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The great outdoors is an incredible place for a team adventure! There are so many benefits to spending time in nature. It can lower blood pressure, boost moods, decrease levels of stress and anxiety, increase vitamin d, reduce inflammation, improves sleep, increases happiness – the benefits are endless! For teams, the benefits include all that’s above plus many more! See below for the benefits of taking your team outdoors.
Boost communication skills
While involved in unique tasks, your delegates are building new patterns of and methods of communicating with their teammates.
Increase satisfaction
If you give your team the chance to enjoy the outdoors for the day or even that afternoon, they will be so thankful for the opportunity to engage uniquely with their teammates.
Decrease stress
One of the many benefits of going outdoors with your team is the inevitable mental benefits. Being outside enjoying the sunshine and taking part in activities that distract our mind is a form of mindfulness.
Break down the barriers that exist between individuals
Barriers are what hinder collaboration, appreciation and gratitude between individuals. Outdoor activities get your team thinking, chatting and collaborating in ways that from the surface are not related to work. Slowly breaking down those barriers.
Build a rapport through connection
Go-to jokes and memorable experiences all build a unique rapport at every workplace. Rapports are great conversation go-to’s. They bring people together over hilarious memories that evoke good emotions.
Improve relationships
By breaking down the barriers, building a rapport, boosting communication skills and decreasing stress it will all improve relationships
Improve overall corporate culture
Corporate culture is the basis behind the reason that every office fails or succeeds in it journey to a great workplace.
How to get your team Outdoors
Stuck in their ways some people and even entire teams can find it difficult to break their routine. With the office culture mainly situated within the office itself, it can be hard to take them out of their comfort zone. However, if you plan some epic outdoor team-building events your team will jump at the opportunity to be a part of an event that fosters friendly competitiveness. Why not check out some of these team-building activities below, see if they’re the right fit for your team members.
Team building Activities \ Games
Amazing Race
Based on the hit TV show “The Amazing Race”, this activity is an action-packed team adventure. The Amazing Race game is designed to encourage teamwork and help your team connect through a fun shared experience. We tailor the start & finish location to suit your team with an emphasis on fun activities rather than distance travelled! The Amazing Race team building activity is a scavenger hunt style activity, where teams compete in time challenges and problem-solving tasks designed to encourage teamwork and communication. Each Amazing Race game is different from the last as we tailor the event to suit your chosen conference themes or objectives.
To create a fair race that isn’t solely about speed and fitness, there are no points awarded to the first team across the finish line. Teams will have a set time to complete the event and earn points at the checkpoints along the way. Teams are deducted points for every minute they are late! The Amazing Race team-building activity is available in all Australian capital cities. Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Cairns, and Darwin all make great locations for your next Amazing Race team-building event!
Survivor
Based on the hit TV show “Survivor” is an outdoor team-building activity where teams compete head-to-head in a series of fun challenges. These challenges are designed to help teams break down the barriers that exist between them. These barriers can hinder efficient teamwork, collaboration, and productivity. The Survivor event is a fantastic way to create a well-oiled team. There will be problem-solving and lateral thinking activities that challenge your team to think outside the box. Your group will be divided into teams (tribes) that compete to Outwit, Outsmart & Outplay their opponents. The focus is on working together rather than physical ability so the event is suitable for all ages and physical ability levels. Survivor requires a large flat grassed area, like a park, beach or oval.
Lawn Games
Something simple can be just as effective as putting a team-building activity for your team. Lawn games can be put together by your team or you can interact with a team-building company to take the guesswork out. Lawn games can range from a giant connect 4, to elimination footy. There is also Bean bag toss, smash ball, number toss, giant Jenga, croquet and much more.
Wine Events (Wine Olympics)
Rather than running, jumping, and swimming your way to victory, teams will tackle a very different series of challenges. Grape stomping, wine spitting, cork popping, and an array of winery-related activities make for a competitive, informative, and hilarious event. If you are conferencing in a wine region this event is a fun and enjoyable way to link your event to the region if you are conferencing in a popular wine region such as the Adelaide Hills or Barossa Valley. Don’t worry, participants won’t consume any wine during the Wine Olympics, you can save that for afterwards with a bar tab at your favourite winery, function centre, restaurant or pub. Grape Stomping – Teams race against each other to stomp enough grapes to fill a wine bottle. Waiter Relay – Teams race against each other whilst carrying a tray of wine glasses. Grape Catapults – Teams fire bunches of grapes via replicated catapults towards a landing zone where strategically positioned team members await ready to catch. Cork Toss – Each team receives a box of corks which they must throw into a barrel with the aim of outscoring opponents.
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