Top 10 Best Corporate Team Building Activities

Ready to motivate, energize and educate your team? Get the most out of your corporate training with these 10 essential games,group activities and teambuilding activities!

Do you want to give your corporate team a boost with some fun and engaging activities? Then you've come to the right place! Here are 10 essential games and activities that will help you motivate, energize and educate your employees in an enjoyable way.

Team building is a process of transforming a group of people into a cohesive team, whereby they can practice and enjoy healthy interpersonal relationship.

Effective teams work together through effective and efficient collaboration, cooperation and interdependently meet organizational goals and objectives.

​The most important element of team members is not only accomplishing group tasks, but trust and support one another while respecting individual differences.
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The various benefits of conducting team building games and activities are as follows:

• Productivity is enhanced by identifying and removing obstructions and improving existing ways of working.
• Employees use creativity and lateral thinking by moving employees away from traditional method of job setting which refresh and recharge them.
• Helps in solving problems and taking decisions in the form of agile training through multiple participation
• Motivated and collaborative work culture is facilitated bringing individual together under one umbrella
• Employees are more aware about their personality, strengths, desires and weaknesses through responsive and meaningful conversation

Importance of corporate team building

Corporate team building activities are essential for creating a positive and productive workplace culture. These activities help invite collaboration, boost morale, and enhance employee communication skills. 

1. Improving Communication: Effective communication is crucial to the success of any team, and team building activities help to enhance communication skills among team members. Participating in team building activities teaches team members how to communicate more effectively, listen actively, and express their ideas clearly, helping to improve the overall communication within the team and resulting in better collaboration and productivity.
2. Building Trust: Trust is essential for any team to function effectively. Team building activities help to build trust among team members by encouraging them to rely on each other and work together towards a common goal helping to create a more cohesive and supportive workplace culture where team members feel valued and respected.
3. Enhancing Problem-Solving Skills: Corporate team building activities promote problem-solving skills among team members. These activities encourage teams to think creatively, develop innovative solutions, and work together to overcome challenges helping to improve problem-solving skills and promotes a more proactive approach to work.
4. Boosting Morale: Corporate team building activities are an excellent way to boost morale and create a more positive workplace culture. Participating in these activities makes team members feel more engaged and connected to their colleagues and the organization, helping create a more motivated and productive workforce and ultimately benefiting the organization.
5. Encouraging Creativity: Corporate team building activities encourage creativity and innovation among team members. These activities provide a safe and supportive environment for team members to explore new ideas and think outside the box, helping to promote a more innovative and entrepreneurial workplace culture.

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Corporate team building activities are essential for creating a positive workplace culture that promotes collaboration, communication, and productivity. Participating in team building activities, team members learn valuable skills, build trust and relationships, and feel more engaged and motivated. These activities ultimately benefit the organization by promoting a more cohesive and productive workforce.

Here is a list of top team building activities for HR mangers and Team Leaders that can be conducted for their teams. these activities can be conducted both indoors in the company or outdoors at a offsite location. 

Top 5 Outbound Team Building Activities

1.Egg Drop Activity                                                                                                               

​Time: 30 -45 minutes

Number of Participants:5-8 participants/group

Methodology:  Split everyone off into groups of five to eight people and give each group an uncooked egg. Put all the office supplies in a pile. They have 15 to 30 minutes to use the supplies to build a contraption around the egg that will keep the egg from breaking when dropped. The height of the drop can be about 12 - 15 feet. make sure that participants can safely drop the egg from a ladder or a safe perched place.  Increase the height if you want to enhance the challenge. 

​Some suggestions for supplies are: tape, pencils, straws, plastic utensils, packing material, newspapers, and rubber bands. Once time is up, drop each egg contraption from 3 -5  meters hoping that it will prevent the egg from breaking upon impact.

Learning Objectives/ Outcomes:   Inspires creativity and reflection, Fosters teamwork, Zany task, Thrilling climax.  

2.Longest Chain

​Time:30 minutes

Number of Participants: 40

Methodology:Groups will have to form a human chain as long as they can hold just the hands. Later they are encouraged to think on how they can use other resources to form the longest line and create the longest string. encourage the participants to be more creative to use other resources and also see how much they can contribute to create the longest human chain. While conducting the activity be sensitive to local traditions on removing clothing to create the longest chain. 
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Learning Objective/Outcomes:  Creativity, Thinking out of the box, Overcoming limitations, Team Work, leadership skills

3.Toxic Waste/Atomic Waste

Time: 35- 60 minutes

Number of Participants: 8-12 (A minimum of 6 can also be made)

Methodology: A  8-10 feet rope is used to create a toxic waste radiation zone on the ground. The challenge increases with the size of the zone. A platform is placed (might be a tool) at the middle of the circle. A bucket is filled with water and placed at the centre of the radiation zone. 2 ropes are kept ready for use outside the radiation zone.

The challenge is how to transport the toxic waste bucket from the radiation zone to the safe zone so as to avoid the blast which could destroy the world. The participants have to do this activity with the equipment provided. Any participants entering into the radiation zone will have fatal injury.

So it is important that the participants will not enter the radiation zone and keep themselves safe. During the game no one is allowed to retrieve the toxic waste.
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Learning objectives/Outcomes:Communication, Decision Making, Planning, Problem Solving, Leadership, Teamwork

4.Balloon Relay

​Time: 15 minutes

Number of Participants: 10- 15 people

Methodology:One inflated balloon per participant and a mask should be kept ready at hand.

Twogroups are made each with 5 to 7 people. An inflated balloon is kept between two participants, except the first and the last pair. They should not touch the balloon with their hands.

They need to walk towards the finishing line as a group. If any balloon touched the ground, the employee will have to restart the process. The group which reaches first wins the game.
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Learning Objectives/Outcomes: Focus, team building, interpersonal communication, leadership skills

5.Blindfold maze

Time: 15 minutes

Number of Participants: 10- 15

Methodology: At first,the participants are blindfolded except the leader, who gives instructions to them. The blindfold participants touch the shoulders of the participants in front of them while they stand in a straight line. Various obstacles are kept for the participants to overcome as they move forward.

The leaders give the instructions to move and the participants move together. The participants move through the obstacles and the leader is not allowed to touch the participants. The round gets complete when the last participant crosses the finishing line.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes:Communication, Trust and Team Building

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Top 5 Indoor Team Building Activities​

1. Newspaper Tower

​Time:30 minutes

Number of participants: 6-15

Methodology:A pile of newspapers are collected and given to each team. The teams have to make tallest tower within a stipulated time without using stables, cello tape, glue etc. The team which creates the highest tower win the activity.
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Learning Objectives/ Outcomes: team building, group dynamics, creativity, communication
 

2. Magic Carpet

​Time:30 minutes

Number of Participants: 5-7

Methodology:Participants are not allowed to put their feet on the ground. As a team, they stand at the top of their tarp and is then asked to "flip" the tarp over without anyone touching the ground. They keep on repeating it unless they reach their target size

Learning Objectives/ Outcomes:  Motivation, understanding the strengths of co workers, leadership, strategy and communication.

3. Blind Drawing

​Time: 10-15 minutes

Number of participants:2 people per group
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Methodology: The participants are divided into groups of two people. Both the participants sit back to back. One participant is given a picture and the other a pen and paper.

The person holding the picture describes the picture without telling naming/telling it. The other person draws it. In the next round role gets reverse. The team which would be closer to the correct drawing wins.
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Learning Objectives/Outcomes: Interpretation, communication, Creative thinking

4. Hula Hoop Pass

​Time: 10 minutes

Number of participants: 5-25

Methodology: The group forms a circle holding hands. The task of the team is to pass the hula hoop around the circle in a specific direction, so that it returns to the starting point.

A variation of this activity can be done by using two hoops (a rope equivalent in size of the hula and a hula ) moved towards the opposite direction.
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Learning Objectives/Outcomes: Inter dependence, coordination, creativity

5.The Barter Puzzle

​Time: 45 – 60 minutes

Number of participants: 5-7 per group

Methodology: Each group is given different jigsaw puzzles with the same difficulty level.

The goal is to find which group completes the puzzle first. Some jigsaw puzzle pieces will be mixed around with the other group’s puzzle. It is upon the team to come up and collect their pieces from the other teams.

Objective: Problem solving, leadership skills, communication, synergy, decision making 

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​These are some of the most engaging top ten corporate teambuilding activities which HR managers can incorporate in their team building programs so as to bring about team bonding and create effective and efficient teams in the workplace

​For conducting a customized team building actvities for your team contact us.
 
Some of the others top team building games conducted by Outlife includes Human Knots, Spider Web, Paper Tower, Pictionary, Quick Draw, Survival  Island, Moon Ball, Helium Stick, Balloon Race, Hula Hoop Circle, Hula Frenzy, Blindfold polygon, Change Wave, Balloon Keep up.

Some of the indoor learning methodologies include Scenario Based Learning, Drama Based Learning, Art Based Learning, Fun Based Learning, Simulation Games, Business Games, Management Games, Group Discussions, Film Making, Story Telling, Painting, Creativity Games, Mystery Games, and Role Plays

Corporate team building activities play a pivotal role in fostering a positive and cohesive work environment. By carefully planning and executing a diverse range of activities, organizations can reap the benefits of improved communication, enhanced collaboration, and increased morale among their teams.
Whether it's through outdoor adventures, indoor challenges, or virtual experiences, team building activities offer valuable opportunities for team members to connect, learn, and grow together. Ultimately, investing in team building is an investment in the success and longevity of the organization as a whole.