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 […]
Teambuilding Game: Reach As High As You Can
Here’s a quick, simple and no prop teamwork exercise that helps you teach a foundational principle of “possibility thinking” or “tapping into our individual or team potential”. Have the group (or individual) stand up and ask them to do the following: “Reach as high as you can.” As the facilitator, you should demonstrate as the […]
Teambuilding Game: Giant Egg Ladder
This teamwork exercise accomodates 4 to 8 people and is very challenging. This activity requires a high degree of concentration and coordination between team members. Groups typically report that this teambuilding game looks easier than it really is. Would you like to lead this teambuilding game with your group? Join the International Association of Teamwork […]
Team Building Game: Green Blue Black
After challenging a group with this teamwork activity I ask the group to describe their experience. I then like to share how this team building workshop is similar to the Green Blue Black puzzle in that we are going to explore concepts you already have some experiences with (communication, problem solving, trust, etc.) and we […]
Teambuilding Game: Consensus Ropes
The Consensus Ropes teambuilding activity is used to help teams discern best practices around decision making. As you’ll see from the video (below), this teamwork exercise is setup to require the team to reach a consensus as to which of the five ropes is the one that acts like a key ring to the other ropes. The […]