Teamwork and Flash Mobs — What does MC Hammer have to teach us about teamwork?
In the fun video below you’ll see 100 people (a “flash mob“) dressed in gold MC Hammer inspired pants flood into a clothing store and dance to Hammer’s song “Can’t Touch This“. It’s hilarious. What are the lessons here for Teamwork Facilitators? Look at the dancers. They’re having a great time. I don’t know how much the […]
Teamwork Example: The Trunk Monkey
My next car will have a Trunk Monkey.
Creative Teamwork — “Freezing” 200 agents in the busiest train station in the world
An organization known as Improv Everywhere staged one of the coolest examples of teamwork I’ve ever seen. From the organization’s website: On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the […]
Teambuilding Game: Magic Carpet
The Magic Carpet teambuilding activity is easy to lead and requires simple and easy to obtain props. Create groups of 6 to 10 people and provide each team with a “Magic Carpet” (a tarp measuring 5 feet x 5 feet). The team stands on top of their tarp and is then asked to “flip” the […]
The Penguins from Madagascar are an awesome team!
Did you watch the animated movie “Madagascar”? The movie focuses on 5 animals (lion, hippo, giraffe, zebra) in a city zoo who end up getting sent to Madagascar due to bad behavior. The highlight of the movie for me was the team of 4 penguins. What an awesome team they are! Turns out the penguins […]