Active corporate team building outdoors
Active, intellectual and social team building is carried out together with psychologists. Team building elements are added to the program with an exciting scenario. They help to understand the importance of teamwork, mutual assistance and leadership development.
You can organize team building outside to change the environment, unite the team and have fun. Outdoor games allow you to get together with colleagues in unfamiliar territory and discover new skills and individual qualities. Participants of the event will go beyond their comfort zone, trying themselves in an unusual business.
Rope course
Rope course is an outdoor team building activity that takes from 1 to 4 days, requires climbing equipment and the involvement of professional instructors. Courses usually encourage participants to trust each other and work together to get to the end without falling to the ground.
Employees who enjoy extreme activities will get their adrenaline pumping with a high ropes course. The ropes can be raised above the ground to a height of up to 20 m. The tasks are performed individually or in pairs. Passing a suspended route allows you to:
- overcome internal fears and feel stronger;
- assess behavior in an extreme situation when familiar landmarks are lost;
- practice team skills and develop mutual assistance.
The team takes a low ropes course if one of the employees has a fear of heights. Obstacles on the track are overcome together by the whole team. The ropes are raised several meters above the ground. The low height allows the participant to be returned to a safe position if he fails to cope with the task. Such team building for employees allows them to feel the responsibility of their participation in achieving a common goal - completing all the tasks on the ropes course.
Walking tours - inexpensive team building that suits everyone
Create your own walking trail in the urban jungle or suburban quiet. Excursions around Moscow and the Moscow region will be of interest not only to visitors, but also to native Muscovites working in your company. Walk through rarely visited city attractions or through a picturesque forest in the Moscow or Tver region.
Walking excursions are an excellent and inexpensive way to take your team outdoors, regardless of the level of physical fitness or age of the employees. Participants will be on the move most of the time. There are several snack stops along the route.
Bike ride
A corporate bike ride with a length of 5 to 20 km can be routed through VDNKh Park, Ostankino Park, the Botanical Garden and other picturesque places of the capital. You can drive along the trails of the park, in the surrounding area near estates on embankments and public roads. The journey takes from a couple of hours to several days.
Doctor Team can build easy and complex routes with access to public roads, access to which must be coordinated with the traffic police and local authorities. A corporate bike ride is held during the warm season - a season when participants may feel worse due to the heat. To ensure the safety of employees, an ambulance team, instructors, and traumatologists are present at the event.
The main goal of the bike ride is to strengthen the immune system and promote a healthy lifestyle. Bicycle corporate events improve health and establish interpersonal connections in the team. They require participants to:
- maintain discipline;
- work at the same pace;
- maintain synchronous movement in the column.
Participants driving a bicycle move in a line. The movement of the column depends on the actions of each employee.
Quest in an unknown city
Choose any city you haven't been to yet. Offsite team building in an unfamiliar city is an exciting journey for the whole team. Employees will explore a new city together and have fun on their way to the finish line. Each team will receive a set of clues at the start of the race, which they will use to explore the city. These clues will lead to various pit stops scattered throughout different areas.
The team that reaches the finish line first, having solved all the clues, wins. This type of team building activity provides many opportunities to get the team thinking on the fly while emphasizing the importance of time management. All this, combined with the joy of exploring a new city together, will become an unforgettable adventure.
Sports team building
A popular corporate event with a variety of programs. The scenario may include several active games. Participants can choose their own competition according to their strength. It can be arranged for almost any team sport:
- football;
- hockey;
- basketball;
- volleyball;
- tennis;
- rowing.
Participants are divided into teams and follow the rules.
Team games for team building provide a powerful unifying effect, awakening a sense of excitement and competitive spirit. Employees will have fun, discover new sides of each other and bring together workers from different departments through sports team building.
Entertainment options depending on the time of year
A corporate holiday in nature can be held at any time of the year. The main thing is to choose so-called seasonal games, competitions and entertainment that will bring the team many pleasant moments.
Summer
Kissing marathon
A competitive game for a company with a young, cheerful team.
Each girl is assigned a certain number, and each boy is assigned a letter. They stand in groups on two sides of the clearing, in the center of which is the driver. He loudly calls the code - a combination of letters and numbers.
The girl whose number is called must run up and kiss the host, and the young man does his best to interfere with this. If he was unable to intercept the girl, then he himself takes the place of the leader.
Engine Chukh-chukh
A team, sports competition for the title of the most dexterous and fastest team, of which there may be several.
Teams form trains in a certain way: the leg is bent at the knee and directed back, one hand is on the shoulder of the person in front, and the other needs to support his leg bent at the knee.
Thus, at the signal from the leader, the participants must, without breaking the train, reach the finish line first.
Forced dive
An individual, active competition for agility, speed and skill in the water.
All participants stand in a small semicircle in the water of the river, and the leader stands on the bank in front of them. He horizontally unwinds a rope to which a small ball is tied, gradually lowering the height of the ball.
The participants' task is to dodge the ball as long as possible while falling into the water . The one who was hit is eliminated.
Friendly bonfires
It is carried out if at least two colleagues play the guitar.
One fire is lit for each team, the participants of which sit around. The task of the teams is to remember as many songs as possible - pioneer, lyrical, tourist, bard.
In order for the point to be counted, you need to sing one verse and chorus to guitar accompaniment. The counting is carried out jointly.
Grape harvest
The team is divided into several teams with an equal number of participants.
Each group is given a bunch of grapes (must be the same). One of the participants will hold the branch with their teeth, and the rest will carefully tear off the berries with their teeth and put them in a separate basket for each team.
Competition time is 2 minutes. The group that collects the most grapes wins.
Delicious drinks
You will need to stock up on several (up to 10) types of compote in advance - apple, cherry, peach, blueberry, currant, etc., as well as many disposable cups.
Participants are blindfolded and asked to taste what each compote is made from. The winner is the one who never made a mistake in the definition . 500 ml of each drink is enough for 10 participants.
Tracks
Everyone interested is divided into two teams. Two routes are designated - pins are placed (can be replaced with twigs or sticks), which the “caterpillar” will go around like a “snake”.
In this case, all participants hold onto the previous player with both hands, and everyone except the first one is blindfolded.
The team that reaches the finish line first and knocks down the fewest pins wins.
Loading relay race
We need two teams with an even number of players, for the convenience of splitting into pairs. The “loading” distance is determined, for example, 10 meters.
In a pair, one participant is the “wheelbarrow”, and the second is the “loader”. The first one stands on his hands, and the second one holds him by the legs so that the body is in a horizontal plane.
It is in this position that the pairs will need to go the distance as quickly as possible and return back, passing the baton to the next in the team.
Unicycle racing
Participants are divided into teams with a number of players that is a multiple of three. Each trio will need to cover the entire distance in a certain way and, returning back, pass the baton to the next trio.
Additional attributes: two durable volleyballs. One of the players stands on the ball and rolls it with his feet, the other two must support it on both sides under the elbows. Back you need to carry the ball while running.
Autumn
Harvesting
It is carried out in those places where you can collect enough cones.
To conduct the competition, you will need two basins and two buckets of cones pre-collected by employees (one per team).
The entire team is divided into two equal teams. After the leader’s signal, the participants throw the cones into their basin, taking one at a time. The team that collects the largest harvest wins.
Leaf creativity
Best suited for small creative companies who decide to spend a holiday in a deciduous forest.
There can be several teams, and they will complete the task of creating the best composition of colorful leaves.
Teams are given a certain time (about 30–40 minutes), during which they must independently collect the material and make ikebana.
Avid tourists
Two or three teams will work together to prepare any dish without prepared ingredients. You can only use what you find in the surrounding area.
Additionally, participants are given equipment - knives, dishes, seasonings, and water is obtained independently.
It is advisable to spend at least an hour for the competition. The taste of the dish, its presentation and, of course, the ingenuity of the participants, as well as the speed of teamwork, are assessed.
Herbalists
Two or more teams can participate in this competition. The task for the players is this: in a short time (no more than 20 minutes) to find and collect as many different plants and mushrooms that grow nearby as possible.
They receive one point for each name. It is necessary to know the name of the plant and provide the judges with a part of it (leaf, flower, mushroom), otherwise the points will not be counted.
Modern Tarzan
This is a team game that will allow participants to compete in accuracy. Everyone is divided into paired teams of five players each.
First you need to build two pairs of swings - “bungee”. All players receive 25 cones (5 attempts each).
While swinging on a swing, you need to throw as many cones as possible into a target (pan, basin), using your attempts and passing the baton to the next one.
Fruit Gatherers
The fruits will be the cones found by the players. For the competition, you need several medium-sized boxes (40 ´ 60 ´ 60 cm) - one per team.
The boxes are signed and, at the presenter’s signal, the competition begins. It consists of finding and collecting as many pine cones as possible to completely fill the box.
The team that can do it the fastest wins.
Winter
Snow shooting
You can play in teams or arrange individual competitions. Several trees of approximately the same diameter are selected - separately for the team.
At the leader’s signal, the participants begin to make snowballs and throw them at the tree. The team (or player) that manages to hit the tree the most times wins.
The shooting time is 1 minute in the team version, 3 minutes in the individual version.
Ski race
Individual competition for the title of the fastest and most agile skier.
The race track is prepared in advance - they are marked with flags, targets are arranged that need to be knocked out, a prize is hidden in a place indicated by a riddle, etc.
Skis must be prepared for each participant, so the competition is announced in advance.
Hey cab driver
You will need snowy weather and several fairly large sleds. Each team has six players. One strongman is selected who will lead the remaining five on the same sleigh along a given route.
From time to time the “strongman” can be changed. The winner is the team that lost the fewest number of players in a fall (the fallen one is eliminated from the competition), and at the same time reached the finish line first.
Relay race
Teams of 4 people. A sled is provided for each. When sliding down a slide prepared and decorated in advance, the first one must hit the gate (two sticks at a distance of 2 m) and, upon returning, pass the sled to the next one.
The second player, moving down, collects the flags placed along the way. The third must hit the target with a snowball, and the fourth must throw the rings onto a stick in the middle of the track.
Artistic modeling
Several teams of 3-5 people compete in their ability to sculpt a Snow Woman. Each chooses a section of the clearing/forest where they will take snow and other components for sculpting.
Since this competition evaluates not so much the speed as the aesthetics of the snow creation, Baba must be decorated carefully, using twigs, cones, bark, etc. An hour of time is allotted for completion.
Men's fun
Used in men's groups. A circle with a diameter of 5 m is drawn in the snow with coals. All participants (6–10 people) enter the circle.
The task of each is to push everyone else abroad, remaining the winner. In this case, you need to stand on one leg, holding the other with your hand, and the second hand is hidden behind your back.
The participant who fell, pushed another with his hand, or stood on both legs is eliminated.
Spring
Badminton
This is not full-fledged badminton, but its team spring speed version. Two teams of 4–6 participants line up in a column before the start.
The first players receive a racket and a balloon and, at the leader’s signal, walk with it, holding it in the air with the help of a racket, to the designated finish line. Back - just run.
The second, taking the baton, is already rolling the ball on the ground, the third - similarly to the first, and so on.
Wreaths
It is better to spend it in the forest, where there is dense undergrowth and many flowers. Participants will have to be the fastest to weave the most beautiful wreath from available materials.
Each team has a man and a woman. He collects flowers, and she does the actual weaving. You can complicate the task by instructing everyone to weave a wreath for a partner.
For this competition, a wreath weaving pattern will be useful:
Search for a prize
In a limited area in the forest, many (at least 50) balloons are hung, with a note inside.
One note says “Grand Prize,” another “Consolation Prize,” and all the others say “Good luck searching!”
The main prize is the first portion of shish kebab in sole ownership , and the consolation prize is ice cream or a pie.
Hat to the king!
Two teams simultaneously begin to fight for the title of best hat team. To do this, they need to build a semblance of a human figure from what was found in the forest - these will be the “kings”.
The main condition for teams is that each king must have a headdress - a hat or crown. The fastest and most creative team, whose hat is the most interesting, wins.
Give freedom to parrots!
You need to choose four to five trees standing in a circle not far from each other. They will symbolize the bars of the cage in which 4 “parrots” sit - a team of participants.
A rope is pulled horizontally at a level of a meter above the ground around the trees, above which the players must leave the “cage”.
The winner is the team that was able to leave the circle just above the rope without hitting it.
Extreme team building
Team building can be carried out in specially designated areas, in nature and near a reservoir. The event reveals the strengths and weaknesses of employees who find themselves in an unfamiliar environment associated with risk. In a stressful situation, it is difficult for a person to restrain his true self. Carrying out team building teaches you to quickly make decisions, take responsibility and declare yourself as a leader.
For extreme team building, you can choose survival in the mountains or forest, river rafting on special rafts and other entertainment.
Ax throwing in open areas is another activity that has become popular over the past year. Axes are thrown in compliance with safety measures. Throwing allows you to throw out negative emotions, compete and communicate in an informal setting. Areas for team building with ax throwing can be open or closed.
In the USA and Canada, ax throwing has already grown from entertainment into a separate sport.
If the team is small, then you can do zorbing - an interesting entertainment. Zorbonauts will hit the road, taking off from the ground on their own or with the help of a team. One participant from each team is placed in a large double-layer PVC ball, which absorbs shock as it rolls and overcomes small obstacles along the way. The Zorb, which is rolled down a slope for fun, is pushed along a flat surface in team building.
Rules of the game:
- The team pushes the zorb from start to finish.
- The competition is held in the form of a relay race.
- The game ends after each participant has been in the zorb.
Victory is awarded to the team that reaches the finish line faster.
Team building technique
A cohesive team has huge advantages over a disunited one: effective interaction and a common desire for growth.
Typically, team building is focused on two states of teams: new ones, in which employees have not yet found a common language with each other, and too large. Corporate team building in nature is carried out far from the everyday hustle and bustle, which allows employees to relax and communicate more with each other, giving them a break. The essence of the method is to perform tasks together and overcome obstacles with improved trust and mutual understanding. A well-organized team building program will turn a team into a team in one day, while everyday unity takes years.
There are organizations that organize team building events in every city. They can offer you their ideas, exercises and a finished script. But if you decide to take on team building activities yourself, you will not only save money, but also become part of the team. By preparing suitable assignments, you will get to know your employees better.
The shortest programs are held in a few hours; you can arrange one in the park. The best option for better and more effective unity is day and night outside the city. Workers will not only perform various exercises, but will also sit around the fire and have heartfelt conversations. If most of your team is active and purposeful, you can play for speed, then you will need a prize. Remember that you are a leader for your employees, and this also applies to team building.
Ecoquest - corporate event with meaning
Not all companies support a socially significant project, despite the fact that it is effective for team building and beneficial for the environment. Eco-quests involve collecting garbage in the forest, near a pond, and in other open locations. Teams set up a tent city if they travel far outside the city, where they stay for 2-3 days, or conduct an eco-quest for one day.
Employees are divided into several teams and collect garbage into bags, which are ultimately weighed. The winner is the team that removes the most waste. Garbage collection is combined with training and other entertainment at a long-term event.
Ecoquest participants are instructed before the start of the competition and told about safety precautions. They receive bags and protective gloves. The competitive spirit and sense of personal contribution to protecting the planet are replacing the disgust with scattered garbage with which people greet the proposed idea.
Ecoquest allows you to spend time in nature, communicate and join the volunteer environmental movement.
Celebration organization
The best events are those that are well organized. Therefore, if there is no opportunity or desire to contact a special company that specializes in holding holidays, you can do it yourself. To do this, you need to select an initiative group of 2-3 most active employees. The initiative group will do the following:
- Calculate the exact number of participants in the event.
- He will choose a suitable place: you will need to go there in advance to make sure that everything really suits all the parameters. It should be large, safe, and easily accessible.
- Thinks through the menu (usually they prefer to make barbecue outdoors)
- Calculate how much money will be needed for the event: you need to take into account not only the cost of refreshments, but also funds for prizes for competitions, as well as for travel (if you have to travel far).
- Develop a script for the event.
When everything is ready, all that remains is to set a date that suits all employees. Usually a corporate party is held on a day off, so that no one is in a hurry and can devote time to colleagues.
Active listening indoors
Active listening is very important to achieve results and eliminate confusion. It can be used in team building. Employees are divided into teams of 2 or 3 people. One tells the story for 3 minutes and then the other retells it. Both people cannot interrupt the one who is speaking. This listening exercise shows that listening is just as important as speaking.
Fly around the planet
An indoor event that takes you on a virtual journey through different countries where you complete a series of fun challenges with team building elements. All tasks are designed to test teamwork, communication skills and creativity. Your team will have to work together, using their problem-solving skills and creativity to complete creative tasks and competitions.
Competitions for corporate events in nature
Whatever ideas are used, short competitions cannot be avoided. The space makes it possible to conduct fairly large-scale tests.
Relay race
As a rule, the relay race is held among teams, but everyone nevertheless completes their task. Examples:
- each participant must run the distance wearing buckets on their feet (or one bucket on one leg);
- players go through the relay race, stepping only on paper plates, of which there are only two, and they must be moved;
- at the end of the distance there is a person who needs to bandage a leg or arm, next to him there is a packaged bandage: the first participant must tear the package, the second must unwind the bandage, the third must wrap the “wounded” area as carefully as possible, the fourth must tie, etc.
You can think of many obstacles for the relay race. It depends on the imagination of the organizers and on the availability of props.
Accurate shooter
Players move chaotically at different speeds across the clearing with buckets in their hands. One person stands in the center, holding paper sheets in his hands. Task: get a crumpled piece of paper into a bucket. To make the task not seem so easy, you can do it for a while.
Murder on the Orient Express
Solve a mysterious murder - piece together clues like Poirot to catch the killer. This team building scenario will make it exciting. A detective quest will improve the team's ability to solve problems and think strategically. It encourages you to work together to discover new clues. Without going outside, you can explore the crime scene using an interactive map, completing tasks and challenges inside.
Active games
Treasure hunts are a classic team building activity that encourage employees to work together in small groups. They solve problems and have fun at the same time. Employees are divided into small groups that need to complete a task or find an object in the office within a given time.
Instead of a treasure hunt, you can make Hollywood by filming a movie in which everyone will play their role. The selected location for team building will turn into a film set where work is in full swing. Some will be engaged in the production of scenery, others in casting, and still others in acting. A film of any genre with your participation can be made by a professional director. Lighting engineers, sound engineers and editors are involved in the work. The creative process, in which all employees participate, produces quick and high-quality results from teamwork.
Orienteering
The group’s task is to strictly follow the specified route, as well as pass several checkpoints in a certain order. Each group is given only an accompanying sheet, a compass and the necessary information to get to the next checkpoint.
This task can be complicated or simplified by choosing an area with a certain topography and vegetation, as well as setting additional tasks or limiting the time for completing the test.
Indoor workshops for teams
Team building, based on various master classes, reveals the hidden potential of employees, takes little time and requires less expenses compared to an on-site event.
Workshops focus on educational, entertaining, culinary, creative, role-playing and adventure activities. They are carried out according to ready-made scenarios adapted for a specific team. The company's field of activity, gender, age and interests of the majority of employees are taken into account.
Popular ideas for team building:
- Cooking master class. Teaches cooking different dishes and cooking techniques. It is conducted by professional chefs and pastry chefs.
- Musical. Drumming under the supervision of teachers who will talk about musical instruments, methods of producing sound and simple rhythms. The team will not become a real orchestra for long. After the master class, they can watch a mini-concert from teachers and professional drummers.
- Assembling aromatic bath bombs or universal cosmetics for all skin types. The master class is conducted by a specialist who will teach you how to make various products from available materials.
Master classes help to get to know each other better and increase employee loyalty to the company and management.
According to research by psychologists, work productivity increases by 20% if a team conducts team building regularly. Employees achieve their goals faster when they relax or engage in joint activities unrelated to work.
Art team building
Paint the overall picture with watercolors or oil paints. You don't have to be an artist to create a corporate masterpiece. Many people have a biased attitude towards art team building because they believe that a talent for fine art is needed. If the last time you saw brushes, canvas and paints was in school art lessons, it doesn’t matter - you can paint with your hands. The main thing is not the result, but the creative process and the competitive moment, which will allow you to have fun and get closer to colleagues. The finished painting will become an unforgettable art object for a photo shoot after a master class or office interior.
Mind games
Team building in Moscow can be carried out in the form of team games Brain ring or Quiz. In the first case, the participants will clash in an intellectual duel, and in the second, they will go through 6 rounds of different directions.
The quiz consists of a quiz, video round, music round, photo round, popular quotes and an intellectual casino. Brain rings do not require additional equipment, and Quiz is not complete without a large screen and special equipment for viewing slides and videos.
Collective events allow you to relax, unite your team into one team, smooth out rough edges in interpersonal relationships and take your business to a new level.
