Every company’s success story begins with its dedicated and hardworking staff. Building a productive and interactive team is one of the most important and necessary tasks of every company. Traditional team-building activities are outdated. As they no longer sound effective or useful. However, good team engagement activities can be achieved with the help of modern, and growing technologies. Let’s discuss some interesting and motivating team-building activities with the help of technology.
An AI-based quiz competition can be a great idea for Engagement in team building workshops. The task is very simple. The leader needs to frame some interesting and engaging questions and then upload those questions in AI tools that are available online such as Quizizz. This tool will generate questions based on the provided content and it’s one of the finest ways of team engagement.
Requirement: A set of questions, AI Tool, Buzzer.
Virtual events have proved to be the most impactful method in team building. There are several engagement activities, one such popular activity is fishpond, memory game, Pictionary, and many more.
This activity is very simple and can be performed on virtual meeting platforms such as Google Meet, MS Team, and much more. The team needs to have an app where every member should drop a secret message along with the intended person’s name. The message can contain an appreciation message, it can be a question, a memorable moment while working in the team, or any sort of text message. However, the app needs to maintain the anonymity of the team members.
Now the leader needs to read out the messages dropped in that app and the individual needs to respond. This task can help the individual to interact with their team members.
Requirement: An App, Virtual meeting platform.
The game is very simple and easy. Just observe the below example.
Person A: Pen.
Person B: Pen, Book.
Person C: Pen, Book, Mouse.
Person D: Pen, Book, Mouse, Hat.
Person E: Pen, Mouse, Book, Hat.
Here every participant needs to say the word in the same chronological form and then add one extra word at the end. In the above example, Person E fails to pay attention and misses the order. Hence, Person E needs to face the Hot seat where the leader or somebody can ask any random question.
The main aim of this game is to grab team members’ attention and test their memory power. To play this game the player needs to be a good listener.
Requirements: Virtual meeting platform.
There are several Pictionary-generating websites, and this game can be played virtually using Google Meet, and other platforms. First, the Pictionary generator generates a word and then the person needs to start drawing according to the word within one minute. Then the team members need to guess the word. The game involves lots of fun, creativity, and team engagement.
Requirement: A paper, Pictionary generator, and Virtual meeting platform.
The QR code treasure hunt follows the same algorithm as a traditional treasure hunt, but the main challenge is they will find their next clue with the help of their QR code, or smartphone and then solve the given clue. But here the technology will play a small role, here the participants need to search for a QR code and scan it. After scanning they will find clues. This can be conducted in cities, malls, workspaces, and familiar places so that the team can explore the city and town.
Requirement: A group, a smartphone, a QR code, and a treasure hunt app are needed.
Interacting with other team members is the main objective of team development. Online games can be a great idea. There are a ton of exciting games available online that can be played with remote settings. The main aim of online games is for team members to rely on, develop trust, face difficult situations, and build interest in interacting smoothly and friendly.
Requirements: PC or phone, headset, and an intriguing multiplayer game.
Hackathons can be most productively achieved in IT sectors, within a stipulated time. But here the teams need to come up with a creative solution for the tiny problems that they encounter in their workspace. This helps the team to interact with their team members about the problem they share and hence also learn to find an effective solution.
Requirements: Desktop, Programming language.
Creating a short film by forming a team with the members of different departments could be a great idea. The team members can share some ideas which can be a memorable moment in their workspace. Now the leader needs to create an interesting script. First, the team needs to shoot the short film and then edit it with the help of editing tools available online. Working together with the help of technologies and a team to create a short film can bring out creative ideas among team members.
Another alternative way to add more fun is to use online animation tools to create the characters and then add voice to those characters. Finally, watching the final output can be a memorable experience for the team. This activity can help the team to work very closely, learn new things, interact with various departments, and build smoother communication among the members.
Requirement: Mobile Camera, Video editing software, Mick, Animation tool.
Team engagement activities are the most efficient way to build strong interaction and begin conversations with co-workers and departments of the company. Participating in team-building activities develops communication among team members as well as interest in sharing ideas and their creativity with their team. These types of team-building activities might sound funny and experimental but still, these are engaging activities that help in driving better productivity among the team.
