Team Building Ideas – The 2 Most Popular & Effective Team Building Activities

Team building is becoming more and more popular in the workplace, however it is often difficult to come up with new and exciting team building ideas or team building activities that will suit a large proportion of your team.

Often team building can be perceived by staff to be too analytical and therefore they don’t enjoy participating in team building activities. The great news however is that team building has come a very long way and it can now achieve the same results using fun and recreational style team building activities that everyone can enjoy.

The 2 most popular and effective team building ideas currently available are Treasure Hunts and a Scavenger Hunt. Using team building activities such as these work extremely well because they are themed and allow all participants to get involved in a non obtrusive program that still achieves specific team building outcomes, without taking people too far out of their comfort zones. It can however become a little daunting when you are trying to put together some treasure hunt or scavenger hunt ideas that will make for a memorable event and not just be an activity without a specific purpose.

Treasure hunts have a way of taking participants back to their childhood. They enjoy the sense of mystery and adventure that Treasure hunts provide. There are definitely some very strong benefits or outcomes that a team building program such as this can provide.

Some of these outcomes would include:

1.      Time Management

2.      Leadership

3.      Increased Communication

4.      Strategy & Planning

5.      Delegation

6.      Group Decision Making

7.      Identifying Strengths & Weaknesses

A scavenger hunt can also be a very good choice if you are looking for team building ideas. When you choose to run a scavenger hunt for your next team building day, you can be sure that you will be participating in a program that offers great variety, fun and healthy competition for everyone.

One question people often ask is “What kind of scavenger hunt ideas can we incorporate into our scavenger hunt?” The answer to this question is numerous. We have compiled a short list of scavenger hunt ideas that you could use within your team building program to make for a good mix of activities:

1.      Photo Missions

2.      Novelty Missions – Collecting items, taking funny photo’s, asking questions

3.      Local Trivia

4.      Finding hidden landmarks

5.      Teams Games – mini activities where all participate to earn points

The scavenger hunt ideas listed above are also very versatile and you could infact include some of them into one of your treasure hunts aswell.

So if you have been searching for some team building ideas for your next event, then I recommend you seriously consider a treasure hunts or a scavenger hunt program. Not only are they full of fun and suitable for just about everyone, they are very well designed to ensure that specific team building objectives will be achieved.

We also recommend that you consider using a professional team building company to co-ordinate and facilitate your programs to ensure it delivers everything you want it to.

At Total Team Building, we specialise in unique and creative treasure and scavenger hunts. To find out more about our programs and how we can help you create a fantastic event, head now to our website http://totalteambuilding.com.au and request a quote today.