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Inclusivity actively involves a diverse mix of employees in collabtive projects and other work activities.
Customization and Flexibility for Diveristy Team Building Events
The BEST team will work with you to help select the ideal program for your group size, activity preferences, goals, and team dynamics, and tailor the program to meet the unique needs of your organization. Whether you want to focus on enhancing workplace creativity, improving decision making, or increasing employee engagment, we can tailor your chosen activity to address those objectives.Diversity Team Building Hosted by the Experts
Team building intrinsically adresses many of the tenants of workplace diversity an inclusion, from building relationships with colleagues to imving cross-functional collaboration. Many of the BEST has delivered successful diversity and inclusion team building events for countless small to large corporate teams with groups from 30 to over 6,000 participants.Need help getting started or want a quote? We are here to help.
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Our Autism Sensory Donation program not only brings your group together to assemble wonderful sensory support kits for donation to autism therapy programs and non-profit organizations, but also enhances awareness of the effects, behaviors, and challenges of the disorder through engaging sensory activities. Your group will leave this program with a greater understanding of what autism is, and how to support the people in their lives with an autism spectrum disorder.
The Belbin 360° assessment is a tool used to evaluate an individual’s strengths and weaknesses within a team setting. The 360-degree feedback approach help individuals understand their strengths, improve teamwork and align their roles with their natural abilities.
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!
Build-A-Rollator® is a fun, heartwarming CSR program benefiting disadvantaged people with mobility and standing challenges. These high-quality Rollators feature large 8-inch non-marking wheels, sturdy handbrakes, a fold-up, and removable back support, a padded seat, plastic tray, and bag to store personal items filled with care pack items. Teams will complete fun trivia, photo, and video challenges to gain the points needed to purchase parts and supplies necessary to build the Walker Rollators.
A CSR program that will touch your heart, Build-a-Wheelchair® is a fun, worthwhile event that benefits the growing population of persons with mobility challenges. Beginning with our Brainstorm game and or Minute 2 Win it activities to earn the needed materials, teams will then assemble, safety test and decorate new wheelchairs for donation. When possible, a representative from the selected charity will arrive to accept and thank the group for their donations.
Cancer Care Comfort Packs is a meaningful CSR program that will have your group navigating through a series of engaging activities leading up to the assembling of care packages for patients undergoing chemotherapy or other treatments.
COLORS is a quick Behavioral Assessment, a simplified version of a 4-quadrant instrument. It can be done during the session or in advance and is an expedited and budget-friendly way of identifying participants' styles.
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.
Managing conflict can be the difference between a simple “bump in the road” or lost productivity and long-term animosity in the workplace. A central part of this leadership training workshop will be the introduction of the Thomas Kilmann Inventory assessment. Using the results of this inventory, the facilitator will show how one’s natural conflict-handling styles can be refined. Strategies are introduced and honed to engender a workplace culture that will become better equipped to handle conflic...
This Delegation Styles course discusses how to better diagnose employees' needs, effectively delegate, and set them up for success. We employ an assessment that identifies what area of delegation is most difficult for each participant and the best delegation practices to help develop those areas.
The DiSC Workshop is a powerful professional development experience designed to enhance individual self-awareness, improve team communication, and reduce interpersonal conflict. Built around the widely used DiSC behavioral model (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness), this highly interactive training session gives participants the tools to better understand themselves and others, so they can work more effectively together.
Teams will engage in fun, challenging team building activities leading to the assembly of care packages for a chosen charity. This is an extraordinary way to build team spirit & infuse your group with positive energy and goodwill. Examples of charities include homeless shelters, food banks, hospices, animal shelters, nursing homes, and other community and social service agencies. A representative from the charity may surprise your group, speaking passionately about the organization and their mis...
An Emotionally Intelligent company is one in which each member understands their Emotional Quotient (E.Q.) and how best to tap into it for professional growth. Applying E.I. within an organization can build trust and encourage open communication. This fascinating, informative workshop will cover the case studies on E.I, its six major components and how one can apply their own E.Q. at home and in the workplace.
Our Essential Supervisory Skills workshop covers the essential responsibilities of a supervisor, and enhancing the skills that are required for new managers to be effective in their role.
Fostering Hope is a heartwarming team-building program that culminates with the assembly of backpacks for Adoptive and Foster Care children filled with items recommended by networks that distribute care packs to deserving kids. Your group will complete tasks, challenges, and trivia to gain the points needed to purchase the items your team will need to complete their Fostering Hope care packs.
Your group will be packing backpacks filled with items for men, women, and children experiencing homelessness. One in 30 children is unhoused each year in America, that’s 2.5 million kids. Teams complete a series of fun activities to earn the points they need to acquire all the items for the backpacks, which may include clothes and blankets, toiletries and hygiene items, first aid supplies, food, school supplies, and toys for children.
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.
Constructive guidance and consistent coaching are critical responsibilities of all managers, but the best managers have a coaching style which is based on a number of specific factors – all of which greatly impact how the information is perceived and managed. In this managerial skills workshop, we explore some of the proven coaching practices that can strengthen relationships, bolster trust and reap the benefits of open and positive communication with your team in the workplace.
Our MBTI training workshop uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment to help individuals and teams uncover their personality preferences and develop a shared language for understanding one another. Participants walk away with personalized insights, greater awareness of how others think and work, and the tools needed to reduce conflict, increase cohesion, and unlock their full team potential.
Pediatric Care Donation is a meaningful charitable program that will have your group navigating through a series of engaging activities leading up to the assembly of bins full of donation items for children who could really use a smile during a difficult time.
Inspired by the powerful documentary, Alive Inside, this heartwarming program is designed to help those living in nursing homes, particularly those individuals living with Alzheimer’s Disease or other causes of dementia. Your group will participate in activities with music and memory themes, earning MP3 players and other items to donate to the elderly afflicted with this terrible disease.
Speed Networking is a fast-paced, conversation-driven experience designed to spark new connections, enhance team chemistry, and get your group communicating across roles and departments. Ideal for both internal team building and multi-company events, this interactive format blends playful competition with purposeful discussion in a lively, rotating setup.
Strength Finders is a personality and talent assessment that helps individuals identify their natural strengths and how to use them effectively in their personal and professional lives.
We Care for Kids™ is a heart-warming, charitable, team-building program devoted to helping children in disadvantaged school systems while boosting employee morale through assembling and donating items for children in need. Our We Care For Kids backpacks provide underprivileged kids with items that make them realize their community truly cares about their hopes and dreams. If you want to make a difference in the life of a child, We Care for Kids is an event your group will never forget.
We Care for Schools benefits local schools that are in dire need of supplies, including pencils, paper, glue, paintbrushes, first aid kits, and more for the classroom, nurse’s office, and art room. While participating in fun activities and challenges delivered on iPads, your team will assemble bags full of these items for donation to the local school district. Participants will leave feeling great with the knowledge that they helped support a child’s education.
FAQs about Diversity & Inclusion Team Building
How do you ensure team building activities are culturally sensitive?
Cultural sensitivity is essential for making all team members feel respected and included in a team building activity. Activities can be adapted to reflect diverse traditions, foods, or customs without stereotyping. Accommodating religious observances, dietary needs, and language accessibility ensures participants from various cultural backgrounds can engage and enjoy team building.
What should you avoid when planning diversity-focused team events?
Well-intentioned diversity-focused events can miss the mark if they’re not thoughtfully planned. Avoid performative gestures, such as one-off celebrations or tokenism. Making assumptions, ignoring intersectionality, or burdening underrepresented employees can undermine the goal of inclusivity. Logistical pitfalls such as inaccessible venues, poor scheduling, or limited food options can also interfere with desired outcomes. Focus on inclusive planning for a successful experience, and lean on input from a broad range of voices.
- Close by encouraging inclusive planning with input from a broad range of voices.
How do you measure the impact of diversity team building initiatives?
Measuring the impact of diversity team building requires both quantitative and qualitative data. You should examine metrics such as retention, representation, and pay equity across different groups. Employee feedback, surveys, and focus groups provide deeper insight into inclusivity. Connect these measures to business outcomes, such as innovation, productivity, and morale. Continuous evaluation and adjustment will ensure long-term progress.
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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We enjoyed the whole thing very much! Our facilitator was early, energetic the whole time, funny, engaging, and everyone loved him. He probably deserves a raise.
During training presentations, it’s so important to know if the audience is ‘getting it’ and with this cool audience response polling system, you’ll know just that, while the session is taking place! It’s an amazing tool that we are excited to offer!
We are known for taking team building program concepts and ramping up their excitement level by incorporating our proprietary app technology. We’ve done it again by combining high-tech activities with the most popular casino games to create our new Casino Competition!
This unique, high-tech version of our fun, fast-paced tabletop competition uses our proprietary event app technology and a ton of iPads to deliver one of the most unique, high-energy, interactive, gaming team event ever!
Our mystery writers have combined elements of the TV show, Punk’d, with the perfect crime. Just like Ashton Kutchers’ show, you’ll have fun just watching the people in the dining room as they start to figure out that what is going on around them is really a show.
In this show, our mystery writers have combined elements of the TV show, Punk’d, with the perfect crime. This time, the dinner theater show involves the music and antics of the venue’s band. A customized song and murder turn the event into a whodunit!
Almost everyone has experienced the heartbreak that Alzheimer’s and dementia can bring to a family. This program was inspired by the movie “Alive Inside”, the idea of being able to help unlock the mind of an elderly person through music from their past is both a moving and exciting part of this program.
Shark Tank is one of my favorite TV shows. There are variations of this program all over the world, including Dragon’s Den in Canada and England and Den D in the Czech republic. The more I watched these shows, the more I thought a hybrid version of this concept would make a great corporate event. It really unleashes the competitive and creative juices of the participants as they brainstorm to come up with a product and marketing campaign to fill a public need.
We tasked our app developers with helping us design a high-tech version of the popular Spy School-type teambuilding program. The result is simply amazing because the program is now a great mixture of fun physical, mental, and high-tech spy challenges that will have your group in stitches.
Phil’s unique talent as a team building facilitator and writer is truly evident in this one-of-kind high-tech entertainment experience. If you are looking for a highly engaging SmartHunt, that has people constantly wondering what’s around the next corner, then choose The Riddle.
Our professional celebrity look-alikes are hilarious! So, if you are looking for a fun, exciting outdoor SmartHunt event that ends with an indoor finale that has people laughing so hard they are literally falling out of their chairs, then you absolutely need to consider this comedy SmartHunts event.
The Igniting Team Performance event at the One Ocean Resort yesterday was “Outstanding”!! Your lead facilitator did an incredible job in getting that event completed in 2 hours. Our client was absolutely thrilled with the exercise and the results. The great debrief overview at the end and the client was very impressed. I watched and saw the team morph from ‘oh here we are another event again’ to totally immersed in the exercises and the results. The client was providing feedback and commentary on what they were learning, etc. I was in the corporate world for over 33 years and never had a team-building event done as exceptional this one. Truly remarkable, I was very impressed. I can really sell this one easily now to our corporate clients. Thank you for all your help and please pass on my great appreciation of the exemplary execution of this event.