| Quite a few corporate and retail employers | | | | little more explanation than the other types |
| enjoy looking for fun ways to bring employees | | | | of car racing. The cars used in this type of |
| together. One of those ways is to plan team | | | | race involve the use of a backwards type of |
| building activities.Sometimes team building | | | | steering wheel. |
| activities are held on the premises of an | | | | |
| employer. However, quite often employers will | | | | 3. Communication Exercises |
| provide unconventional team building | | | | |
| opportunities off site. The following is a | | | | Another type of activity involves playing |
| list of some of the most commonly planned | | | | games that require people that do not know |
| types of team building activities: | | | | each other well to talk to each other. These |
| | | | are typically called communication exercises, |
| 1. Problem Solving Games | | | | and are planned to help people improve |
| | | | interpersonal activities within the office. |
| One of the most popular team building | | | | Sometimes employee groups who are involved in |
| activities that involves problem solving is | | | | communication games will play "Twenty |
| "murder mysteries". This particular game | | | | Questions" or "Get to Know You" games. For |
| involves the solving of a mystery with given | | | | instance, one of the questions for the |
| clues. | | | | "Twenty Questions" game could be as follows: |
| | | | |
| Solving a murder mystery is an activity that | | | | "If you could have one new type of food in |
| requires players to use all of his or her | | | | the office cafeteria what would it be?" |
| finest problem-solving skills. While playing | | | | |
| this type of game, some players may be able | | | | The type of direction involved in "Get to |
| to exercise their management skills of | | | | Know You" games could include something along |
| delegation and organization. Likewise, other | | | | the lines of the following: |
| players will learn more about how to work | | | | |
| well with a close-knit employee group. | | | | "Find someone in the room who has the same |
| Treasure Hunts are also another type of | | | | hobby as you." |
| problem solving game that calls for group | | | | |
| activity. This usually involves finding some | | | | Usually communication games not only require |
| type of valuable gift or object with just the | | | | quite a bit of verbal communication, but they |
| use of location or object description hints | | | | may also require non-verbal communication as |
| that are given. This particular type of | | | | well. For instance, most people know what |
| activity is perfect for helping a group of | | | | "Charades" is, or "Pictionary". Charades is a |
| people learn how to follow directions and to | | | | silent acting game and Pictionary is a |
| use time wisely. | | | | drawing/word guessing game. Communication |
| | | | exercises are usually meant for resolving |
| 2. Driving Sport Events | | | | issues that are directly work-related. |
| | | | However, they may also be designed to help |
| Driving events are sometimes planned for | | | | teach employees how to resolve personal |
| employee groups. Quite often these are | | | | issues between one another. |
| planned for pure enjoyment. However, one of | | | | |
| the benefits of planning a driving sport | | | | 4. Social Events |
| event day is that employees learn how to get | | | | |
| along even if they are competing against one | | | | Sometimes entertainment such as music, |
| another. Examples of driving sport events | | | | dancing, or theatre productions may be |
| include quad racing (four wheeler racing), | | | | planned for a corporate event. Moreover, |
| off road racing, buggy racing, and remote | | | | employee events that are organized by |
| control car racing. For a very crazy (in a | | | | employers and/or third party activity |
| good way) adventure some corporate or | | | | coordinators may involve themed parties. Two |
| employee teams may enjoy reverse steer car | | | | of the most popular themed parties include |
| races. | | | | the Wild West theme or the Hawaiian themed |
| | | | party. |
| The reverse steer car race may deserve a | | | | |