In today's video I’ll be taking you through a few different team-building games to help your company nurture communication, spark spontaneous conversation and improve community culture.
0:00 Intro
0:24 Build a Bridge
1:09 Communication Origami
1:43 Back-to-Back Drawing
2:22 Looks Count
3:11 Compliment Circle
First up, we’ve got a game that’s guaranteed to bring you back to your childhood arts and crafts days. It’s called Build a Bridge, and it’s a great game to help encourage problem-solving and help build creative thinking skills!
To play, gather some construction materials like newspaper, legos, cardboard, or tape, and split your group into two teams. Have the teams on opposite sides of the room and have them work together to start constructing a bridge. The only catch is, they can only design one side of the bridge and neither team can look at the other’s progress.
The teams must communicate using only verbal cues to try to build two sides that can connect together to form a stable, functioning bridge. Once the two sides are connected, test out the result by adding some weight to see if the bridge will hold!
Our next activity is called Communication Origami and its goal is to help boost listening skills and build communication among team members. All you’ll need is some A4 paper.
To play, hand out a sheet of paper to each team member and instruct them to close their eyes. Then have a moderator read out a set of instructions on how to fold the paper to create a piece of origami. Once all the instructions have been read out, have everyone open their eyes and compare their shapes. You might be surprised at how different they can be!
Our third game is Back-to-Back Drawing and it’s perfect for any artists on your team.
To play, split team members into pairs and have them sit back to back. One player will receive a simple image, like a flower or a butterfly, while the other player will receive a paper and drawing materials. The player with the image must describe how to draw the image to their partner without actually saying what the image is. After 10 minutes have them swap roles with a new image.
Once both players have had a turn drawing, have them reveal their pictures to each other and see whose was most accurate!
Next, we’ve got a card game that’s guaranteed to get people talking. It’s called Looks Count.
To play, split your team into large groups, around 10 people is ideal, and give each group a small deck of cards that includes an even amount of each suit. Have everyone draw a card without looking and have the organizer tape it to their back.
Everyone is then instructed to go around the room treating others according to the cards on their back. For instance, you might have everyone ignore the spades, compliment the diamonds and boss the hearts around.
After completing the game, sit down and have a group conversation about how each player was treated and how it made them feel. It’s a great opportunity to discuss how treatment in the workplace can directly impact mood and performance!
And last but not least, we have the Compliment Circle.
Now, there’s something to be said about being kind and spreading positive vibes and while it may seem like the term “good vibes” is tossed around pretty flippantly these days, there’s actually a lot of compelling evidence that being complimentary is good for your health!
To play, have everyone stand in a circle and go around the room saying one thing they appreciate about the person standing to their right. Once you’ve completed the whole circle, switch directions except this time have them compliment the person to their left — easy!
And there you have it! Consider adding one, two, or all five of these communication games to your next team-building retreat, and let us know how it goes if you do!
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