What team games will work in bad weather?

Most guides mainly recommend team games outdoors. Indeed - sun, greenery and a beautiful landscape are the perfect complement to company team games. But what to do when the weather deteriorates and dark clouds gather over your trip? We have proven ways to do this!

Office team fun 

The office may seem boring and bearded, but you can look at it from a different angle. One way is to organize a team game in which everyone has to give at least one fact about the office that is not known to the others. Earlier, you can visit office spaces, including those that are not available on a daily basis, such as a warehouse or basements. Next everyone is preparing a questionsuch as, for example: what's in the cupboard under the desk at the end of the warehouse? The others have to guess the answer.  

With the help of an office whiteboard, you can also play: 

• puns,  

• inventing your dream integration trip. Participants can come up with a menu, attractions, choose place for an integration event and suggest topics of interest to them. Perhaps you will use their ideas in the future? 
• maze of frustration - the group imagines that they have to create a maze or board game with obstacles typical of your office. What would those obstacles be? (bad coffee, secretary late for work, no parking spaces etc.). 
• Mafia - a classic team game in which someone is a policeman, someone else is the boss of the mafia, and the rest are ordinary citizens. 

These are of course just a few basic ideas. They can be developed and modified depending on the needs or the size of the team. Such team games can be carried out under the supervision of an external trainer or coach, but also a person from the HR department or even a manager. By the way, it will also check the competences of an HR specialist or a team manager. Incentive events for companies it is a real opportunity to test the competence of the entire team.

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Corporate event - what to do when it rains?

People in many parts of the world say that there is no bad weather, only people are ill-prepared for it. And there's a lot of truth to that. Just adjust the outfit to the weather conditions and it's better. And if we have a good idea for spending time in bad weather, that's great! This also applies to all kinds of events. And especially company events, integration events and business trips in general.

Let's prepare alternative attractions in advance for inclement weather. It's always worth having an idea for indoor games and fun. Different kind contests, quizzes and even board games can keep us entertained. Especially those that require imagination and creative thinking will help to stimulate the gray cells and bring a lot of joy and laughter at the same time. Solving all kinds of puzzles, as well as scenario games will also give some employees a chance to show their leadership or analytical skills. Such games are an opportunity for the management to get to know subordinates better. And for them, in turn, an opportunity to understand what their bosses are guided by, entrusting them with such and not other tasks.

So what to do when it rains? The answer is simple - don't complain, just throw a small party, start the fun and choose something attractive for our team team games and activities.

What is the synergy effect?

Each employee has great value, knowledge and potential that can be used for the good of the company. But when employees start to form a team and work together, the result of their efforts is usually greater than the sum of their individual achievements. We call it synergy effect. This very favorable phenomenon translates into profit in every area of economic life. However, in order to achieve them, we need to build a harmonious team. We call all techniques and activities that serve this purpose team building.

Methods of building a strong team

To be effective, methods of building strong teams must be individually tailored to each group of employees. Depending on whether we are building a completely new team or want to motivate an existing one, we will choose other tools. Also in the case of professions requiring constant creativity and searching for new solutions, team building should be approached differently than in other professional groups. In the first case, the problem may be excessive competition and the desire to promote your own idea. In the case of other employee teams, we may care more about building loyalty and a sense of shared responsibility for the company. Regardless of what we accept ways to build a strong team, then we can point out some common features. And these are just tried and tested team games.

The best team and integration games and activities for employees

Below are some interesting examples of team-building games and activities for employees that will work regardless of the weather:

• Combined drawing.

• Corporate Olympiad.

• Culinary, theater, stress management or other workshops.

• Goldberg machine.

• Scenario games, for example detective game.

• Theme parties.

• Gordian knot.

• Outdoor games and activities.

• Quizzes and puns.

• Playing building or creatively changing things.

Team games - examples 

But the office is not only about ordinary team games with a board and a felt-tip pen in the lead role. It can also be the place where they take place real adventures. Turn them into a few hours in escape rooms. Of course, observing the safety rules! You can even divide the team into two camps, one of which will prepare the scenario of such team fun, and the other will have to solve puzzles and get out of the escape room. If there are more rooms in the office, let both teams prepare a scenario for the other group and then become participants in their fun. These can be too stalking in an office building. 

Teambuilding games

The second idea for this type of game, when you can not dream of outdoor team gamesis a treasure hunt. If there is a prize at the end, such as a favorite dish or coupons for dinner at a pizzeria, the team will definitely try to find the treasure.

Team games are also popular teambuildinglike this w labyrinths. One of the variants has participants "build" as a team, using adhesive tape on the ground, the contours of the maze. Then, of course, you have to go through it with your eyes closed, without touching the edge. 

Another variant is to build a passage from one end of the office to the other, so that the participants do not touch the floor. This idea for successful integration - team building in practicebecause, inevitably, you will have to work together to solve these problems. 

Team games - a way to get bored

There is nothing worse than boredom on a business trip! At home we organize our own time and there are certainly many activities that we can do then. Catch up on some catching up or just relax and get bored. However boring company event it is a failure not only for the organizers, but also for the participants. That's why you always need to have an emergency option in case of bad weather or if something goes wrong with our plans. There may also be some random situation, for example, our main speaker or invited DJ will not arrive. We cannot let our guests not know what to do with themselves then.

Event manager - irreplaceable in case of bad weather!

An experienced animator of company events will work best in such situations. Certainly ad hoc will offer at least a few games and team games that will get the company moving. The simplest example would be, for example life raft fun. It consists in placing a blanket, sheet or a similarly sized piece of cloth on the floor. We place at least a few participants of the event on it (the more, the better) and say that it is their life raft. But to survive, they must seal the damage that is on the underside of the raft. The task is to turn the blanket - raft so that no one falls out of it during this time.

Such fun not only gets the company going, but also the gray cells of all participants of the event. It is also a great game for breaking personal barriers, shortening the distance between crew members and a great example team building.

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Team sports games or brain training?

Let's think about what our team does every day? What will allow its members to relax more: physical effort or rather intellectual effort? It seems that if we struggle with solving serious theoretical issues on a daily basis and spend hours at the computer, physical games will give us a greater respite. But is it really a good idea? For example, an accountant or a programmer who does not practice sports on a daily basis may not be entirely satisfied if we offer them some sports competitions.

However, if everything takes place in the convention of fun right away, and the competitions are selected so that there is more laughter than competitive sport, then everyone will probably have a good time. And vice versa - if our corporate event is intended for a crew that performs not very complicated and repetitive activities on a daily basis, and we prepare a difficult quiz for them, it will not necessarily be fun for some of the crew.

Of course, it may turn out that we underestimate our employees and that many of them have interesting passions or hobbies. Because team games if integration events it is also a great opportunity for self-presentation and better understanding of the potential of our crew.

What is this team building?

Team building is generally speaking all activities and techniques aimed at building a harmonious team. They are designed to improve cooperation and communication between individual crew members. Team building it is easiest to implement through activities such as trips and integration meetings, training with elements of learning cooperation and communication, as well as all kinds of team games and activities.

Company events - attractions for inclement weather

A business trip is usually planned well in advance. We don't always get the weather right. However, let's not let the weather determine the atmosphere at our event or training. There are many ways to spend time in an attractive and useful way, even in bad weather. Common, of course team building games and activities it's actually a canon of business trips. But there are also many interesting alternatives.

Company events - attractions for bad weather are, for example, joint building of bird feeders or booths for wild cats. Also all kinds integration workshops can be organized inside hotel for an integration trip or event facility. For example, theater workshops or training, combined with fun, on contacts with the media. Or classes with a trainer entitled: How to deal with stress? These types of activities do not require going outside.

Also joint cooking workshops or a bartender show can be at least as attractive as outdoor activities. These are all just the simplest examples attractions in bad weather. With a little effort, we can make the event unforgettable thanks to a slightly worse atmosphere and we will remember it with a smile for a long time.

Team games, which are not afraid of rain 

Incentive tourism it's an idea worth considering, even if the sun isn't shining outside. You can also visit in bad weather. What's more, the team will be more willing to take part in workshops taking place inside the building, if the weather outside the window is not conducive to sunbathing and walking. Increasingly, in bad weather, bosses take their teams to the VR club. Everyone with a helmet on their head experiences their own adventure, although there are also activities to experience in pairs or in a group. In Warsaw, there is also a museum of old computer games, where you can play slot machines or Pegasus.  

Bad weather? It's not a problem!

Bad weather is also a perfect time for integration games combined with workshops and tastings. They can be culinary workshops, but also visiting vineyards or microbreweries with beer tasting. Such activities are great for long winter days, when it's gloomy outside, and beer or wine will pleasantly warm you up from the inside. It is also a way to how to integrate a team with problems. During such workshops you have to cooperate, but everything takes place in a very friendly atmosphere and ends with a drink.

How to start a corporate party?

Sometimes all you need is music, a good joke or a surprising idea and a boring hip hop turns into quite attractive fun. In every team or larger group of people there will always be someone who likes to be in the center of attention or finds himself well in the role of leader and organizer of fun. Even if the atmosphere is quite official, it's worth letting such people spread their wings at an integration event. Of course, let's make sure that the jokes are at an appropriate level and do not offend anyone.

Such a person, even if he is not distinguished by diligence in the company on a daily basis, still brings a lot to the team. It can be a kind of binder in situations like this. Or when you need to relieve tension. After all, each of us puts on a mask at work and is better or worse in something. The essence of the team is to complement each other. This is also one of the elements teambuilding – allow a leader, an expert or a person who can create a good atmosphere in the team to emerge naturally. 

Answer the question: what to do to get your corporate party started, therefore, consists in allowing the participants to relax, and sometimes even have spontaneous fun. Experienced Event organizer of course, he shouldn't have any problem with that and he'll probably come up with ideas and arrange them himself team games and activities.

Integration games for bad weather

For happy and energetic people, the weather doesn't matter much. It is only a background for the realization of their dreams and passions. And some of them can even infect others with this optimism and creative power. If we have at least one such person in our team, we don't have to worry about bad weather, bad weather or other atmospheric phenomena that we have no influence on anyway. Integration games for bad weather with the participation of such a person or such an animator or event manager always have to be successful.  

Theme party

It's a good idea to prepare theme party. For example, after intensive training, the evening can be organized in the style of a cowboy or in the style of the 1930s or 80s. Firstly, employees will already be a bit involved before the company trip and think about the party by preparing appropriate costumes and props. For some of them it will also be an event that they will be waiting for with curiosity and an interesting idea for self-presentation. Secondly, regardless of the weather our company event will be successful.

As integration games all those games that are related to dredging will also work well against bad weather interpersonal relations. For example, any puns, association games or games and games that can be collectively described as: I have talent or interchangeably: acting out a story.

In Dwór Korona Karkonosze, in Sosnowka near Karpacz, we have green areas, but also conference rooms, so you can organize team games outdoors or indoors, depending on the weather. It also takes the tension off the organiser, for whom a few clouds in the sky will not be a problem, crossing out the chances of a successful trip. If you're still not convinced, read on what competences are developed by integration games for employees. Perhaps there are those among them that your team is missing?