{"id":289,"date":"2018-04-23T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverkinetic.com\/blog\/WP\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2018-04-29T19:18:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T23:18:07","slug":"our-favorite-team-building-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverkinetic.com\/blog\/WP\/our-favorite-team-building-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Team Building Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWith two separate offices and remote workers, sometimes we can feel a little disconnected as a team. So we make an extra effort to come together as a team, from smaller gestures such as decorating the office for birthdays, to bigger gestures like flying team members in to be together for other outings and our annual holiday party.<\/p>\n

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  1. Annual Holiday Party<\/strong>\n
    It\u2019s our favorite tradition and the most anticipated event of the year for the Kinetic team. We spend the day participating in festive team building activities, like holiday BINGO, a white elephant gift exchange, an ugly Christmas sweater competition, and new office games each year. Then in the evening, the teams returns to the office dressed to the nines and ready for some seriously delicious food (catered by Empyrean Events and Catering) and fun. We bring in a photo booth, raffle off some amazing gifts, and end the night with conference room karaoke. It\u2019s an entire day\/night dedicated to spending time as a team, making memories together, and celebrating the year.<\/div>\n

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  2. Escape Room<\/strong>\n
    Participating in Escape Rooms allows us to work with our teammates to reach an objective that isn\u2019t work-related\u2014and is very time-sensitive. It\u2019s always interesting to see peoples\u2019 personalities and skills come to life in a non-work environment. It\u2019s also just a lot of fun, and we find ourselves talking about the puzzles we could\/couldn\u2019t tackle for weeks to come.<\/div>\n

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  3. Food Truck Thursdays<\/strong>\n
    From June-August in Fort Wayne, a dozen or more food trucks line up on Thursday afternoons in a plaza just a few blocks from our downtown office. The selection varies by week, but you can expect to see trucks from Affine, Bravas, Mocha Lounge, Sol Kitchen, Pizza Bomba, Vietnummy, Who Cut the Cheese?, and more. The team looks forward to Thursdays, and it gives us a chance to step outside of the office environment and normal work-related conversations, enjoy the beautiful sunshine (most days), and support some of Fort Wayne\u2019s local businesses.<\/div>\n

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  4. Happy Hour<\/strong>\n
    Fridays at the end of the day, we receive a company-wide message on Slack, prompting us to \u201ccrack open a beer\u201d or \u201cshake our martini.\u201d Sometimes we bust out the cornhole boards, while other Fridays, we might play Cards Against Humanity (or other games), spend the hour tasting cheese, or simply gathering around and hanging out. It\u2019s a great way to end our week.<\/div>\n

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  5. March Madness Bracket<\/strong>\n
    There are admittedly only a few team members who can say they know much about basketball, but we all participate in a bracket, anyway! It\u2019s nice to have a little friendly competition in the office, and it gives us a little something different to talk about for the month of madness. This year, we awarded the champion with a blinged medal!<\/div>\n

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  6. Pedal City<\/strong>\n
    This bike pub crawl was pretty much exactly as it sounds: a bunch of us pedaling this \u201cbar on wheels\u201d at a crawling pace to some of our favorite local downtown bars, like Henry\u2019s and The Deck. It was a hot one, and the Indiana heat was blazing, but it was still a ton of fun to have this unique experience with the team!<\/div>\n

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  7. Scavenger Hunt<\/strong>\n
    We\u2019re pretty big on themes around here, so our scavenger hunts usually have themes, as well, such as exploring downtown, or holiday festivities. We divide into small teams and see who can complete the tasks the fastest\u2014with creative photos documenting the tasks earning bonus points, of course! We get pretty competitive, and looking at the pictures everyone submitted afterward is a good time in itself.<\/div>\n

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  8. Solar Eclipse Outing<\/strong>\n
    It was quite the last-minute scramble, but by dividing and conquering\u2014and demonstrating the true meaning of teamwork\u2014we were able to find solar eclipse glasses for the entire team (after a few stops, a couple very long lines, and several phone calls).<\/div>\n

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  9. Soundtrack to Ulysses\u2019 Life<\/strong>\n
    If you\u2019ve read our other posts, you may recall that our unicorn mascot\u2019s name is Ulysses (short for Lord Ulysses the Unicorn of Fort Millayne). We have a Slack channel dedicated to submitting songs for our playlist to Ulysses\u2019 life. According to our current playlist, which features songs such as \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019,\u201d \u201cWelcome to the Jungle,\u201d \u201cRaise Your Glass,\u201d and \u201cHappy,\u201d Ulysses is a pretty upbeat, happy-go-lucky guy who likes to have a good time. We throw this playlist on shuffle during Happy Hour, setting a positive tone, laughter, and great conversation about who chose songs and why.<\/div>\n

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  10. Team Lunches & Dinners<\/strong>\n
    Whether it\u2019s celebrating a birthday or trying out a new restaurant, we love getting out of the office to celebrate or experience something new together.<\/div>\n

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  11. Themed Celebrations<\/strong>\n
    Everyone\u2019s birthday celebration has a theme and consists of a birthday sign on the front desk, accessories for the entire team to participate in the theme (such as hats, necklaces, etc.), a decorated office space, a birthday banner, a special birthday treat, and sometimes even a pi\u00f1ata. The themes are always unique to the birthday guy\/gal\u2014and a surprise until they show up at the office on the morning of their special day! Themed celebrations are a fun and simple way to get the team involved and boost morale in the office. It also takes teamwork to pull off some of our more elaborate themes!<\/div>\n

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  12. Tincaps Game<\/strong>\n
    Another fun summer team outing is attending a Tincaps game. This last summer, we rented a space and invited families and guests to join in on the festivities. We had great seats during the game, food and drink to enjoy, and got to see the fireworks at the end of the night. Sometimes it\u2019s a nice little spin to be able to include families and guests in Kinetic\u2019s team outings!<\/div>\n

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  13. Wine Tasting at Wine Down or Grapevine<\/strong>\n
    Both of our offices are short distances from some great wine tasting opportunities\u2014so we definitely take advantage of those opportunities! Our offices are full of foodies and wine-lovers, so this one was a must on our list. Wine, cheese, sweets, a happy team and a good time\u2014what more could we ask for from a team building activity?<\/div>\n

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