Taking Flight: Hands-On Team Building Challenge

Welcome & Warm-Ups (5-10 minutes) Atlanta Challenge staff welcome the group and set expectations for the teamwork activities. We then lead some fun icebreakers that get the group moving and ready to participate fully.

Intro Teamwork Challenge (10-20 minutes) We jump right into the program with a collaborative team activity that requires ideas and input from the entire group to solve. This gets the group engaged and thinking about how they approach teamwork and decisions, and gets them talking about how to improve their teamwork.

Construction Challenge (45 minutes) Teams are given the scenario of meeting a tall order by an important client. Using the materials provided to them, plus app-driven flying components, teams design and build a solution to the customer’s needs, aiming for the maximum distance, hang-time, and accuracy. They also have tight performance measures to meet and a strict budget to operate within. Attention to detail, strategy, and brainstorming are critical factors for team success.

Testing Grounds (20-30 minutes) Teams line up, present their creations, and then demonstrate their performance for all to see. Teams earn points based on how well their team’s project does, provided it meets all of the customer demands. This naturally creates conversations around goal setting, performance, and decision making.

Final Teamwork Challenge (10-20 minutes) This challenge continues to draw upon the team’s ability to bring together each person’s perspectives and combine them to create a successful outcome. The specific activity selection is based on group size, time available, room layout, and the goals of the program.

Team Review & Wrap-up (5 minutes) Teams share their observations about how they performed during the teamwork activities and how those lessons apply to workplace challenges. We end with final thoughts from the team leader and a group picture.