An Epic List of Great Team Building Games. Update: After over 100,000 people read our original team building games post, we decided to make an updated version that’s even more epic than the original. We’ve added 8 new games—over 1,500 words of fresh ideas that you can use to build a stronger, happier team. Team building games are a good way to get your team to connect and work together better. Finding the right exercise can be challenging; not every team is comfortable with certain types of activities. It is important to choose an activity everyone feels safe doing. Want to save these ideas for later? Download the free ebook version of the Epic List of Great Team Building Games!
Thank you! Here are 32 team building games to choose from, and none of them involve trust falls (whew). Click on the squares below* to learn about each game: Team Building Game #1: What Makes You Tick Choose a personality test that isn’t excessively complicated. Purpose: Knowing what motivates and what demotivates other team members is powerful. Back to Top. You Made It, Free Team Tools Below! - Team Building Activities. Re-Use, Repurpose, Upcycle | Experiential Tools. Excerpt from Tips & Tools for the Art of Experiential Group Facilitation, Second Edition by Jen Stanchfield repurpose 1.
To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration. 2. To alter to make more suited for a different purpose. – MacMillan Dictionary Upcycling is also known as creative reuse. With upcycling, an item that is no longer being used for its intended purpose but is repurposed— given a new purpose—and given added value. When I use an activity like Handshake Mingle or Concentric Circles as an icebreaker or rapport-builder early in a group’s time together and then repeat it for content review, a check-in, or for reflection, I find the group doesn’t mind the repetition.
I explored an example of this re-purposing in my April 2011 Blog Post:Computer Keyboard Keys We tried them that day with his colleagues. NOTES FROM THE FIELD… A teacher who attended a recent workshop reported back a few weeks later: “I really liked the keyboard activity you shared with us. Teaching, Group Facilitation, Team Building, Experiential Education | Workshops and Resources. Completingexperience.