THE HAPPY TEAM PROJECT

ACTIVATE VIRTUAL TEAMS

FUN+ Team Building

Innovation | Gamification | Engagement

Team Activators challenges conventional team engagement

by blending fun and learning using innovative, gamified set
ups designed for distributed teams working from home
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Why Virtual Team Building

Challenge while working from home

When sharing physical space, teams have multiple touch points that help
build camaraderie, trust and collaborative spirit

With work from home taking center stage, despite peak productivity,
research suggests a drop in morale and camaraderie within the team

Transitioning engagement to the Virtual Space

Our team has worked extensively in ideating fun, meaningful activities that
can be delivered virtually.

The activities create opportunities to collaborate and compete while lifting

the team spirit and fostering a feeling of belonging

Several activities also deliver digital memories that go a long way as a

marketing and branding exercise
Session Structure

Session Duration: 45 – 90 mins

Icebreakers : 15- 20 mins

Helps get the energy and competitive spirit flowing.

The activities chosen depend on group size and
energy levels and range from Gif Wars to Bingos

Main Activity : Duration depends on the activity

Activities can be picked from our list of starter,

standard and premium activities based on objectives

DeBrief: Duration depends on the objective

The session will be optionally concluded with a debrief

that captures the relevant takeaways
Acapella

The team collaborates to create a musical masterpiece that involves every single one of them

Key Focus
Areas
Shared memory Collaboration

Sense of belonging Foster team spirit

Duration: 10 –20 mins Group Size: 10 - 1000

Each team member will be tasked in creating specific
parts of the track as per specific instructions and
guidelines: vocals, beats, tones and body percussion

The activity is designed to work with members who

don't possess high musical abilities

Our team will create an acapella video that integrates all

the fragments into a beautiful symphony

Takeaway: In the backdrop of the context, we expect Demo Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4w55AXsZa0

this song to bind the team together
War Cry

This legendary Maori Tribe inspired activity is a sure fire way to get your team pumped even if they are working from
home or across different locations

Key Focus

Remote Collaboration Diffuse Stress

Energize Shedding Inhibitions

Duration: 20 – 60 mins Group Size: 10 - 1000

Haka is popularized by the New Zealand rugby team and

can act as a great stress buster and energizer

Our remote take on this helps participants shed

inhibitions and step outside their comfort zone

Watching everyone perform The Haka simultaneously

will amplify the experience

Post the Haka session, we will have the team create its
own version of a war cry with gestures & posturing
Make a Movie

Brings the team together to produce, script, direct, act, shoot, edit and launch a movie. This activity is a great metaphor
for managing a project with diverse modules as a group
Key Focus
Areas
Cross functional collaboration Task breakdown
Remote project management Managing Disagreements

Duration: 2 - 4 hrs Group Size: 20 - 100

The team will need to direct, script , act and edit the
short film as per the guidelines laid out.

Story telling, Editing and Directorial guidance will be

provided to enable the team working remotely bring the
vision to life

Tasks are broken down after identifying individual

strengths and gaps. The idea of the activity is to foster a
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creative and collaborative setting
Home Olympics

It engages the team through a series of fun challenges to push their comfort zones while working from home

Key Focus
Areas
Know your teammates Boost morale

Identify Individual strength Fun and Play

Duration: 1 - 2 hrs Group Size: 20 - 200

The teams are divided into groups and each group is
presented with an exciting range of challenges

The team members will need to collaborate and work

together to complete the challenges and beat the clock

The challenges are designed to help the team discover

fun aspects about colleagues and help push comfort
zones

A fun after movie encapsulating some of the best

submissions will be shared with the team post the
activity
Picture In Pixel

This fun and energetic activity showcases team members’ passions and individuality in a remote, fun setting that can
help uplift the team spirit
Key Focus
Areas
Know your colleagues Belonging

Creativity Brand Building

Duration: 1 hour Group Size: 20 - 1000

Participants are challenged to get creative and express
their uniqueness & passions using props available at
home in a lively, fun and creative setting as per
guidelines shared by our team

This activity highlights the importance of receptive

language in effective communication as a remote team.

The pictures shared are stitched together in a fun video

format bringing out each team members individuality

The big picture with the message can be printed to make

it a mural that adorns an office wall once they are back
Domino Challenge

This high spirited activity has remote teams work together to create a grand contraption where the domino effect
traverse across the panels on the video conferencing platform
Key Focus
Areas
Remote Collaboration Problem Solving

Planning and Execution Effective communication

Duration: 1.5 – 2.5 hrs Group Size: 20 - 200

This one-of-a-kind activity is bound to get your group thinking

out of the box and is a lot of fun!

Remote teams come together to create a Rube Goldberg style

machine consisting of a series of virtually connected
contraptions made from common household items that
showcases the workspace

It provides a platform for individuals to leverage their creativity

and work closely with colleagues in linking the contraptions
and deciding the structure and work towards the envisioned
goal
Doodle from Home
This fun & engaging challenge is great for teams working remotely to come together and work on a shared uplifting
message with doodles of creativity

Key Focus
Areas
Big Picture Thinking Boost team morale

Involve family Creativity

Duration: 1.5 – 2.5 hrs Group Size: 20 - 200

Each team member work with materials and colors

available at home to bring out aspects and elements of
their work from home experience.

Themes and instructions are shared by our facilitators

Individual images are stitched together as per

specifications to bring out the Big Picture

Extra points
Involve supportive family members and pets for extra
points
Wrecked

Conveys the importance of communication between members of the same team and across different teams.

Key Focus
Areas
Problem Solving Remote Collaboration

Effective listening Prioritization

Duration: 10 - 20 mins Group Size: 10 - 200

Team members are given the scenario that they have

been wrecked and are stranded in the middle of the
ocean and all they have is a matchbox and 15 objects on
board with them.

Teams need to prioritize these objects in order to

survive. Wrecked engages every member and helps
bridge the communication gap across teams.

Teams will see the substantial increase in changes of

survival while working together
 Wink Murder

It is a game of guessing, acting and demonstrating negotiation and convincing skills

Key Focus

Fun and play Observation

Energize teams Quick thinking

Duration: 20-30 mins Group Size: 10 - 200

A fun remote game of cat and mouse between the assassin

and detectives

The assassin begins to “murder” people by winking at them

ensuring their identity isn’t exposed

The Detective tries to discover who the Murderer is before

everyone dies

Other players can add to the mayhem by misleading the

detective
 Blind Origami

The purpose of this activity is to highlight the importance of providing clear requirements and keen listening

Key Focus

Fun and play Listening skills

Effective Communication Quick thinking

Duration: 20-30 mins Group Size: 10-200

In this activity one team member makes an origami figure using

our instructions.

Without seeing, each person must attempt to reproduce the

origami based only on what the team member is instructing them!

The ultimate goal is to have each member create a craft closely

resembling the original

This demonstrates how ambiguity in communication and

discounting process can lead to deviation from desired outcome
Lip Sync Battle

An exciting activity to bring your team together and get them grooving to some of the world's most famous tunes

Key Focus
Areas
Team Cohesion Know your colleague

Creativity Shared memory

Duration: 1 hour Group Size: 20 - 1000

Participants are challenged to get creative and express

their uniqueness & passions using props available at
home in a lively, fun and creative setting.

This is a fun, high energy, interactive activity where the

mic is off, but the battle for the best rockstar is on!

Lip sync battle is a perfect way to engage your teams,

keep them laughing and cheering.

This activity reinforces values of teamwork,

collaboration and creativity.
 Virtual TeamProv

Corporates love to play improv games, but you can’t do improv while being distanced, right? Wrong.

Key Focus
Teamwork & Communication Listening skills
➢
Shedding Inhibitions Quick thinking

Duration: 20-30 mins Group Size: 20 - 1000

Improv is where the plot, characters and dialogue of a

game, scene or story are made up in the moment.

Our facilitator drives the session throwing out fun scenarios,

getting the team to feed off each others energy bringing out
the crazy side of your colleagues

Improv also is a great way to get the team to be attentive

listeners and effective communicators. This tests quick
decision making while working with limited information
Amazing Race - Home Edition

The virtual version of our blockbuster activity- The Amazing Race

Key Focus
Areas
Precision Team Work
Creativity Empathy

Duration: 1 hour Group Size: 20 - 1000

A unique, new age activity that engages the whole team with
challenges that allow for planning & communication with a
dash of craziness.
The activity is themed on a format where clues need to be
cracked by the team to uncover fun challenges that require
the team to call on their problem solving skills and creativity.
the tasks will engage them mentally and physically making
sure they remain active and at their feet throughout the
activity
So get your shoes on and get ready in 3..2..1...
 The MadAd Show

A game show where knowledge and creativity meets madness

Key Focus

Creativity Listening skills

Communication Quick thinking

Duration: 1 hour Group Size: 20 - 1000

The MadAd Show is an opportunity to bring out individual

and collective talent of everyone participating in it.

The idea behind conducting this is to provide a platform to

explore their creativity and stage presence skills along with
their knowledge

Starting off with a quiz show on popular and retro ads, the
activity ends with the participants making an advertisement
of their own
 Bingo!
The Bingo is a great way to get to know your colleagues

Key Focus

Know Your team Spark Conversations

Network Fun and Play

Duration: customizable Group Size: 20 - 1000

Our take on the classic Bingo is a great way to getting to know

your teammates

The rules can be customised for added fun and integrated with
themed Happy Hours that lead to interesting conversations

This activity is ideal for new teams coming together or for

distributed teams who have minimal face time with each other
Team Activators Quiz

Personalized Quiz sessions that keep the team spirit high and the mind alert

Key Focus
Know your teams Fun and play

Boost morale Team bonding

Duration: 1 hour Group Size: 20 - 100

The TA quiz is possibly one of the most fun quizzes doing the
rounds

From multiple choices to AV clues, this quiz activates your

competitive spirit and keeps you hooked

The quiz can be customized to make it your own where the

questions and answers relate to the quirks of your colleagues
Sixty Seconds: Home Edition

A perfect combination of the brain and brawn. this activity is a sure entertainer.

Key Focus

Trust Building Fun and Play

Team bonding Boost morale

Duration: 20-30 mins Group Size: 20 - 100

60 seconds is an activity where your team partakes in a

series of fun, exciting challenges using readily available
objects at your work from home set up

With a range of activities, can you help your team top the
leaderboard or will the twists thrown by our facilitator knock
you down?

This fun, light hearted activity helps build trust and

camaraderie within the team
 Precondition

A perfect example to see what kind of amazing creations teams can come up with

Key Focus

Effective Communication Remote Collaboration

Lateral Thinking Managing Constraints

Duration: 20-30 mins Group Size: 20 - 100

Precondition challenges teams to think laterally and

develop stories jointly

The stories have to adhere to ALL the preset conditions

set out by our facilitator.

The best stories will be a collaborative effort that will

allow ideas from all teammates to be weaved into the
story line

This activity acts as a test for the team’s listening and

communication skills.
Do you Accept ?

An activity that gives dilemma a whole new meaning!

Key Focus

Managing Disagreements Effective Communication

Evaluating trade-offs Decision making

Duration: 20-30 mins Group Size: 20 - 100

This is an activity about decisions. Tough decisions!

Your team will be presented with incredibly difficult

choices, with each choice coming with its set of trade offs.

The teams will have to discuss the scenarios, evaluate the

pros and cons of each choice and agree on a path

This activity develops the team’s ability to navigate

disagreements and communicate effectively
Virtual Beat Studio

Virtual Beat Studio is an end in itself rather than preparation for a performance.

Key Focus

Spontaneity Team bonding

Collaboration Creativity

Duration: 30-45 mins Group Size: 20 - 100

The main objective of this session is to share rhythm and get

in tune with each other where everyone feeds off each others
energy

Creatively use household items, ranging from buckets to

cutlery and work with your team in creating a harmony

With teams working remotely, this facilitated activity is a

great way to get the spirits high
Activities

Starter
● Wrecked ● Precondition
● Virtual Team Prov ● Do you accept ?
● Bingo etc

Standard
● Home Olympics ● MadAd Show
● Wynk Murder ● Blind Origami
● Doodle from home ● Sixty Seconds
● Amazing Race- Home Edition

Premium:
● Picture in Pixel ● TA Quiz
● Acapella ● Virtual Beat Studio
● Warcry ● Make a Movie
● V-Domino Challenge ● Lip sync Karaoke
“ “
We had a great time; I want to talk We had engaged with Team Activators for

about a few things that really stood our Team Meet this year and it has been

out in this session – most important a terrific session. We experienced a lot of

part in any activity is the story and I unique and different ways of bringing

loved the way the trainers weaved people closer in today’s activities. We are

that together. We thought we could thoroughly pleased with the outcome and

not get it done but once the team we appreciate the efforts of Team

started discussing we came up with Activators.

good ideas and it gave us a sense of

achievement on completing it.

Esha , Accenture Richard White , Flexco