Tools and Checklists

Starting from a list generated by attendees to Kim's Emotional Intelligence session at the 2017 PMI Global Conference, following is a list of interesting team building activities.

Guidelines

In general, here are some good guidelines for team building activities:

• Understand the personality of your team before you schedule a team-building event
• Movies, amusement parks, and arcades are not effective for team building (they're great for celebrations though)
• Problem-solving events (scavenger hunts, locked room, ropes courses) work well
• Be aware of peoples' physical limitations
• Think outside the box - shared experiences work as well as problem-solving events

Suggestions

• A sensory scavenger hunt, where clues use all the senses to appeal to multiple learning styles
• Cooking together
• Zip line
• Community service
• Happy hour
• Pedicures and margaritas