructions.If th?? hit ?n ?bj??t, they mu?t ?t?rt ?v?r. The fir?t team with ?ll m?mb?r? ??r??? the min?fi?ld win?.Leaky PipeThi? game ??n get a littl? messy, ?? it’? r???mm?nd?d f?r ?ut?id? only. L??k? Pipe is a highl? int?r??tiv? ??tivit? th?t drives gr?u?? t? work f??t?r ?nd m?r? efficiently t?g?th?r.You’ll need water, bu?k?t?, several ?u??, 2 pipes with h?l?? drilled in th?m, ?nd 2 ?ing ??ng b?ll?.T? win, t??m? mu?t r?tri?v? a ping ??ng b?ll fr?m th? pipe by filling it up with w?t?r and fl??ting the b?ll t? the top.P?rti?i??nt? will n??d t? work together u?ing th? cups t? ??rr? th? w?t?r fr?m th? bu?k?t t? th? ?i??, r?l?? race ?t?l? with ?u?? ?f w?t?r t? fill it.The pipe h?? holes drill?d in it, so th?? will h?v? to plug th? h?l?? as the water g?t? higher. T? complete the ?h?ll?ng?, ???h team will receive a bucket of w?t?r (which i? placed 10 m?tr?? ?w?? from the ?i??) and several cups.R?m?mb?r t? set a ??untd?wn, so they ?r? r??ing ?g?in?t the ?l??k.Two Sides of a CoinBuilding ?n th? timeless n?ti?n ?f positive ?nd negative fr?m a ?ingl? experience, t??m ?f 2 or m?r? ??m? t?g?th?r and di??u?? a situation.F?r in?t?n?? if th?r? ?r? tw? m?mb?r?, P?rtn?r A ?h?r?? something n?g?tiv? th?t h????n?d in th?ir lif? with P?rtn?r B. It can b? a ??r??n?l or professional m?m?r?, but m?nd?t?ril? a tru? incident.Then Partner A di??u???? th? same m?m?r? ?g?in, but this tim? focusing ?n th? bright ?id? with ???itiv? t?k??w???. P?rtn?r B h?l?? sheds light ?n th? silver lining ?f th? negative ?x??ri?n??. Aft?rw?rd, th?? ?wit?h r?l??.This short ??t effective activity h?l?? team m?mb?r? ??? the g??d in thing? and ????l? ?nd ?h?ll?ng?? th? ?r???n??iv?d n?ti?n?.Blind DrawingA t??m activity th?t ?n??ur?g?? ??mmuni??ti?n, especially li?t?ning â€" blind dr?wing i? deceivingly simple, yet ?ff??tiv?.Th? game r??uir?? 2 ?l???r? t? sit b??k t? b?? k, wh?r? ?n? t??m m?mb?r is giv?n a ?i?tur? of an ?bj??t ?r w?rd.With?ut specifying directly what th? thing i?, the person mu?t d???rib? th? im?g? without using words th?t clearly give ?w?? th? im?g?.Th??? ?h?uld b? n?n-r?l?t?d w?rd? f?r instance â€" if it i? a “flower” th?n th? ??r??n ??n d???rib? it ?? h??rt? ?ut together (t? f?rm fl?w?r ??t?l?), a ?tring/r??? h?lding th? hearts (St?m), r?in/w?t?r drops (l??v??) and ?? on. Th? person with pen ?nd ????r dr?w? the object b???d ?n th? verbal d???ri?ti?n ?nd th?ir own int?r?r?t?ti?n.Th? final ?ut??m? i? fun t? see ?nd d??i?t wh?th?r 2 m?mb?r? ??n ?ff??tiv?l? communicate, im?gin?, ?nd innovate in ???h ?th?r’? ??m??n?.The Mine Field / Watch Your StepS?l??t ?n open ?r?? lik? a ??rking l?t or a ??rk f?r d?ing thi? ??tivit?. Pr???r? ?n enclosed ?r?? with t??? ?nd m?rk the ?t?rt point and ?nd ??int.Al?ng the r?ut? ?l??? ??v?r?l handheld objects/toys r?nd?ml? ?t specific distance. Divid? th? gr?u? int? teams ?f 2 ?r 4 and blindf?ld ?n? ?f the members.The ?th?r? ?t?nd ?ut?id? the ?n?l???d area and verbally in?tru?t th? blindf?ld?d t??mm?t? to n?vig?t? ??r??? the r?ut?, ?i?king up the t??? ?nd ?v?iding stepping on sheets of paper (mines) ?r outside th? ?n?l???d area.This highl? ?ng?ging g?m? takes ?b?ut 15-30 minutes ?nd is ?w???m? t? convey l??rning on trust, active li?t?ning ?nd ??mmuni??ti?n.T? m?k? it m?r? difficult, create ????ifi? r?ut?? the blindfolded team m?mb?r? must w?lk ?r only ?ll?w ??rt?in words/clues t? b? used for guiding.Three Truths and a LieWith ?b??lut?l? n? t??l? r?quir?d, this t??m building game ??uld be done anytime ?nd ?n?wh?r? with?ut mu?h hassles.All ??u r?quir? i? 3 ?r m?r? members ?itting in a ?ir?l?, with ???h ??r??n t?king turns to ?t?t? four f??t? ?b?ut ??lf, ?ut ?f whi?h 3 ?r? tru? ?nd th? remaining 1 i? a lie.The in?tru?ti?n is t? fr?m? th? li? r??li?ti??ll? r?th?r th?n m?king it l??k h?rd t? believe ?nd ???? t? gu???.Once th? facts ?r? ?t?t?d, the ?th?r team m?mb?r? t?k? turn? to i d?ntif? the lie from th? 4 ?t?t?m?nt?. Once all are d?n? with gu???ing, th? right answer i? r?v??l?d at th? ?nd.The g?m? w?rk? wonder f?r n?w or geographically ???tt?r?d teams wh? ??n benefit by kn?wing more about th?ir t??mm?t??. It ?h?ll?ng?? ?r???n??iv?d judgm?nt? ?nd helps introverts t? ???n u? in a group ??t-u?.Team Birthday Line UpA gr??t i??br??k?r t??m ??tivit?, this quick ?nd ?im?l? g?m? i? r???mm?nd?d f?r tr?ining th?t involves f??u? on problem solving, communication ?nd ?????r?ti?n.Th? participants are ??k?d t? f?ll in line ?id?-b?-?id?.Th?? are then asked t? r??rr?ng? th?ir lin? in ?rd?r of th?ir birthd??? (considering only th? m?nth and d?t?).What’s th? catch?Th? ?h?ll?ng? i? th?t th? group m?mb?r? cannot t?lk ?t ?ll. Th?? can resort t? u?ing ?ign language, nudges, ?nd ?th?r techniques to d?t?rmin? ???h ?th?r’? birthd??.This i? id??l team challenge g?m? f?r more than 8 participants and ??u might ??? ??m? members t?king lead ?nd directing th? m?mb?r? t? ??hi?v? d??ir ?d ?ut??m?.V?ri?ti?n to the g?m? inv?lv?? blindf?lding ??u?l? of ??rti?i??nt?, u?ing platform/bench f?r members t? ?t?nd â€" wh?r? if ?n??n? f?ll?, the group h?? to start ?ll ?v?r ?g?in.Tower of HanoiThis team building g?m? with a m?th?m?ti??l twi?t ?ll?w? for ?m?l? gr?u? di??u??i?n, ?l?nning and problem ??lving within th? participants.The ?uzzl? consists ?f three t?w?r?/???t?/r?d? with 5 or m?r? discs ?rr?ng?d in ??ni??l shape with smallest at th? top.The ?bj??tiv? of th? game i? to m?v? th? entire ?t??k t? ?n?th?r rod retaining the particular ?rd?r. Th?r? ?r? few conditions to b? f?ll?w?d whil? ?l??ing thi? game:At a tim?, ?nl? one disc ??n b? m?v?d fr?m the t?w?rOnl? th? u???rm??t di?? on a tower ??n b? shifted ?ndTh? t??m i? n?t ?ll?w?d t? ?ut a l?rg?r di?? on a smaller di??.Th? minimum numb?r of m?v?? required t? ??lv? a Tower ?f H?n?i ?uzzl? i? 2n â€" 1, where n i? the number ?f di?k?.FrostbiteThi? game t??t? the teams’ in?tin?t t? survive in the w?r?t.Divid? ?v?r??n? in gr? u?? ?f four ?r fiv?.Th? scenario i? th?t th? teams are lost in arctic and th?? need t? build a shelter to with?t?nd th? ??ld wind?.The t??m ?l??t? a l??d?r wh? i? supposed to b? ?uff?ring from frostbite, so h? ??nt m?v? physically whil? ?th?r t??m m?mb?r? ?r? supposed t? b? struck b? ?n?w blindness and mu?t be blindfolded.Th? l??d?r instructs th? t??m on h?w t? build th? shelter with?ut manual h?l?ing ?nd th? t??mm?t?? mu?t d? ?? with?ut b?ing ?bl? t? ???.Penny for Your ThoughtsTeam m?mb?r? are often hesitant to ???n u? with ???h other ?nd this hampers fluid ??nv?r??ti?n. T? help l????n u? t??mm?t?? ?nd f??l comfortable, th? game ??nn? f?r th?ught? is ??rf??t i??br??k?r.Thi? involves collecting ??nni??/?n? other coins with listed ???r ?nd dum?ing them in a ??nt?in?r ?r b?x.Th? im??rt?nt thing t? n?t? h?r? is that any ?f th? ??in ?h?uldn’t b? d?t?d older th?n the ??ung??t t??m m?mb?r.Next, ???h ?f gr?u? participants draws ?ut a coin and based ?n th? li?t?d ???r, th? person h?? t? s hare something significant/memorable/special that h????n?d t? them in that ???r.This gives int?r??ting in?ight? int? th? liv?? ?f ??ur t??mm?t?? ?nd m?k?? future int?r??ti?n? stress-free.Pencil DropAll you n??d to ??rr? ?ut thi? hil?ri?u? activity are ??m? ??n?il?, ?tring?, ?nd w?t?r bottle. This fun g?m? br??k? th? tension within th? group and ?ll?w? f?r great one-on-one bonding.To do the ??n?il drop, ti? one ?f th? ends ?f both the ?ting? at the eraser-end ?f th? ??n?il and ti? th? r?m?ining tw? open ends ?r?und the waist of two team m?mb?r? f??ing th?ir b??k? t? ???h other.A?k th?m t? m?v? b??k ?nd b??k in ?rd?r to l?w?r down the ??n?il into the w?t?r b?ttl? ?l???d ?n th? fl??r b?l?w.Th? ??rti?i??nt pair is not allowed t? u?? h?nd? and thi? can b? done ?? a standalone fun ?h?ll?ng? ?r different pairs ??n d? thi? ?t the ??m? tim? as a r???.Flip it OverIf ??u w?nt your team t? understand the nitty-gritties ?f working t?g?th?r ?nd ??ll?b?r?ting in true ??n?? th?n “flip it ?v?r” i? your game.A?k 6-8 participants t? huddl? t?g?th?r ?nd stand ?n a bl?nk?t/t?w?l/t?r?, leaving a qu?rt?r ?f th? ??rti?n ?m?t?.Ch?ll?ng? th? gr?u? to flip ?v?r th? tarp/blanket so that they ?r? standing ?n th? ?th?r ?id? ?f the ?h??t. And all thi? without g?tting ?ff th? blanket ?r t?u?hing the gr?und outside th? sheet.Thi? will force the gr?u? t? think ?f ?r??tiv? ??luti?n? ?nd truly work together in achieving the ??mm?n g??l. It will also highlight th? problems th?t pop up if ?n? t??m member refuses t? ?????r?t?, creating a dil?mm? for th? others.ZoomEveryone loves pictures. This g?m? giv?? ju?t that. Th? ??tivit? t?k?? ?b?ut 30 minut?? ?nd th?r? ?r? 30 ??qu?nti?l ?i?tur?? th?t w?rk t?g?th?r to f?rm a n?rr?tiv?.The pictures are di?tribut?d to the ??rti?i??nt? and are ??k?d t? n?t reveal it to th? ?th?r?.Th?? ??n ?f course t?lk and describe wh?t features ?n th?ir picture.Th? task ??ll? f?r ?r??ting a unifi?d ?t?r? ?nd ?l??ing the ?i?tur?? as per the ??qu?n??, without th? t??mm?t?? looking ?t ?n? ?n?th?r’? pictures.This g?m? giv?? lot of ????? f?r l??rning ??rt?in ?ru?i?l thing? like â€" ??mmuni??ting int?llig?ntl? with ??ti?n??, ???r??i?ting others’ viewpoint, m?king sense ?f th? information ?t h?nd ?nd f?r l??d?r? to ?m?rg? ?nd take control ?f th? ?itu?ti?n.Salt and PepperThe art ?f ??king right qu??ti?n? in t??m is v?r? im??rt?nt.S?lt ?nd P????r i? ?n ?xtr?m?l? ?????ling w?? t? l??rn facts about team members ?nd also assess ?n?’? ?bilit? to ??mmuni??t? effectively with other m?mb?r?.It r?quir?? ?im?l? ?t?ti?n?r? like ??n, t??? ?nd ????r t? set th? b?ll rolling.P?ir-W?rd? ?r? th?ught ?nd written ?n diff?r?nt ?h??t? ?f ????r lik? Yin-Yang, Br??d-Butt?r, S?lt-P????r, Sun-M??n, ?nd ?? ?n. If S?lt i? writt?n ?n one ????r, Pepper will b? writt?n on t?t?ll? different ????r.On? ????r i? t???d ?n th? b??k ?f each person, without letting him ?r h?r see what’s writt?n. Th? group i? instructed at th? ??m? tim? to ???r?h f?r their ??rtn?r?.The fun is th?t th?? ? ?n ?nl? ask “Yes-No” questions in ?rd?r t? find ?ut what i? writt?n ?n th?ir back.Once th?? figur? ?ut th? ?n?w?r, th?? ??n find their r?????tiv? ??rtn?r ???il?.What Makes You TickY?u ??uld think of thi? ?? “what makes you ti?k?d ?ff”, as thi? i? ?n ?x?r?i?? in l??rning about each ?th?r’? personalities ?nd ???ing wh?t kind of ??r??n?liti?? will ?l??h.A? a gr?u?, take a ??r??n?lit? test together. Bring in a ????k?r, if tim? ?ll?w?, t? ?x??und ?n th? diff?r?nt ??r??n?lit? tr?it?, their ?tr?ngth?, th?ir weaknesses, and a ?l?n ?n h?w ??t?nti?l clashes ??n b? alleviated.Choose a ??r??n?lit? t??t that i?n’t ?x????iv?l? ??m?li??t?d. Th? DISC ??r??n?lit? test is a good ?h?i??, ?? is th? Tru? C?l?ur? personality t??t.Th??? t??t? ?im?lif? thing? and ?r??t? ???il? r?m?mb?r?d r??ult?. During future t??mw?rk ?ff?rt?, when conflicts arise, a t??m member can ??? “r?m?mb?r, I ?m ?r?ng?” ?nd th? ?th?r? will kn?w exactly wh?t ?h? m??n?.Kn?wing wh?t motivates and wh?t demotivates other t??m m?mb?r? is ??w?rful.By ??t?bli?hing how each t??m m?mb?r works b??t, ?nd h?w they r???t in different ?itu?ti?n?, they ??n learn how to approach each ?th?r diff?r?ntl? to succeed in w?rk ?nd ??r??n?l interaction.The Barter PuzzleBreak ??ur team int? gr?u?? ?f ?qu?l m?mb?r?. Giv? ???h team a di?tin?tl? different jig??w ?uzzl? ?f ?qu?l difficulty.Ex?l?in th?t th?? have a ??t ?m?unt of tim? to ??m?l?t? the puzzle ?? a group. Explain th?t ??m? ?f the ?i???? in th?ir puzzle b?l?ng to th? other ?uzzl?? in the r??m.The goal i? t? complete th?ir ?uzzl? b?f?r? the other gr?u??, and th?t th?? must ??m? u? with their ?wn method ?f ??nvin?ing th? ?th?r teams t? relinquish the ?i???? th?? need, wh?th?r thr?ugh b?rt?r, ?x?h?ng? ?f t??m m?mb?r?, d?n?ting tim? t? another team, a m?rg?r, ?t?.Wh?t?v?r they choose to do, they mu?t do it ?? a gr?u?.Thi? ?x?r?i?? i? tim?-??n?uming, but it ????m?li?h?? ?r??tiv? t??mw?rk ?n ??v?r?l l?v?l?.As a t??m, they mu?t build th? ?uzzl?.A? a t??m, th?? mu?t fin d a w?? t? ??nvin?? th? other teams t? h?l? th?m.In ?th?r w?rd?, th?? mu?t ??lv? b?th th? puzzle ?nd th? problem of g?tting their pieces back.Use What You HaveDivid? ??ur t??m into ?qu?l gr?u??. Cr??t? a specific project with clear r??tri?ti?n? ?nd a goal.F?r ?x?m?l?, ??u might h?v? ??ur t??m ?r??t? a d?vi?? th?t inv?lv?? m?v?m?nt without electricity, and m?v?? a golf b?ll from ??int A t? ??int B.Th? challenge i? ??m?l?t?l? u? t? ??u.Then give ???h t??m the ??m? supplies to work from, ?r ?r??t? a pile ?f available ?u??li?? in th? middl? ?f the r??m.Giv? th?m a specific time t? complete th? ?r?j??t, m?king sure to mention that th?? can only u?? wh?t i? ?v?il?bl?, though h?w th?? use it i? ??m?l?t?l? u? to th?m.The fin?l r?v??l i? a fun ?v?nt, ?nd a gr??t ????rtunit? f?r your t??m to compete.Problem ??lving as a t??m, with a ?tr?ng mix ?f creativity, is exactly what this ?x?r?i?? ????m?li?h??.It ?l?? brings ?n element ?f fun ?nd maker-ism int? th? mix, with the ?dd?d twi?t ?f learning h?w t? ??lv? a problem with reduced options.What’s on Your DeskH?v? each t??m member bring ?n? it?m fr?m th?ir desk to th? ?x?r?i??.Th?n, t?ll them th?t thi? item i? going t? be th?ir n?w product, ?nd th?t th?? must ??m? up with a n?m?, logo, slogan, ?nd m?rk?ting plan for th?t ?bj??t.Giv? th?m a ??t ?m?unt of time.Thi? ??uld be done individu?ll?, ?r in ?m?ll groups if desired.On?? th? tim? i? u?, ?ll?w ???h ??r??n t? present th? it?m ?nd giv? a two minut? ?r???nt?ti?n ?n th?ir “product” as if th?? w?r? ??lling it.Discuss, as a group, whi?h products were ?u?????full? sold ?nd wh?.For marketing ?nd d??ign t??m?, thi? ?x?r?i?? ?r???nt? the ?h?ll?ng? of ???ing old thing? in a n?w light.When ??mbin?d with gr?u?? w?rking t?g?th?r to ??ll a ??mm?n object, you introduce t??mw?rk and ?run?h-tim? br?in?t?rming. It ?r?m?t?? ?r??tivit? ?nd problem solving, too.You Get One QuestionC?m? u? with several scenarios in whi?h a person would b? ?h???n t? do something.F?r ?x?m?l?, it might b? a new job hir?, marriage, leading ?n ?rg?niz?ti?n, ?r ??mm?nding ?n army.A?k each t??m member to ??m? up with the “??rf??t” qu??ti?n â€" but only ?n?! â€" that ?h?uld be asked ?f a person that would determine if th?? were the ??rf??t fit f?r th? ???n?ri?.H?v? ???h t??m m?mb?r writ? th?ir qu??ti?n down. When ?ll ???n?ri?? h?v? been covered, discuss th? qu??ti?n? ?? a group ?nd ??? wh?t ???h t??m member think? w?uld b? th? perfect qu??ti?n.T??m m?mb?r? qui?kl? l??rn h?w ???h ?th?r thinks diff?r?ntl?. Th? ??rf??t qu??ti?n th?t ???h ??m?? u? with will r?fl??t their motives ?nd wh?t they think matters th? m??t.This i? ?n ?x??ll?nt way t? l??d int? a discussion on h?w team members d?t?rmin? wh? i? capable ?nd wh? th?? will follow or tru?t.CONCLUSIONA? a bu?in??? owner, a cohesive t??m ?f ?m?l????? might be im??r?tiv? to ??ur success.According t? Inc. Magazine, m?n? small businesses find high-performing teams ?riti??l b???u?? ????l? mu?t work ?l???l? t?g?th?r, wear many h?t? ?nd w?rk ?ff ??tiv?l? ??r??? the organization t? g?t t??k? ????m?li?h?d qui?kl? ?n?ugh t? remain ??m??titiv?.B???u?? t??mw?rk is ?? ?riti??l to a bu?in??? ?u?????, team-building ??tiviti?? ?r? vital.T??m-building ??tiviti?? ??n h?l? develop tru?t ?m?ng your employees.Trust is a critical ??m??n?nt t? business, ?????i?ll? wh?n t??mw?rk is r?quir?d ?n a d?il? b??i? t? ??hi?v? ?bj??tiv?? ?nd gr?w ??m??ni??.T??m-building activities ??n ?l?? an im??rt?nt role in ???ing ??nfli?t? between ??-w?rk?r? by ?ll?wing ?m?l????? to b?nd with ?n? another and b???m? m?r? ???u?t?m?d t? ???h other’s personalities.Thr?ugh team-building ??tiviti??, employees ??n l??rn how t? b?tt?r ??mmuni??t? with ?n? another b???u?? th?? ?r?b?bl? will be f???d with activities th?t n??d to b? solved as a group.Th?r?f?r?, it ?dvi??d t? use t??m building t? b???t ??rf?rm?n?? in w?rk ?l???? ?nd t? do this, these great t??m building games is a perfect w?? t? ?t?rt.