Energizers, Icebreaker Activities & Other 1 Hour Team Building
Quick and to-the-point individual activities for break-out sessions, energizers and more.
Overview
Icebreaker games, energizer activities, and similar short team building activities are a great way to invigorate meeting participants, reinforce key concepts, or let participants relax and integrate. Let us know your goals, and we can deliver a tailored activity that will be right on target.
Goals
Goals / Skills / Analytical
Vision / Strategies / Conceptual
Systems / Tools / Organizational
Culture / Support / Relational
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Agenda & Activities
Quick and to-the-point individual activities
for break-out sessions, energizers and more.
Sometimes there just isn’t enough time for a full team building session. If you have 30 to 90 minutes to fill and want to make a strong point or just let your group unwind during a big meeting, we can deliver a tailored activity that will get everyone involved, thinking, and having fun.
Warm-Ups (5-10 minutes) Atlanta Challenge staff lead some fun warm-up activities that get the group moving and ready to fully participate.
Team-Up (2-5 minutes) If the group is not already split into teams, we lead a fun game to randomly sort participants into teams. This is also a good idea if the group has been sitting at the same tables for an extended time.
Team Challenge (30-45 minutes) Teams are given instructions and materials for the activity. During the activity, Atlanta Challenge staff are available for questions and will take pictures. Select from several activity options.
Talking Points (5-15 minutes) The team is provided with a hardcopy of a simple model for utilizing the skill set behind the main theme of the activity you select.
Team Review (5-10 minutes) The team shares their observations about how they performed, and how to apply those lessons to specific situations faced on the job.
ACTIVE OPTIONS
45-90 minute on-your-feet energizers
with great lessons
ALL TIED UP
Utilizing the entire team to win
LIFE RAFT
Everyone working together
PRODUCT TRANSFER
Seeing the big picture
MELT DOWN
Seeing strengths in others
EVOLUTIONS
Adapting to change quickly
TAKING FLIGHT
Thinking out of the box
SEATED OPTIONS
Activities that enhance skills and provide
opportunities for group interaction.
SHAPE UP
Power of clear communication
M*A*S*H
Group consensus building
BRIDGING THE GAP
Utilizing everyone’s strengths
COURT ROOM
Negotiation and agreement
MARBLE RUN
Breaking out of silos
CHAIN REACTION
Strategic decision making
MELTING ICEBERGS
Adapting to new realities
PRODUCT ROLL-OUT
Handling change
WORKSHOP OPTIONS
Quick content and conversations about
important team topics.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Using conflict, not hiding it
FEEDBACK EXERCISE
Giving and receiving feedback
ADVOCACY & INQUIRY
Power of clear communication
TEAMWORK COMPASS KEYNOTE
Interactive keynote speech.
TEAM BRAINSTORMING
Creativity for the uncreative
GREATEST TEAM
Utilizing everyone’s strengths
BUILDING TRUST
Building and restoring trust
PERSONAL ACTION PLAN
Turning intentions into reality
Ask us about additional topics and custom content.
Active Options
ALL TIED UP
Utilizing the entire team to win
Participants discover the power of team problem solving as they attempt to solve a tough dilemma, but they can only be successful by everyone working together.
TAKING FLIGHT
Thinking out of the box
Teams take on the seemingly simple task of making an effective paper airplane, but the solution is tricky when faced with an unlikely selection of materials.
LIFE RAFT
Focusing on the big picture
Small teams learn the importance of working with other groups rather than going it alone. After all, we’re all in the same boat, and this activity shows how to use that.
EVOLUTIONS
Adapting to change quickly
To be successful we must adapt, and in this game teams must decide what features their team will change in order to survive in the future.
PRODUCT TRANSFER
Seeing the big picture
Teams try to deliver an assortment of products to various client locations. Each product and location has different rewards and different risks.
TAKING FLIGHT
Thinking out of the box
Teams take on the seemingly simple task of making an effective paper airplane, but the solution is tricky when faced with an unlikely selection of materials.
We have many more options available, and we can build custom activities.
Seated Activity Options
SHAPE UP
Power of clear communication
Teams are given several sets of puzzle pieces and matching outlines. Communication is key, as assemblers must rely on instructions from their team mates.
MARBLE RUN
Breaking out of silos
Small teams transport several items to a new location, but their device must sync up with the other teams in order to be successful. A fun and energetic endeavor.
M*A*S*H
Group consensus building
Teams work to reach a consensus in a difficult scenario. Powerful lesson in group decision making and the dangers of assumptions based on incomplete information.
CHAIN REACTION
Strategic decision making
A small team challenge that tests a group’s ability to quickly make and implement decisions. A great lesson in focusing on key elements of a project.
BRIDGING THE GAP
Utilizing everyone’s strengths
Graphic illustration of the effects of individual agendas overriding team purpose and the critical difference that common vision, values and goals makes on performance.
MELTING ICEBERGS
Adapting to new realities
In the changing environment they face, teams brainstorm a new business model that will allow them to not just survive, but thrive in this new world.
COURT ROOM
Negotiation and agreement
Participants negotiate a legal contract in a game of winners and losers. A great negotiation skills role play that develops negotiation tools and techniques.
PRODUCT ROLL-OUT
Handling change
Teams overcome a series of change requests from a demanding client as they design and deliver the product they are looking for.
We have many more options available, and we can build custom activities.
Mini Workshop Options
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Using conflict, not hiding it
A simple but powerful tool for handling conflict, presenting concerns to others, and graciously receiving input from team mates in order to make progress.
TEAM BRAINSTORMING
Creativity for the uncreative.
A simple model for how to effectively brainstorm, followed by a team creativity session to solve a specific issue that the group needs to solve.
FEEDBACK EXERCISE
Giving and receiving feedback
Participants role play giving and receiving feedback, and are provided with an alternative approach to improve resolution in feedback situations. An effective means of getting the feedback outcome desired – communicating without losing rapport or creating tension and conflict.
GREATEST TEAM
Utilizing everyone’s strengths
Participants discuss the greatest team they have ever experienced and reflect on what made them so effective. Draws the attributes of great teams from participants to provide an anchor and ownership of the qualities they will need themselves to perform as an effective team.
ADVOCACY & INQUIRY
Power of clear communication
Participants practice an approach for sharing their ideas while also actively listening to another’s ideas. The goal is to create agreements based on understanding, and head off disputes before they even begin.
BUILDING TRUST
Building and restoring trust
A short and energetic fun game that demonstrates the effect of different trust levels on team performance. Team discussion about what builds and what erodes trust on the team. (Don’t worry, it’s not a trust fall!)
COMPASS KEYNOTE
Interactive keynote speech.
Atlanta Challenge’s president delivers a powerful message based on the Teamwork Compass®, a powerful tool for helping leaders and teams be the best they can be.
PERSONAL ACTION PLAN
Turning intentions into reality
What are participants going to do differently on their re- turn to the office? What is the one thing they can do that will have a positive impact, no matter how small?
We have many more options available, and we can build custom activities.
Details
Length
45-90 minutes
Activity
Light
Location
Indoors
Group Size
35-500 people
Includes
Complete facilitation, participant handouts if applicable, project supplies and event photos.
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