The Team Building Game

Where teams compete to build an effective team building game.

Objectives

• Teams compete to build a great team building game.

• Each team presents their game to the group giving rational, rules and objectives.

• Games are evaluated against how effective they are as a team builder.

• The best game is played by the entire group.

Rules

• Break the group into smaller groups no larger than 5 people in a group.

• Using a Flip Chart or a computer with PowerPoint, the group creates and presents a “Team Building” Game.

• Facilitator will set time limits and any other rules.

Rules

• When the time expires, each team presents their team builder to the entire group giving– Rationalization– Concept– Rules– Objectives

• The facilitators or group vote on which Team Builder is the most effective.

The entire group now plays the winning Team Building Game with the group that created it

acting as the facilitators.

Playing Your Team Building Game

Team Building Basics

• Everyone is different. To build a solid team, everyone must know their teammates. Know your team members.

• Define the team mission or goals. All team members must accept and agree on the team goals.

• Define the team organization, structure and responsibilities.• Define tasks and titles within the group that matches their skills and

responsibilities.• Make a game plan and ensure all members know everyone’s job.• Use group language to develop team ownership of the goals.• Share information freely within the group. Establish strong lines of

communication.• Have fun activities to enhance the team interaction.• Brainstorm and freely share and listen to ideas.

Training Games, Inc. OFFER

• Send your Team Building game ideas to us and we will add them to a free document available for free download (giving full credit) on our site of all Team Building games submitted to us OR

• If we use your game to create a TGI Team Builder for our site, we will send you a free copy of the finished game. Games used must be able to be presented/played on a computer.

• Send to gary@training-games.com.