Occasion · Onboarding
New Hire Team Building
Programs built for orientation: an Orientation SmartHunt® that teaches the campus and the company, game shows written around your own facts, and get-to-know-you formats for a cohort of 30 or a class of 300.
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What team building works for new hire orientation?
Programs that teach the company while people meet each other. An Orientation SmartHunt® sends new-hire teams of 8 to 10 through the campus or venue with photo missions, video challenges and trivia written around your locations, history and people, scored on the SmartHunts® App on iPads we provide, in 2 to 2.5 hours. Orientation Game Show turns the onboarding content into a hosted quiz show, 1 to 1.5 hours, with buzzers depending on group size. Match Me If You Can and Speed Networking are icebreaker formats for a cohort that has never met.
Each is customized to your company before the day, so the trivia, the missions and the answers are yours. Virtual Orientation Game Show runs the same format for remote cohorts in about 75 minutes on participants' own devices.
- Orientation formats
- SmartHunt · game show · icebreaker
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+
- Program length
- 1 to 3 hours
- Founded
- 2010
Onboarding formats
Learn the place
Orientation SmartHunt®: teams of 8 to 10 navigate the campus or HQ with missions about your company, 2 to 2.5 hours, indoors or out.
Learn the company
Orientation Game Show: your history, values and goals as a hosted game show, 1 to 1.5 hours, for 30 to 1,000+ people.
Meet the cohort
Match Me If You Can, Speed Networking and Virtual GuessTeamate: fast get-to-know-you rounds for groups that just met, 1 to 2 hours.
Beyond week one
For a cohort that reconvenes after its first months, Igniting Team Performance® is a 2 to 3 hour program of team initiatives followed by processing discussions on how the new team is actually working, for any number of participants.
New hire programs
Orientation and onboarding formats, in person and virtual.
In person
Orientation SmartHunt®- Length
- 2 to 2.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Orientation Game Show- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Match Me If You Can- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
Igniting Team Performance®- Length
- 2 to 3 hours
- Group size
- Any number of people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Speed Networking- Length
- 1 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
A Minute 2 Win It!- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Virtual
Virtual Orientation Game Show- Length
- Approximately 75 minutes
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
Virtual GuessTeamate- Length
- 1 hour
- Group size
- Any Size people
- Setting
- Indoor
Virtual Match Me If You Can- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
Virtual Speed Networking- Length
- 1 to 1.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
What clients say
It was great to have everyone really into what was going on. And the added conversation and teachings from your lead facilitator were a great plus. Would have loved to do more games, but all the time we spent was valuable! The best team building aspect of our Igniting Team Performance program was everyone being engaged in what was happening. The games and the competition are both fun and our group as a whole enjoyed the activities very much.
Rachel
Uber
I appreciate your team and wanted you to know you have some great people working there.
Beth
Kaplan Consulting Network
The Igniting Team Performance program you delivered got very positive feedback from our staff. They’ve requested more of these types of events in the future. Thank you.
Amanda
Providence Englewood School
Frequently asked questions
Can the content be about our company?
Yes. Orientation SmartHunt® missions and Orientation Game Show questions are customized from material you provide before the day: history, locations, people and fun facts. Virtual Orientation Game Show covers the company's history, values, management structure and goals for remote cohorts, played on participants' own Apple or Android devices.
How many new hires can take part?
Orientation SmartHunt®, Orientation Game Show, Match Me If You Can and Speed Networking each run from 30 to 1,000+ participants. Teams run in parallel: 8 to 10 per team on an Orientation SmartHunt®, 6 to 10 in Orientation Game Show, 6 to 8 in Speed Networking. Across the catalog, groups run from 30 to 6,000+.
Is there a minimum group size?
Orientation Game Show and Virtual Match Me If You Can are priced from a minimum of 30 participants, and Orientation SmartHunt® from a minimum of 50. Virtual GuessTeamate runs at any size and Igniting Team Performance® for any number, so a small cohort still has options.
Is there a virtual version for remote hires?
Yes. Virtual Orientation Game Show runs about 75 minutes on participants' own devices. Virtual Speed Networking (1 to 1.5 hours), Virtual GuessTeamate (1 hour) and Virtual Match Me If You Can (1 to 1.5 hours) also run for distributed cohorts on your video conferencing platform. See all virtual programs.
How long should an onboarding activity be?
Orientation Game Show runs 1 to 1.5 hours and fits inside an orientation agenda. An Orientation SmartHunt® runs 2 to 2.5 hours and doubles as a tour of the campus or venue. Igniting Team Performance® runs 2 to 3 hours for a cohort that reconvenes after its first months.
What space and equipment do we need?
Orientation Game Show and Match Me If You Can need about 25 sq. ft. per person. Match Me If You Can uses a projector and screen plus a microphone and speaker system. An Orientation SmartHunt® runs anywhere: city, suburbs, attraction, park or campus, on iPads we provide loaded with the SmartHunts® App.
Can it run indoors or outdoors?
Orientation SmartHunt®, Orientation Game Show, Speed Networking, Igniting Team Performance® and A Minute 2 Win It! are all listed for indoor or outdoor settings. Match Me If You Can is an indoor program. The virtual editions run online from wherever each member of the cohort is working.
What is included?
Professional facilitators on every program. Orientation SmartHunt® includes the program, prep, production coordination, all materials, program design, a facilitator and staffing. Orientation Game Show includes the game show host and staffing, and may include buzzers depending on the number of participants. Delivery is nationwide with no added travel costs in the continental U.S.
Who runs the program?
A professional facilitator or game show host, with support staff, on every program since 2010. Speed Networking includes a lead facilitator, staffing and the rotational matrix design. Virtual Speed Networking includes a host and a tech facilitator. Igniting Team Performance® includes a professional host and support staff.
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