Team-building & problem-solving activities involve whole-of-group participation, focusing on developing practical group problem-solving, leadership, communication & teamwork skills.
These team-building problem-solving activities, sometimes called group initiatives, are ideal for groups of young people and adults, new and existing teams, and often stimulate significant growth for a group, especially if they are provided with an opportunity to reflect on their experience upon completion.
Essential Characteristics of Problem-Solving Activities
Team-building problem-solving activities provide an opportunity for groups to communicate, co-operate and compromise with each other as they solve one or more problems as a team. Group initiatives often feature:
- Physical and verbal interaction among group members to solve problems;
- High levels of arousal, excitement and frustration, where patience is often required;
- Opportunities for leadership, trust, communication and group cooperation to emerge;
- Employ a ‘trial-and-error’ approach to learning; and
- Focus on the process, and not just the task at hand.
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Team-Building & Problem-Solving Activity Ideas
The images below provide links to a sample of fun, engaging and highly successful teambuilding exercises that are drawn from playmeo’s innovative activity database.
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