Teamwork and Ropes Course
Have you participated in a ropes course teambuilding event? Most ropes course experiences are advertised as a way to help teams become more effective. A ropes course experience is most likely to help a team when it is part of a larger, integrated training plan. Unfortunately, many teams think a one-day ropes course experience is […]
Fun Teamwork: National Wife Carrying Championship
The North American National Wife Carrying Championship was held recently in Newry, Maine. See the video below. Husbands carry their wives through an obstacle course with the best time winning. During the pre-race interviews with contestants, you’ll see “Joe Decker the World Record Holder for Fitness”. Conventional thinking would say that he will win. Clearly […]
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 […]