TEAM BUILDING

TEAM - A group of people who collaborate or work together to toward a common goal

WHAT IS TEAM BUILDING?

- the action or process of causing a group of people to work together effectively as a team, especially by
means of activities and events designed to increase motivation and promote cooperation.
- refers to the activities undertaken by groups of people in order to increase their motivation and boost
cooperation.

TEAM BUILDING PROCESS

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM BUILDING

1. BUILDS TRUST
2. REGULATES COMMUNICATION
3. INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY
4. BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER
5. FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND LEARNING
6. HEALTHY COMPETITION
7. MAKES PEOPLE MORE ACCEPTING
8. RESOLVES CONFLICTS
9. IMPROVES COMPANY CULTURE
Objectives of Team Building
1. Acquaint and establish connections.
2. Encourage communication and teamwork.
3. Improve morale and engagement.
4. Foster innovation and creativity.
5. Build trust and team bonds.
6. Address interpersonal problems within the group.
7. Improve inter-team communication.
8. Enhance the productivity of employees.
9. Increased motivational levels among team members.
10. Inculcate leadership skills among employees.

What is the purpose of team building activities for students?

- Team building allows students to develop stronger relationships, trust among each other, and to address any
weaknesses. The purpose of having a team building activities for students is to bring them out of their own
comfort zones; to empower individuals to contribute to common goals; and lastly, to improve the leadership,
teamwork, and communication skills.

Examples of team building activities are:

• The Human knot

 - A classic team building game. Let your students stand in a circle, giving hands. Now, students have
to tangle themselves by walking in between students in front of them, going over or under locked
hands. They can also go between other students’ legs. They have to make a knot keeping their hands
locked to the other students. Now, two other students need to work together and give instructions to
the human knot. They have to find a way to untangle it.

•Minefield
     - Define a square area in your classroom. You can use tape for this. Now, place plastic cones or cups
everywhere in the square area. This now represents a minefield. Again, such as in the activity above, split up
students in groups of two. One is blindfolded, the other gives instructions. The blindfolded students have to
cross the minefield without touching or knocking down the plastic cups. The other students give accurate
commands so the blindfolded students can cross the minefield without blowing up a “mine”.
•Egg Drop
     - Give each team an uncooked egg and put all the office supplies in a pile. Give everyone 15-30 minutes to
use the given supplies and build a contraption around the egg that will keep the egg from dropping or breaking.
Need ideas for supplies? Consider supplies like tape, pencils, straws, plastic utensils, packing material,
newspapers, rubber bands, etc. when the time is up, ask the teams to drop their egg contraption off the
building and see which egg survives.

• Blind Drawing
     - Blind drawing requires 2 players to sit back-to-back. One player is given a picture of an object or word.
The person doesn’t know what it is and he has to describe the image using words that will help in identifying
the object. The other person draws the object on the basis of the given verbal description and their own
guesswork.

• Scavenger Hunt
     - While this icebreaker game requires some preparation, it encourages students to be collaborative:
planning a strategy, dividing up tasks and communicating progress. Split your students into teams and give
them a time limit to find as many items as possible on a list you’ve provided. You can make this more
challenging by offering clues or riddles rather than the names of items.