Team building activities are important for positive workplace relationships but traditional activities can bore employees. This document recommends 5 alternative team building activities that engage and motivate employees: 1) Escape rooms which require solving puzzles to escape a locked room, 2) Team trivia to challenge minds, 3) Team happy hours to build interpersonal bonds, 4) Volunteering to foster camaraderie through philanthropic work, 5) Geocaching which uses GPS to locate hidden containers outside and encourages problem solving. Consistent team building can increase employee productivity by 43% and morale.

1. 5 TEAM
BUILDING
ACTIVITIES(THAT DON'T SUCK.)

2. IMPORTANCE
OF BUILDING
ACTIVITIES
Team building activities are incredibly important for facilitating positive
workplace relationships, but when you stick to outdated team building
activities (we're looking at you ropes courses), your employees may
automatically tune themselves out. That's why it's important to find
activities that will engage and motivate them.
By finding these types of activities, your employees will engage more in the
workplace as well, increasing their productivity by 43% according to Hay
Group research. But, to keep motivation and morale high, these types of
activities should be consistent and reoccur on a regular basis. Check out
our list of team building activities to keep your employees motivated,
productive and engaged in their work and colleagues.

3. 01
ESCAPE ROOMS
ESCAPE ROOMS, WHICH HAVE BECOME POPULAR IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS, ARE PHYSICAL ADVENTURE GAMES IN
WHICH PLAYERS ARE LOCKED IN A ROOM AND HAVE TO USE
ELEMENTS OF THE ROOM TO SOLVE A SERIES OF
PUZZLES TO ESCAPE WITHIN A SET TIME LIMIT. THESE ESCAPE
ROOMS ARE PERFECT FOR ENGAGING YOUR TEAM IN SOME
SERIOUS PROBLEM SOLVING AND TEAM BUILDING ACTION.

4. TEAM TRIVIA
NOTHING CHALLENGES GREAT MINDS LIKE TEAM TRIVIA.
USING EACH TEAM MEMBER'S STRENGTH TO ANSWER TRICKY
QUESTIONS CAN BUILD CONFIDENCE IN YOUR GROUP'S
ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER. HIT UP YOUR FAVORITE TRIVIA
SPOT ONCE PER MONTH TO ALLOW YOUR EMPLOYEES TO
HAVE SOMETHING FUN TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
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5. TEAM HAPPY HOUR
WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. A HAPPY HOUR ISN'T A
TYPICAL "TEAM BUILDING" ACTIVITY. WELL, FOR
COMMUNICATION PURPOSES IT IS. GETTING YOUR TEAM
TOGETHER ONCE IN A WHILE TO GRAB DRINKS OUTSIDE OF
WORK BREAKS DOWN THE INTERPERSONAL BARRIERS THAT
CAN HINDER TEAMWORK IN THE OFFICE. IF YOUR
EMPLOYEES LIKE EACH OTHER AND ARE INVESTED IN EACH
OTHER PERSONALLY, THEY'LL LIKELY WORK TOGETHER
MUCH BETTER.
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6. VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERING IS A TRIED AND TRUE WAY TO
BUILD CAMARADERIE AMONG YOUR EMPLOYEES. HELP YOUR
EMPLOYEES GAIN A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT AS A GROUP BY
PICKING A PHILANTHROPY TO DEDICATE YOUR TIME TO.
WHETHER IT IS HELPING A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER,
BUILDING A HOME OR VOLUNTEERING FOR A CHARITY 5K,
GIVE YOUR GROUP AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DAY OFF
BUSINESS-RELATED TASKS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR
COMMUNITY. THEY'LL COME BACK TO WORK WITH A
REFRESHED ATTITUDE AND SENSE OF TEAM WORK.
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7. GEOCACHING
GEOCACHING IS A REAL-WORLD TREASURE HUNT OF SORTS.
EMPLOYEES CAN GATHER INTO TEAMS TO SET OUT TO FIND
GEOCACHES (HIDDEN CONTAINERS WITH OBJECTS INSIDE)
USING GPS DEVICES AND COORDINATES GIVEN BY
GEOCACHING.COM OR OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT OF THE OFFICE AND
ENJOY SOME FRESH AIR WHILE WORKING TOGETHER
USING PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.
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