Game Changers – Creative Team Building Activity

Warm-Ups (5 minutes) Atlanta Challenge staff lead fun warm-up activities that get the group moving, laughing, and ready to fully participate.

Intro Team Challenge (10-20 minutes) This is a quick hands-on activity with the entire group to get the juices flowing and focus everyone on the bigger picture of developing the team.

The Teamwork Compass® (15-20 minutes) We lead a short interactive conversation about the key ingredients of teamwork and the individual strengths of each team member. We then use this metaphor throughout the program to help the team become familiar with this powerful tool and create a culture of success.

Team-Up (2 minutes) If the group is not already divided into teams, we conduct a fun, light activity to randomly sort participants into groups.

Game Factory (45-60 minutes) Teams are given instructions and materials for the activity. Each team designs and builds a unique board game using the materials provided. Teams strive to create a game that is creative, competitive, engaging, and genuinely fun to play. As the pressure builds, teams quickly discover that designing a successful game requires communication, adaptability, collaboration, and clear decision-making under pressure.
During the activity, Atlanta Challenge facilitators are available for questions and guidance while also capturing plenty of event photos.

Testing & Gameplay (20-30 minutes) Each team’s game is tested and played by another group based on the criteria provided. This quickly becomes a high-energy and hilarious experience as teams explain their concepts, challenge each other’s creations, negotiate rules disputes, and cheer on the competition. The activity naturally creates valuable conversations about teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and customer experience.

Team Review (5-10 minutes) The group reflects on what helped teams succeed, where communication broke down, how decisions were made under pressure, and what real-world team dynamics showed up during the experience. We then discuss how those lessons apply to workplace situations and team performance.

Wrap-up Activity (10-15 minutes) We end with a fun, thought-provoking activity and a team picture with the group posing alongside their creations.