Fun Stuff

Adventure-based team building is often confused with half-day outdoor activity programmes and in essence these should rather be referred to as "Corporate Recreation". In response to many enquiries regarding half-day fun interventions to break the monotony of conferencing, Leader Motivation Systems is in a position to offer several such options.

The aim of the Corporate Recreation programme is mainly to relieve stress and achieve a reasonably high level of activity suitable to all levels of fitness. Programmes focus on F.U.N.N. (Functional Understanding Not Necessary) and getting usually quiet and sedate adults to play like children and "go moggy".

The availability of some of the outdoor activities mentioned may be dependent on the venue.

Route Books:
Delegates are required to find their way to a "Mystery Destination" (the venue for their conference). Navigators are equipped with a Route Book, which is a cryptic description of the route they are required to drive. Drivers must ensure that the vehicle's odometer / trip meter is accurately monitored in order to track progress along the route. The Route book is written according to distance travelled; a line diagram, along with its distance from the start, represents each intersection. The route the vehicle needs to follow is thus indicated on the line diagram.

Abseiling and Rock Climbing:
Although these challenges aren't new, they continue to provide an exciting way to face one's fear, experience fantastic views, and as a test of team support and understanding.

 

Newspaper Fashion Show:
Try your hand at designing the ultimate outfit to rival the fashion houses of Paris and New York. Teams work on a pre-determined theme, using newspaper in order to design, make and model their new corporate fashion.

Photo Trails:
Delegates are divided into groups of approximately 10-15 members. Each group is issued with a disposable camera, a map of the conference venue surroundings, a compass, and a copy of the Photo Trail Guide Book. With a time deadline, teams are then required to take photographs identical to those in their Trail Guide. Photos are often somewhat obscure, taken from "weird" angles, or may include team members in awkward poses. Each team hands in their camera at the appointed time from where the films are taken for processing.

Corporate Connection:
Utilising effective role clarification, planning and placing a high priority on productivity as well as creativity, the team is mentally challenged. This will help team members become aware of statistical probability in the workplace, and it will enable delegates to experience group problem-solving with input representing all aspects of a process.

Who wants to be a sellionnaire?
Extremely enjoyable filler at any sales conference, the quiz show format uses both general knowledge and sales skills to create a mentally challenging team competition. The questions are often tailored to the client to include product knowledge, facts about colleagues and fun questions regarding any topical event.

 

An evening at the Oscars:
With a choice of dressing up or not, this fun and interactive team competition is based on the ever-popular charades. Delegates need to act and improvise their way to success by cajoling often-difficult concepts for their teammates to decipher.

The Best of ESPN Edison:
Relying almost entirely on the principle that "more brains are better than one", the team is required to take a step outside their paradigm, be creative, and set up specific structures and systems within which they are required to complete a task. The entire corporate creative process is addressed in an indoor or outdoor environment depending on the time of year and weather conditions. Experiential learning is taken indoors while still maintaining the well-balanced approach between learning and fun.