As employers adapt to managing more remote or hybrid teams, one of the more overlooked challenges is team-building. Back in the age of Office-dwellers, we took for granted how much a shared physical space contributed to a feeling of belonging among team members. But according to Upwork’s 2021 Future of Work Report, over 40 million workers are expected to be working remotely in the next 5 years, so managers can’t rely on those serendipitous encounters in the hallway anymore.
Besides boosting team morale, collaboration and fighting loneliness, virtual team-building can even increase team productivity. So here’s to a future with more engaging, intentional gatherings, even if they’re virtual. Below are a few fun activities we think could make for some great team-building times.
Hosted Activities
Coursehorse
Activities:
- Scavenger hunts
- Trivia nights
- Escape rooms
- Murder mystery
Group size: Up to 15 people
Time commitment: 1 – 1.25 hours
Elevant
Activities:
- Scavenger hunts
- Trivia nights
- Escape rooms
- Murder mystery
- Game shows
- Tastings (food, wine, or cocktails)
- Wellness (movement, plants, yoga, yo chi, etc.)
- Art sessions (paint, origami, sculpture, etc.)
Group size: Up to 250 people
Time commitment: Varies
Confetti
Activities:
- Scavenger hunts
- Trivia nights
- Escape rooms
- Murder mystery
- Game shows
- Tastings (food, wine, or cocktails)
- Wellness (movement, plants, yoga, yo chi, etc.)
- Art sessions (paint, origami, sculpture, etc.)
Group size: Up to 160 people
Time commitment: Varies
Sherlock Escape Rooms
Activities: Escape rooms (e.g. The Shipwreck, Cabin in the Woods, The Lost Kingdom)
Group size: Up to 8 people
Time commitment: 1 hour
LockBox: 360 Escape rooms
Activities:Escape rooms (e.g. Timeline, CIA, Order of Illusionists)
Group size: 10 – 15 people
Time commitment: 1 – 1.5 hours
Luco Online
Activities:Escape rooms (e.g. Basement & Barbarians, Hansel & Gretel, Monster Hunters Academy)
Group size: 2 – 8 people
Time commitment: 1 – 1.5 hours
Confundrum escape rooms
Activities:Escape rooms (e.g. Blackbeard’s Brig, Twisted Woods)
Group size: 2 – 8 people
Time commitment: 1 hour
Play-on-your-own Activities
If you have a smaller group and like the freedom to play without a host, here are a few self-initiated group games.
Black Noir Escape
Activity: Escape room
Group size:3-5 people
Time commitment: However long it takes
Modern Genius
Activity: Escape room
Group size:3-5 people
Time commitment: However long it takes
Trapped in the Web
Activity: Escape rooms (e.g. Escape Fest, The Missing, Lockdown Breakout, Space Race)
Group size:3-5 people
Time commitment: However long it takes
Enchambered
Activity: Escape rooms (e.g. Apart in Time, Together at Heart)
Group size:32 players, but multiple people can share in the puzzle-solving fun
Time commitment: However long it takes
Lost in the Arctic
Activity: Escape rooms (e.g. Apart in Time, Together at Heart)
Group size:3-5 people
Time commitment: However long it takes
Enjoy!
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