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Teambuilding Activities

Master List of Team Building Activities

Our team building activities are highly interactive and are regularly described as, “The best team building event I have ever been to!” Many of our sessions can be combined to create a more varied or longer team building experience.

When selecting a team building activities, consider the level of each activity as described below:

Level 1 - 3 - Fun, bonding team experience
Level 4 - 6 - Engaging program in which participants learn how to create a more positive, cohesive, and productive team environment
Level 7 - 10 - Groups discuss team dynamics and address specific challenges with personal and team action planning

To learn more read the article from T&D Magazine Beyond the Basics of Experiential Learning
written by Team Builders Plus President and Chief Learning Officer, Merrick Rosenberg

 

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Team Building Activities

Participants

Length

Level

Accountability - Discover how taking ownership of your environment is the key to increasing not just productivity, but morale, self satisfaction, and team spirit.

8-30

1/2 to 1 day

8 - 10

adventure challengeAdventure Challenge - A fast-paced competition where teams engage in a series of team building activities requiring quick strategy development, efficient implementation, and process improvement to earn team revenues.
 

5-500

Up to 1 day

2 - 4

adventure seriesAdventure Series - These four team building activities offers a glimpse into the worlds of crusaders on special missions. As one collective unit, participants discover the best method to organize and stop the enemy from wrecking havoc upon the innocent in their midst.
 

20-300

3 - 4 hours

4 - 6

the amazing race: ready, set, chase!The Amazing Race: Ready, Set, Chase! -The Amazing Race is the next evolution in treasure hunts. You will need to utilize all available resources to win the race against coworkers, or other departments. 9 - 50 1/2 to 1 day 1 - 4

Appreciative TeambuildingAppreciative Teambuilding - This session uses the growing technique of Appreciative Inquiry to enrich team discussions, so that barriers to performance can be eliminated.

5-25

4 hours-2 days

8 - 10

Battleship AdventureBattleship Adventure - Battleship Adventure is a fast-paced team building simulation that requires effective collaboration, leadership, planning, and communication.
 

20-300+

3-4 hours

4 - 6

Breaking Down Silos: Unleash the Power of AlignmentBreaking Down Silos: Unleash the Power of Alignment - Are your people building walls instead of bridges? Silos create redundancies, lower morale, inhibit communication, reduce trust, and result in best practice hoarding instead of shared for maximum benefit. In Breaking Down Silos: Unleash the Power of Alignment participants experience powerful strategies that unite the workplace, increase morale, and maximize productivity. 8-30 1/2 day

6 - 8

Build-A-CATapultBuild-A-CATapult - This team building event lets your team use their creative minds to Build-A-CATapult and put it to the test while addresses teamwork, communication and leadership.
 
5-500 1.5 - 2 hours 1 - 3
Build-A-RaftBuild-A-Raft- This team building activity gets your team to Build-A-Raft while still being an effective team. 5-500 1.5 - 2 hours 1 - 3
Building High Performance TeamsBuilding High Performance Teams - This session will awaken the spirit of your people, teaching teambuilding and the power of collaboration in a fun, yet practical and meaningful, way.
 
5-300 2 hours-3 days 5 - 7
Career Transition EssentialsCareer Transition Essentials - If your company is facing layoffs, Career Transition Essentials will soften the blow for those who are facing a job search. Packed with step –by-step strategies for every facet of a diversified job search campaign, this program delivers a comprehensive guide to winning in a competitive job market. 5-30 1/2 to 1 day

8 - 10

Chocolate TherapyChocolate Therapy - One of the sweetest, light, and entertaining team building activities we have. Participants learn about working together while developing a new product.

10-70

3 hours

2 - 3

ClueQuest: The Indoor Treasure HuntClueQuest: The Indoor Treasure Hunt - During this indoor treasure hunt, you will think, laugh, and learn as you explore your local science center or aquarium. You’ll solve clues to navigate your team to a specific section of the facility. Once there, you’ll need to solve another clue to earn points achieve victory.

5-150

2 hours-1 day

1 - 3

Coaching for High Performance - High-performance teams don't happen by accident; they are a product of guidance from an effective coach. Learn how to coach the teams in your organization from one of the nation's best practitioners.

5-20

1 day

7 - 9

Comedy ImprovComedy Improv - Each workshop consists of carefully selected improv exercises, where the participants become the improvisers in a dynamic, on-your-feet atmosphere.

6-150

2 hours - 1 day

1 - 4

Construction PartneringConstruction Partnering - Reduce conflict and litigation and enhance your construction project team's cooperation and collaboration through this powerful session.

6-100

 

1-2 days

 

7 - 10

Corporate ClimbCorporate Climb - This session uses rock climbing as a basis for working together to solve problems and overcome obstacles to performance.

5-30

1 day

1 - 2

Cross-Cultural SeriesCross-Cultural Series - The series is founded on the understanding of five core cultural values that shape behaviors in the workplace. performance.

5-30

Various - Several part series

7 - 10

CSI: Agent-for-a-DayCSI: Agent-for-a-Day - Full Day program of CSI: On-Location and CSI NegativeZero: The Case of Victor Steele

8+

1 day

1 - 4

CSI: On-LocationCSI: On-Location - Your city is the scene of a major crime spree…and your team represents the newest members of the CSI team. Your job is to walk the streets of your town, trace the footsteps of the criminals, and collect the evidence that will put them behind bars. Using teamwork and quick-thinking, this high-stakes crime drama will put your sleuthing skills to the test!

6+

3 hours

1 - 3

CSI NegativeZero: The Case of Victor SteeleCSI NegativeZero: The Case of Victor Steele - Build teamwork and critical thinking skills while using the tools and methods of a real CSI agent. Experiment with fingerprint and blood test kits as your team attempts to solve the murder of Victor Steele.

8+

3 hours

1 - 4

Deep Water AdventureDeep Water Adventure - Deepwater Adventure is a fast-paced team building activity that requires effective collaboration, leadership, planning, and communication.

20-300+

3-4 hours

4 - 6

Denver DashDenver Dash - Explore Denver, CO while searching for key points in town.

6-500

3-4 hours

1 - 3

Dynamic Facilitation SkillsDynamic Facilitation Skills - Learn how to create breakthroughs in thinking and problem solving. Public and in-house sessions. 30-1000  1 day 5 - 7
Embracing ChangeEmbracing Change - Yes, there is a process for change. Not following it is why so many change efforts fail. A great management session. 5-100 2 hours-2 days 4 - 6
Essential Skills for the Business Analyst - Using the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® ) Version 2.0, a well-defined business analysis framework—this seminar provides an overview of the foundation skills and techniques required to develop the right project requirements the right way. 8-20 2 days 10

Firewalker ChallengeFirewalker Challenge- Go beyond what you "thought' was not possible, then see what else you can really accomplish.

no limit

1-4 hours

1 - 3

Game DayGame Day - Combine a team building activities with professional alumni athletes and generate a strong emotional impact among your team and everyone will gain a sense of privilege.
  1. GeoQuest

  2. Movie Mayhem

  3. Wheels for the World

  4. You Take the Cake!

 

 

  1. 5-150

  2. 15-42

  3. 12-300+

  4. 16-120

 

 

  1. 2hr - 1 day

  2. 1/2 to 1 day

  3. 3-4 hrs

  4. 1/2 to 1day

 

 

  1. 1 - 3

  2. 1 - 3

  3. 1 - 2

  4. 1 - 2

Generational Team PowerGenerational Team Power - This is the first time that four different generations are sharing the workplace, each brining their own perspective on many issues that effect the workplace. Learn how to recognize, reframe, and manage these differences to increase both morale and productivity.

8-50

1/2 day

7 - 10

GeoQuest: The High Tech Treasure HuntGeoQuest: The High Tech Treasure Hunt - a problem solving activity in which teams solve clues and use state-of-the-art Global Position System (GPS) technology to locate hidden treasures.

5-150

2 hours-1 day

1 - 3

Getting to Resolution:Getting to Resolution: - Turning Conflict Into Collaboration. 5-100 1 day 8 - 10
Great Chili Cook-Off Great Chili Cook-Off - Your team will become chefs who must think on their feet, using their ingenuity and working in harmony, supporting all team members to achieve their mission. 6-50 1/2 day 1 - 4
Healthy Teams Professional Chef Cook-OffHealthy Teams Professional Chef Cook-Off - Your team will become chefs who must think on their feet, using their ingenuity and working in harmony, supporting all team members to achieve their mission. 6-50 1/2 day 1 - 4

Hole-In-OneHole-In-One - Team’s must design, build, and execute the perfect ‘Hole-In-One’ while under the pressure of time.

5-500

1.5 - 2 hours

1 - 3

Innovate with CareInnovate with Care - Participants have the opportunity to learn about themselves, while simultaneously exploring a model that leads to innovation.

5-30

3-4 hours

5 - 8

Intergalactic AdventureIntergalactic Adventure - Intergalactic Adventure is a fast-paced team building simulation that requires effective collaboration, leadership, planning, and communication.

20-300+

3-4 hours

4 - 6

Integrated Team ChallengeIntegrated Team Challenge - The Integrated Team Challenge tests the best of teams to innovate, execute, meet aggressive performance measures and integrate diverse work processes or functions all while simulating a virtual team environment. 5-150 3-3.5 hours 7 - 9

Jungle AdventureJungle Adventure - This is a fast-paced team building simulation that requires effective collaboration, leadership, planning, and communication. Host your next event at your local zoo with this team building program.

20-300+

3-4 hours

4 - 6

Junkyard Sports!Junkyard Sports! - It's head-to-head, toe-to-toe, face-to-face, person-to-person, team-to-team competition. And it's all for fun. You create the games!

10-1000

2-4 hours

1 - 2

Kindness WinsKindness Wins - Kindness Wins is a one-of-a-kind treasure hunt in which teams earn points for committing random acts of kindness. As participants will experience the power of generosity and compassion, they will discover that they get back as much as they give…a lesson that surely translates to a better environment back at work.

8+

4 hours

2 - 5

Launch!Launch! - This team building activity will propel your team to new heights with Launch! Teams strategize, build, test, and operate their very own catapults.

5-200

1-3 hours

4 - 6

Leadership on the Leading EdgeLeadership on the Leading Edge - Serious leadership development in a series of four 2 1/2 day workshops. This is training intended to maximize leadership potential to unleash employee creativity and innovation. 5-30 4 times -2 1/2 days 8 - 10

LiberationLiberation - A computer-based simulation that teaches team-based negotiation skills. High energy, non-stop action for 8 hours or 2 days.

7-100

8-16 hours

2 - 5

Low Ropes Team Building ActivitiesLow Ropes Team Building Activities - Physical and mental challenges that cover a wide range of key learning objectives (communication, leadership, teamwork and more).

5-100

2-8 hours

2 - 5

Mini EcoChallengeMini EcoChallenge: - Teambuilding using the emerging sport of Adventure Racing. 5-200 1-2 days 2 - 5

Mission QuestMission Quest - Participants will experience the comprehensive reality of flight dynamics and the challenges of 3-dimensional interaction. Participants will be flying the F-15E, C-17 and B-2 simulators in a common, real-time environment under the observation of live air traffic control.

8-20

1/2 to 2 days

2 - 4

Movie MayhemMovie Mayhem - Teams design, create and film their own movies during this high-energy session.

15-42

1/2 to 1 day

1 -3

Personality and the TeamPersonality and the Team - Meaningful team development using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to help team members understand their natural operating styles.

5-50

4-8 hours

4 - 6

Portable Ropes TeambuildingPortable Ropes Teambuilding - Physical and mental team building activities that cover a wide range of key learning objectives.

5-100

2-8 hours

2 - 5

Pressure CookerPressure Cooker - Surprisingly effective. Preparing a gourmet meal to build your team! 9-15 3-4 hours 1 - 3
Project Management JumpstartProject Management Jumpstart - Students will learn how to use project management techniques to plan, organize, monitor/control, document, and close out their projects successfully and with minimum risk. 8-20 2 days 10
Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Prep - This course expands upon the basic concepts of project management you discovered in the Project Management JumpStart course, and offers a job-related approach to successful project management across application areas and industries while preparing you for Project Management Institute’s (PMI) professional credentialing exam. 8-20 5 days 10

Quest Series Quest Series - These problem solving team building activities in which teams solve clues and use state-of-the-art Global Position System (GPS) technology to locate hidden treasures.

5-150

2 hours-1 day

1 - 3

Quiet RiotQuiet Riot - Combining comedy, mime, storytelling, music and sound effects to examine personal empowerment, teambuilding, cooperative problem solving, leadership and communication skills, and the strengths of diversity. 30-5000 1.5 hours 1 - 3
Save the TitanicSave the Titanic  - Teams are split into two functional teams – the Bow team and the Stern Team. Communicating only by intermittent neutral zone meetings by a team representative, both teams must design and integrate the Bow and Stern of the Titanic with a resulting functional and floating craft capable of carrying 6 passengers to the floating iceberg and back! 5-60 3-4 hours 7 - 9
Search for the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine™Search for the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine™  Building team skills using a western adventure "board" game. Popular for years. 20-600 4-6 hours 5 - 6

Segway to TeamworkSegway to Teamwork - Using Segway Human Transporters, teams will build trust, improve communication, and enhance teamwork in a series of activities.

4-40

1/2 day

2 - 3

Sounds of SynergySounds of Synergy - Build teamwork and camaraderie within a group using drumming, creativity and song. To encourage creative thinking and balance the concept of individual purpose with the group dynamic. 40-400 45 minutes - 2 hours 1 - 3
Spiritrider Wagon TrainSpiritrider Wagon Train - Recreate team building in the spirit of the Old West. Your team will operate a real wagon train and learn all about team building in the process. 2-40 4 hours-7 days 2 - 7

Step Up to Accountability - Discover how taking ownership of your environment is the key to increasing not just productivity, but morale, self satisfaction, and team spirit.

8-30

1/2 to 1 day

8 - 10

Take the Plunge!Take the Plunge! - Engage your team in high-energy, engaging and competitive activities while enjoying the 84-degree temperature at CoCo Key Water Resort. 8-25 3 hours 1 - 2
Team Building CapersTeam Building Activities - Participate in a variety of team exercises that range from 5-minutes to one-hour. Each exercise builds on concepts of teamwork, communication, trust, and more. 6-150 2 hours - 1 day 3 - 5
Team Building Capers - Check out this impressive list of unique and challenging team building capers. Mission Possible, The Amazing Adventure and Murder Mystery are just 3 of the exciting adventures that will challenge your teams. 10-250 3-4 hours 1 - 2
Team Building R.O.C.K.S.Team Building R.O.C.K.S. - Rock n' Roll melodies create a raucous good time. 40-5000 1.5 hours 1 - 3
Team ChallengeTeam Challenge - Participate in a variety of team building exercises that range from 5-minutes to one-hour. Each exercise builds on concepts of teamwork, communication, trust, and more. 8-150 2 hours - 1 day 3 - 6
Team ChampionTeam Champion - Uses Olympic Rowing as the foundation for cooperation and collaboration. 6-100 4 hours-2 days 3 - 5
Team Creativity - Learn creativity skills from one of the masters. 15-100 4 hours-2 days 3 - 5
Team EnergyTeam Energy - High-energy physical team building games that teach cooperation and communication. 30-300 4-8 hours 2 - 3

Team FacilitationTeam Facilitation - Get your next project teams or task forces off to a great start with professional facilitation. See the difference.

5-30

1-2 days or ongoing support

8 - 10

Team Leadership TrainingTeam Leadership Training - These 1/2 to full day modules can be paired together to create a team leadership development process for your organization or can be used as stand alone leadership training programs.

15-25

1/2 to 1 day

7 - 10

Team Motivation SessionTeam Motivation Session - A fabulous, fun and highly informative training, that will teaches anyone the critical elements of motivation and recognition.

5-40

4-8 hours

5 - 7

Team Olympia at Lake PlacidTeam Olympia at Lake Placid - An unbelievable training opportunity, especially for leaders. Participants actually perform events at this two-time Olympic facility. 5-75 1-2 days 6 - 9
Team OlympicsTeam Olympics - Looking for a fun, challenging, and competitive way for your team to get outside and enjoy themselves? Team Olympics is the answer. 40+ 2 hours 1

Team SailingTeam Sailing - Team Sailing is not a “learn-to-sail” course and no prior sailing experience is required. Through a fast-paced agenda which runs from a dry-land briefing through on-the-water practice and on to the challenge, your people will learn only enough about sailing to conquer the course. Amidst laughter, smiles and the exhilaration of wind and water, the group will hone team skills vital to their success back in the office.

3-40

1-2 days

1 - 3

Team Samurai: The Art of TeamworkTeam Samurai: The Art of Teamwork - Explore the various aspects of the martial arts as a way of better understanding your team dynamics. Engage your mind, body and spirit as you discover how the concepts of Chi, Yin/Yang, and the Five Elements relate to teamwork and creating a positive work environment. 10-20 1/2 to 1 day 3 - 7

Teambuilding at the ZooTeambuilding at the Zoo - Experience an exciting day at a zoo near you with ZooQuest and Jungle Adventure. ZooQuest is a high-tech treasure hunt where teams utilize handheld GPS units pre-programmed with locations of hidden clues throughout the zoo. Jungle Adventure is a fast-paced indoor team building simulation that requires effective collaboration, leadership, planning, and communication.

5-100

1/2 to 2 days

2 - 4

Teambuilding Treasure HuntsTeambuilding Treasure Hunts - An outdoor or indoor adventure suitable for just about everyone with incredible teambuilding learning lessons. 5-200 4-8 hours 2 - 4

TEAMPOWERTEAMPOWERTM - Serious team development in a 2-3 day format using instruments and exercises to assure learning comprehension and absolute retention. CERTIFICATION available.

5-25

2-3 days

7 - 9

The 4 Hats Leaders Wear - This activity and skill based seminar that will increase the commitment and accountability levels of managers. 9-15 1 day 8 - 10
The 8 Secrets of Inspirational LeadershipThe 8 Secrets of Inspirational Leadership - Leadership development in a 1-2 day format using energizing activities in the Olympic Spirit to teach or reinforce inspirational leadership principles. 6-60 1-2 days 5 - 7
the amazing race: ready, set, chase!The Amazing Race: Ready, Set, Chase! - You will need to utilize all available resources to win the race against your co-workers or departments. The race is an ideal way for your team to learn about any city you work in or visit while attending a corporate meeting. 10-200+ 1/2 to 1 day 2 - 5

The Effective Project Management Workshop - Session for managing projects and meeting project deadlines.

5-30

1-3 days

8 - 10

The Team Building Juggling ExperienceThe Team Building Juggling Experience - This is a fun workshop about managing change within organizations and departments. Utilizing the skill of juggling as a tool and metaphor. Your group will literally shift their behaviors to create new, more effective and meaningful outcomes for their teams by learning how they approach the skill of juggling and how they implement it and what it means in their group.

50+

2-3 hours

2 - 5

The Team Development ProcessThe Team Development Process™ - A serious 12 to 18-month training process for teams at all levels.

5-30

12-18 months

7 - 10

Tools for TeamsTools for Teams - We partner with Habitat for Humanity to allow teams to build homes while building stronger teams.

10-30

1/2 to 1 day

4 - 6

Tough As Nails Challenge Tough As Nails Challenge - Self-limiting beliefs and judgments, and the judgments of others keeps us from being and doing all that we can, and how to overcome them, in an instant.

unlimited

1-2 hours

1-3

Training with Pizzazz!Training with Pizzazz! - Specialty session for Training Department retreats. Learn techniques for making your team or other training special. 5-100 4 hours-2 days 7 - 9
Transforming Your Senior Leadership TeamTransforming Your Senior Leadership Team - This is a one-of-a-kind program specifically designed to transform senior teams into “real” teams that get results and drive organizational alignment. 8-30 1/2 to 1 day 8-10
Trivia Blast!Trivia Blast! - Hard to believe you're learning teamwork when you're having so much fun. Teams at tables compete for trivia honors. 30-1000 1.5 hours 1 - 2
Virtual Team ChallengeVirtual Team Challenge - The Integrated Team Challenge tests the best of teams to innovate, execute, meet aggressive performance measures and integrate diverse work processes or functions all while simulating a virtual team environment. 5-150 3-3.5 hours 7 - 9
What's My Communication Style?What's My Communication Style? - Teams will find their performance grow when they enhance their communication through this session. The focus is on one's natural communication style. Can be combined with other activities. 5-500 1-3 hours 7 - 10

Wheels for the WorldWheels for the World - Teams use collaboration, problem solving and teamwork in this session while also providing completed bikes to children in need.

12-300+

3-4 hours

1 - 2

Whitewater Teambuilding ExperienceWhitewater Teambuilding Experience - Located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, this session focuses on strategic planning and problem solving.

15-30

8 hours

3 - 5

Wine Maker's ChallengeWine Maker's Challenge- This team building program is a synergy of team building concepts, fun interactive instruction on wine appreciation, and light wine tasting. This teambuilding program is sure to get your team’s creative juices flowing! A-one-of-a-kind program, your team will hone their skills with a team building trainer as well as a wine sommelier. 6-50 1/2 day 2 - 4

Why We Click with Some and Clank with OthersWhy We Click with Some and Clank with Others - Create better team relationships with personal style training using the DISC® profile.

4-500+

1/2 to 1 day

6 - 9

You Take the CakeYou Take the Cake! - This team building activity allows team members to use creativity and teach each other about the roles each of them play in team innovation.

10-200

1/2 to 1 day

1 - 2

ZooQuestZooQuest - This problem solving activity in which teams solve clues and use state-of-the-art Global Position System (GPS) technology to locate hidden treasures.

6-200

2 hours-1 day

2 - 4

 

            

 

 

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