Team Building in One of Our Villas: What to Do

October 21, 2022

Activities for You and Your Colleagues

Team building, management training, corporate training, group building and team development.

Team building refers to all those activities and processes that serve to make a group of people interact in order to improve their ability to work as a team. Activities can be formative and educational, but also experiential or purely playful.

In which contexts is it useful to carry out team building activities?

- In corporate contexts: to motivate and incentivise a team, improve communication and collaboration.

- During a trip.

- In a group of friends: to create team spirit and fellowship.

How many types of team building are there?

Four main types of team building activities can be identified, namely:

1. Communication activities.

2. Problem solving and/or decision-making activities.

3. Adaptability and/or planning activities.

4. Activities that focus on building trust.

Have you ever heard of this activity? Have you ever tried anything like it?

Read on to discover our suggestions.

SIMPLE TEAM BUILDING IN ONE OF OUR VILLAS

Team building activities do not have to be expensive or demanding, depending on the needs and composition of your group the following activities could be perfect for you.

It is important to choose the activities carefully, taking into account the people who will be doing them: team building should be inclusive.

Let's take a look at some activities that you could do in one of the halls of our villas:

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1. BLIND DRAWING

Divide the team into groups of two and have them sit with their backs to each other. The participants should be able to draw what their partner is describing in words. The storyteller can describe shape, size and material, but cannot say 'Draw a flower'. In order to find out whether people have managed to communicate adequately, the drawings should be compared with the original once completed.

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2. COPY BUT NOT TOO MUCH

Create a structure with Lego bricks and hide it in a room with restricted access. Then divide the team into groups of two to four people and give them the bricks they need to reproduce the structure in 30 minutes or less.

One player per group can peek at the original structure for 15 seconds, then return to the location and describe it to the others. The person who can take a peek changes in rotation, so that everyone can see the original. The group that completes the structure closest to the original first wins!

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3. SALT AND PEPPER

Make a list of things that go well together, such as salt and pepper, day and night, bread and jam, or yin and yang. Write these words on pieces of paper and fasten one on the back of each team member. The team members will have to socialise and find out what is written on their backs by asking questions that can only be answered with yes or no . Once you have discovered your identity, you will have to find the other half of the pair.

Have team building activities intrigued you?

Wait for the next article to discover more suggestions for outdoor activities, in the meantime let us know if you need a villa where you can spend a team building week.