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Don't settle for a run-of-the-mill team building exercise when you can have a fully professionally-facilitated team building program experience! Our corporate team building activities are designed to:
- Enhance individual and team growth
- Improve stronger connections within the team
- Strengthen your team's bond, trust, cohesiveness, and communication
- Provide key insights and applicable skill sets amongst your teammates
BEST has delivered corporate team building activities to thousands of corporate companies with 30 to over 6,000 participants. Whether your team is gathered in-person or online, our lineup of the most popular in-person and virtual corporate team building programs has the BEST solution for every team and goal.
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As seen on the popular TV game show, and adapted for team play, your group will participate in rounds of fast-paced tabletop challenges. The competition heats up as one-minute games are practiced and scored using commonplace items like pencils, plastic cups and a deck of cards. Teams will cheer and have a blast as they vie to be named A Minute 2 Win It! Champions!
This engaging get-to-know-you event incorporates a series of fun and challenging icebreaker activities, which are conducted in small table group rotations. After every 15-minute challenge, teams are quickly reformed and a new challenge begins, allowing for maximum networking opportunities. This team building program is a fun and engaging way to strengthen bonds and encourage open and productive workplace interaction.
This exclusive training will guide your team through a progressive series of engaging initiatives followed by rich processing discussions focused on high-performing teams. Throughout the program, demonstrated skills are acknowledged while areas for improvement are identified and immediately applied during subsequent activities. Igniting Team Performance® will enhance individual and team performance in the workplace.
Our engaging, trademarked training program that highlights the positive impacts of organizational synergy, both in sharing best practices and celebrating your colleagues’ successes. It begins with two sub-teams completing various challenges separately, attempting to improve their own performance and reaching goals for the other team to beat. This is followed by a surprise twist that reinforces the message of team collaboration.
Go for the gold with Team Olympics, a high-energy program that combines athletic-inspired team challenges with spirited collaboration and friendly competition. Whether hosted indoors or outdoors, this program is a surefire way to ignite energy, camaraderie, and lasting team pride.
In this collaborative event, teams work together to build an actual bridge that has the strength to support the weight of the entire group. There are two amazing aspects of this project. Each section of the bridge will be an independent artistic representation of your future mission and goals AND the principal building materials of the structure are cardboard and duct tape!
Put the pedal to the metal and get your group fired up with Go-Kart Competition, a high-octane event where teams turn into competing pit crews and drivers – designing and building their own self-powered go-karts to race to the finish line. Promoting teamwork, creative originality and hilarious fun, this event is a winner no matter which go-kart comes in first.
Immerse your group in a world of mystery, intrigue, and detective work with our exciting team challenge, Crack the Case!® In this fun challenge, participants will be placed in the shoes of trainees close to completing a private investigator course, studying to become elite detectives. The program is a challenge that is the final test of their skills before receiving certification as detectives. In order to succeed, they must work together to solve a series of puzzles and challenges designed to test...
Test your team’s physical grit, mental agility, and group strategy in Corporate Survivor - a dynamic series of team-building challenges loosely inspired by the hit reality TV show. Designed to push collaboration, communication, and trust to the limit, this high-energy program brings out competitive spirits in a fun, structured, and unforgettable way.
Momentum is an inventive team building event where each sub-team will be tasked with designing and building a Rube Goldberg-style chain reaction machine to accomplish a simple task. Teams must collaborate and strategize together to not only create a successful contraption but also to out-design other teams and ultimately be declared the Momentum champions!
Teams will utilize their creative brainpower to build a working catapult, which will launch small objects when completed. This corporate team building activity has two distinct launch phases, which add to the challenge and fun. The first phase is the launch-for-distance competition, while the second phase tests accuracy. The pressure to succeed builds, as each team attempts to earn the most points.
Fiesta Fun! is a delicious and exciting recipe contest where your teams will combine creativity with culinary skill to make their own brand of Salsa, Guacamole and Golden Margaritas! Experience the sights, sounds and flavor of Mexico with the beat of Mexican music setting the stage for this gastronomical team builder. Once the creations are finished, it’s on to the judges table to see who will win the medal for best taste, creativity and presentation.
Nothing says teamwork like a huge Corporate Canvas painted (and signed!) by employees of your company! The perfect addition to any event, many people can paint because all four canvases are paint-by-number and painters (employees) can spend as little or as much time as they want with a brush. Each numbered container of paint represents a different color that corresponds to a number on your Corporate Canvas, so the beauty and success of our final painting is assured.
Race Car Rally is an exciting program of fun, race-related activities that enable teams to assemble the race-worthy cars, built for speed, on special Lego car platforms! As teams continually gain points through their challenges, they will be rewarded with trips to our car store to obtain the parts they need for their build. Each team will attempt to build the fastest car on Lego car platforms, picking wheels, blocks, windshields, and even Lego drivers.
Kick off your group's day with Morning Jumpstart! This fun and engaging program was developed based on requests from clients to create an event that can be delivered on any day of the week as a fun way to launch into a productive workday with smiles and camaraderie. Morning Jumpstart will promote team cohesion and enhance relationships through a fun series of games, challenges, and morning wake-up-themed activities.
Emphasizing creativity, delegation and teamwork, Tapas and Sangria is a program with a lot of punch. Your group will be formed into “wineries” tasked to develop, make and market their own brand of Sangria. Each winery will also make tapas from cold ingredients – no recipes provided! The event will close with a tasting contest and awards presentation for Best Tasting Tapas, Best Sangria and Best Marketing Campaign.
Set your team on course for a culinary adventure with Food Truck Face-Off. This is a deliciously exciting competition and bonding experience. After forming into sub-teams, participants will choose a cuisine and theme for their very own “food truck”. Teams will name their company, design a logo, build, decorate and market their truck and cook an original dish. Once the gold-winning team has been chosen, all will be invited to roam from truck to truck and sample all of the tasty creations!
Improve your group's communication skills with this effective, challenging, multi-faceted team building event that requires each team to replicate a pre-built structure by using only verbal descriptions and high-quality communication skills through a chain of conversations. With just five members in each team, participants choose a role and must be prepared to communicate accurately and precisely as a looker, a buyer, a builder or one of the two runners in order to replicate the pre-built struct...
This collaborative event challenges teams to build a large marble delivery system, with each sub-team working on their own section to ultimately be joined into one cohesive, working mechanism. Each stage must be planned carefully, with participants involved in every aspect of the Pipeline project – from concept and design to construction using PVC piping, bamboo, rope and other materials.
This high-energy event will bring out your group’s competitive spirit as they work together to design, build and race their very own “seaworthy” vessel! Once their initial rafts are built, it’s literally sink or swim as each team takes to the water to test their craft in an effort to identify possible design flaws before the races begin! When the heats start, the excitement mounts—which crew will take home the gold? This dynamic team challenge will test each participant’s problem solving skills and...
During this delicious team building event, your group will design and build a themed structure, utilizing various candies and chocolate delicacies. Teams will complete challenges, using Apple iPads, in order to gain chocolate building materials and a variety of confectionary decorations. After the last Skittle® is put in place, teams come together to showcase their themed masterpiece!
Our Virtual Office Party is the perfect way to bring a remote group together for a fun and engaging team experience. Ideal for bringing some structure to leisure and socialization time, this program is a great way to spend time with colleagues in a recreational setting that will enhance your team cohesion while allowing employees to get to know each other better and learn about their colleagues' strengths - both in and out of the workplace!
Welcome to Virtual Guessteamate, a virtual game show where trivia meets roulette! In this lively and challenging game, participants are formed into teams and must answer fun trivia questions. To win, teams need to score the most points. The twist is that teams don’t need to know the correct answers to the trivia questions, but instead they must be able to determine which of their opposing teams does have the closest to the correct answer.
Kick off your group's day with Virtual Morning Jumpstart! This fun and engaging program was developed based on requests from clients to create an event that can be delivered on any day of the week as a fun way to launch into a productive workday with smiles and camaraderie. Virtual Morning Jumpstart will promote team cohesion and enhance relationships through a fun series of game-type challenges and morning wake-up-themed activities.
Based on the hit TV show Shark Tank, the key to success in this fun and challenging virtual team building event is creativity and execution. Teams will be given the challenge of fulfilling a public need by creating a unique product or service for the sharks to judge. Teams will need to use creativity, ingenuity, persuasion, and marketing prowess to design and present their idea to the sharks. Organization and delegation are the key elements in this competition.
This engaging get-to-know-you event incorporates a series of fun and challenging icebreaker activities and discussion topics, conducted remotely. Small sub-groups will be formed and placed in virtual break-out rooms with a topic to discuss or to compete in a mini-challenge. After every break-out session, teams will return to the virtual “General Session” space to reconnect with the large group and the host. The entire group will play an interactive game together, and then the host will randomly split...
FAQs about Company Team Bonding Events
Is competition good for team building?
When structured well, YES! Competition can be a valuble team building too. Friendly competition boosts morale, motivation, and engagement, and encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork. Of course, balance is key; too much competition can be detrimental to collaboration. Healthy competition is the most effective as a team building tool when it promotes shared coals and mutual support.
How do I choose the right competitive team building event for my group?
Choosing the right event starts with defining your team’s goals (e.g., improving communication, creativity, or morale). It is also important to consider the size of your team, their interests and physical abilities, and of course, your budget. One good starting point is to match the activity type to your team’s preferred challenge style – be it physical, mental, or creative.
Are competitive team building activities suitable for remote or hybrid teams?
Competitive team building can be highly effective for remote and hybrid teams. Team building activities help to build connections, reduce isolation, and boost team morale, which can be especially important for teams that operate remotely. For the best experience, choose activities that work well on video platforms – like trivia, game shows, or virtual escape rooms – and set clear goals for the event. Competitive team building enhances collaboration, communication, and engagement, no matter whether it’s delivered in person or virtually!
Don’t see what you are looking for? We have a wide range of events and options not listed here, and we are always open to new ideas! Choose “Something Else” on the request form and let’s work together to create the perfect event for your group!
Do you have your own great idea? We love to collaborate to customize existing programs or create something new from scratch. Let’s combine your ideas with our experience and expertise to design the perfect event for your group. Choose “Custom Event” on our request form and call us at 800.849.8326 and we will get to work for you!
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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
Having the employees from different Siemens sites working together to accomplish one common goal was great team building exercise. Our employees had a great time building their bridges and as a whole loved it and your facilitators made the employees feel at ease. We didn’t have any negative feedback about our Bridge to the Future. It was a great opportunity for the employees from different locations to meet each other since they will be interacting as the company transitions and develops its new vision. It was great, and our group wants another team building event set up in the next 12 months.
Joanne,
Siemens Energy Inc.
Best Team Building experiences to date! Our City SmartHunt was extremely organized. The video challenges on the iPads were really fun and our group loved all the activities. We can’t wait to receive the finish video of the photos and videos you had playing at the end of the event.
Carmen,
DCPS
“Our Virtual Magic Show was extremely organized. I think this was the needed entertainment/distraction from the daily grind that my team needed. Anton was the best part – he was truly engaging – would love to have him in person in the future. Overall, the event met and exceeded our expectations!”
Richard,
BASF
It was magic! Your Virtual Interactive Magic Show was fun and very organized. I believe all of our interns really enjoyed the magic and the viewer participation part was a big hit with everyone! Your host/magician was great!
Heidi,
TCW Group Inc.
Everyone in our group totally enjoyed our Virtual Interactive Magic Show. Your magician Anton was excellent, a 5 out of 5! It was extremely organized, and the entire magic show was fun.
Darryl,
Comcast Corporation
Our group definitely enjoyed their Virtual Magic Show. The holiday spirit contest was fun and also the portion when Anton showed us his secret to the floating card magic trick! I think in this virtual environment, just being able to see each other at once was fun. Typically, we have multiple group meetings per year and none of them happened this year. Everyone really liked the engagement aspect of the event. They enjoyed being called on and being able to participate during the magic show and within the magic tricks. It didn’t feel like we were just watching, it felt like you were involved. Everyone also enjoyed that Anton was relatable but also really funny with his delivery. The one thing I asked for was to make sure the event was fun and engaging because we wanted people to relax. You all hit both points so overall, our group was satisfied. We even had 2 advisors reach out after the show and asked for information on how they can host a similar show for their individual teams-which has to be a good thing, right? 🙂 GREAT SHOW!!
Shay, Lincoln Financial Group
This was a great event! Breakout rooms for the conversations were the most fun. Our team valued the discussions almost more than the games. This Virtual Speed Networking event helped to connect and strengthen the team and promoted conversations that wouldn’t normally occur. Feedback was this was a fun event, and they enjoyed a “break” from business meetings. Paul and Joe were excellent hosts and I felt they really wanted to make this the best experience possible for my team.
Brenda, Bayer
Our group had so much fun with Anton’s magic and mentalism during our Virtual Interactive Magic Show! This program allowed our volunteers to stay connected in a meaningful way even through an all virtual experience which can be really hard for our demographic. Anton was so engaging and personable and able to connect with our audience in a relevant way. Some descriptions of the experience from the group included ‘mind blown’, ‘amazing’, and ‘fantastic’ – we absolutely enjoyed it!
Christine,
AARP
How did I feel our group as a whole enjoyed the activity? They LOVED it! And they enjoyed the gaming part. Our Virtual Competition to Collaboration program was very organized, and Roy and Ryan were awesome, we had quite a few compliments on the program!
Susan,
BASF
The best part of this event was seeing the cycle times reduced significantly due to better communication, collaboration; working in teams with different people. All of it was really fun – in addition to being impactful. Your lead was a fabulous facilitator and we received positive feedback from everyone, even the most skeptical in the group. We would like to do something similar for the next level of leaders.