Virtual is one of the easiest solutions here. It allows for anyone, regardless of where they are located, to feel connected and part of the company. Virtual team building should have a balance of independent activity and connected working to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to look away from a screen and discover something
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1. Taking it virtual
outdoors or away from their desk.Sites such as Zoom, Teams or even VR workplaces, where a fully immersive office can be created, provide ways to connect. These can form the basis for your day, while activities around it should provide opportunities for people to step away from their desks.
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2. Outdoor activities that cater for all
Heading out into the great outdoors is fantastic for everyone. It provides a way to connect with nature and give our eyes a break from staring at a white screen all day.
Activities, where you balance a meeting or conference with outdoor activities, provide the perfect way to break up a day.
Choose a unique sport that doesn’t require too much
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2. Outdoor activities that cater for all
physical activity or previous knowledge that everyone can do.
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3. Wellbeing focused activities
As well as outdoor activities, team building can also be a chance to rejuvenate in peace and quiet. This could be focused on giving employees a space to breathe, or a gentler place to recoup after a busy quarter.
Think introductions to yoga, guided meditations or tours of local wildlife, all set in
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3. Wellbeing focused activities
surroundings designed to get people to relax. Simply bringing someone into the office doesn’t provide an opportunity to completely switch off. It’s best to take your team out of the office, and into a space that feels calm.
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4. Gamifying team building
We all love a good bit of friendly competition and making team building gamified is a perfect opportunity to get people to engage with one another, while having a good time.Virtual gamified team building ideas:1. A scavenger hunt with household items2. Kahoot for all the family!3. A fixed budget challenge,
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4. Gamifying team building
where people have to bring the most ‘something’, whether that’s bizarre, interesting, or random collection, of things and share it with the team. A grown-up show and tell.4. A quiz based on TV gameshows, that incorporates company specific questions.