Last Friday I had the immense pleasure of participating in a team-building exercise with one of my clients. Typically, I'm a little leery of these adventures. Too many times the experience tries too hard to force people into interactions and the whole affairs ends up being more awkward than productive.
Well, I must say I was very pleasantly surprised. Delighted, as a matter of fact. The game was masterminded by an excellent groups of folks who market "The Go Game". We split into three teams and played for about two hours using the University Avenue area of Palo Alto as our "playground".
The game itself is like a multi-media scavenger hunt. The game is played as each team fans out completing "missions" as directed by the game leader. The game is customized somewhat to the specific team, or company participating.
I don't want to say a whole lot more about the game itself because if you are lucky enough to participate, the surprises are part of the fun. Suffice it to say that it's done in a way in which everyone truly is a "winner". It's challenging and fun, and interactive enough to appeal to extroverts without causing embarrassment or awkward moments for those who are more inhibited.
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