Jul 17, 2013

Team Building - The Icebox Style

 

As many Human Resource Directors would stress, the ability to work together as a team is imperative to the success of a business.   To stay true to The Icebox culture, a typical team building exercise wouldn’t cut it.  Instead it would have to be something organic, fun and unique. 

Hence, the Beltline Bonanza Scavenger Hunt was born.  Why the Beltline?  Because our office is located at the start (or end depending how you look at it) of the Beltline – a new walking/running path in Atlanta. 

In our minds, a successful team building event should incorporate problem solving, identifying and executing specific roles in the team, constructing team strategies, engaging the competitive nature, breaking down barriers, inspiring creativity, and forming bonds between team members all while having a ton of fun.   

The next step was to roll up our sleeves and get to work.  We didn’t hire an outside company to develop or manage this project…no, we did it ourselves.  Using the Beltline as our frame of reference and inspiration, we created scavenger-hunt-type-of activities that were crazy yet fun. 

The rules where easy; break up into teams, each individual gets a booklet which outlines all the activities then let the group loose.  The teams had to be back at the office by a specific time with books in hand and visit one of the judges, who would total the points associated with particular tasks.  The team with the most points wins!

Below are some photos of the type of tasks that had to be completed!

 

 

The group loved it!  They were energetic and competitive, they worked with others they typically don’t work with, created team strategies on how to attack the tasks but all in all they had a ton of fun. 

Be on the lookout for a bunch of Icebox employees running up and down the beltline in the near future.  The 2^nd annual Beltline Bonanza is already in the works. 

 

The team at The Icebox would like to extend a huge thank you to Michael Cox from BroderBros., Co. for the inspiration, the help and ultimately sponsoring the event!