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Desired outcome · Creativity and resourcefulness

Creative Team Building Activities

33 programs carry Creativity & Resourcefulness as an outcome: teams paint a mural, build a structure or a machine, or cook against a brief, and the result is something the group made together.

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Programs with a creativity outcome
33
Group size
30 to 1,000+
Typical length
1 to 2.5 hours
Founded
2010

What are creative team building activities for adults at work?

Creative team building activities give a team an open brief and a set of materials, and the outcome is something the group made. Corporate Canvas has participants add their own brushstrokes to a large-scale company mural. Chocolate Architect and Gingerbread Architect are themed structures built from candy, frosting and chocolate. Catapult, Go-Kart Competition and Momentum are design problems with a test at the end: a launch, a race or a chain reaction. Food Truck Face-Off and Fiesta Fun! are culinary competitions judged on creativity and presentation as well as taste.

Creativity here means resourcefulness under a clock. Each team works from a kit or a supply of materials with a professional facilitator, and the program ends with a showcase, a tournament or a judging table where the whole group sees what every team came up with.

Corporate Canvas

Creative formats

Make something
Corporate Canvas (1.5 to 2 hours), Chocolate Architect and Gingerbread Architect: a company mural, or a themed structure built from candy, frosting and chocolate.
Design and test
Catapult, Go-Kart Competition, Momentum and Bridge to the Future: engineer, build, then launch, race, run the chain reaction or load the bridge with the whole group's weight.
Invent and be judged
Food Truck Face-Off and Fiesta Fun!: culinary competitions with a brief, a judging table and medals for the winning teams.
Build and give back
Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation, Hydroponics for Hunger and Charity Game Show: the course, the grow kits or the check goes to a charity or food bank at the end.

Creative programs

Programs whose Goals & Outcomes include Creativity & Resourcefulness.

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Corporate Canvas

Corporate Canvas

Corporate Canvas is a collaborative art-based team building program.

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Chocolate Architect

Chocolate Architect

During this delicious team building event, your group will design and build a themed structure, utilizing various candies and chocolate delicacies.

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Gingerbread Architect

Gingerbread Architect

In this fun event, your group will bond as they design and build various themed structures utilizing candies, frosting, and gingerbread!

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Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation

Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation

Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation is a fun charity team building program where your group will design, construct and play a mini golf course using…

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Catapult

Catapult

Put your team’s creativity, collaboration, and accuracy to the test in Catapult, a high—energy team—building experience in which groups design,…

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Go-Kart Competition

Go-Kart Competition

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…

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Food Truck Face-Off

Food Truck Face-Off

Set your team on course for a culinary adventure with Food Truck Face-Off.

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Fiesta Fun!

Fiesta Fun!

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,…

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Bridge to the Future

Bridge to the Future

In this collaborative event, teams work together to build an actual bridge that has the strength to support the weight of the entire group.

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Best Corporate Feud

Best Corporate Feud

BEST Corporate Feud is a corporate game show event with fast-paced rounds of survey questions specifically written for corporate groups.

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Momentum

Momentum

Momentum is an inventive team building event where each sub-team will be tasked with designing and building a Rube Goldberg-style chain reaction…

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Hydroponics for Hunger

Hydroponics for Hunger

A wonderful eco-conscious charitable program that will educate your team about growing produce for nutrition and medicine, and the sustainable…

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Charity Game Show

Charity Game Show

Your group will bond and have a blast with this program that both entertains and benefits a worthy cause.

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What clients say

The best “team building” aspect of our Go-Kart Competition was the mixture of different skill sets to make a finished product. The program was very organized and the kart race was the most fun. I felt your group as a whole enjoyed the activities and loved the

Michele

Swisslog

More client comments

Our team had fun, facilitator was very good, we had a really engaging session. Thanks!

Sharon Turowsky

Lego

The group is still talking about the OUTSTANDING Best Corporate Feud program you delivered for us. I received major kudos for this event and for your personable host. We want you to come back and do our 2016 Kick-Off Event, so start thinking of ideas for us! An absolute pleasure to work with you and looking forward to doing it again soon!

Trish

GenNx360 Capital Partners

Just a quick note to thank you for all you did to make the ADMEI Annual Conference such a success. The Fiesta Fun teambuilding event was a blast! I enjoyed the program and know that everyone had fun and began to bond. I appreciate what a great sponsor Best Corporate Events is to ADMEI. I look forward to working with you all on some ACCESS programs.

JB

ACCESS Destination Services

Thank you so much for your sponsorship of our ADMEI conference last week in Cabo!!! It’s always great to see you and we thoroughly enjoyed the Fiesta Fun teambuilding event on Thursday night!!! You know we will be calling you soon!!!

David

BBC Destination Management

Again I can’t thank you enough for the great job you and your team did delivering the Fiesta Fun program to our Sales Leadership Summit last Wednesday. If you’re ever in Vancouver, look us up. Cheers!

Eli

Hcareers

Your lead facilitator was outstanding as was her staff. Due to the rain that day we had a bit of a disaster at our afternoon activity and she really helped us turn the experience around for the group… from grumpy to excited and competitive!!! She was so flexible and on the fly adapted her program to fix our shifting schedule and made it fun and action packed. I just can’t say enough good things about her. My boss, our group, and myself were so happy.

Kimberly

YouTube Spaces (Google)

The Bridge to the Future event was AWESOME! Thank you soooooooo much for a fabulous time—everyone LOVED the event! And I truly thank you again for your patience in adjusting the schedule and delivering the program later in the day. Hope to see you again next year!

Kate

The BainBridge Companies

Frequently asked questions

Do participants need artistic skill?

No. Corporate Canvas runs with a professional facilitator, canvases, paints, brushes and markers, and each participant adds their own brushstrokes and signature to the mural; 2 to 4 painters share a canvas. The build programs, such as Chocolate Architect, Catapult and Momentum, come with kits and materials, and the work is planning and building rather than drawing.

Which creative programs run indoors?

Corporate Canvas, Chocolate Architect, Gingerbread Architect, Food Truck Face-Off, Momentum, Best Corporate Feud and Charity Game Show are indoor programs. Catapult, Go-Kart Competition, Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation, Fiesta Fun!, Bridge to the Future and Hydroponics for Hunger run indoors or outdoors. See indoor team building activities for the full indoor list.

How long do creative team building activities take?

Most run 1.5 to 2 hours: Corporate Canvas, Chocolate Architect, Gingerbread Architect, Catapult, Go-Kart Competition, Fiesta Fun!, Momentum, Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation and Hydroponics for Hunger. Food Truck Face-Off and Bridge to the Future run 2 to 2.5 hours. Best Corporate Feud and Charity Game Show run 1 to 1.5 hours.

How many people can take part?

The programs on this page are built for groups of 30 to 1,000 or more, and Corporate Canvas is open to any group size. Across the whole catalog, Best Corporate Events runs groups from 30 to 6,000 and up. Participants work in teams: 2 to 4 painters per canvas, 6 to 8 for Catapult and Momentum, 6 to 10 for the game shows and 10 for the rest.

What space and equipment do we need?

Plan on 20 square feet per person for Chocolate Architect and Gingerbread Architect, 25 to 35 for the culinary, game show and charity programs and Momentum, and 30 to 40 for Catapult, Go-Kart Competition and Bridge to the Future. Catapult, Go-Kart Competition, Momentum, Bridge to the Future and Mini-Golf Build need a microphone and sound system for groups of 50 or more; game shows need a projector, screen and audio.

What is included?

Every program comes with a professional facilitator, program design and production coordination, and the materials for the activity: canvases and paints, chocolate and candy, build kits, go-kart supplies and safety blueprints, or utensils and recipe sheets. Awards or medals come with Catapult, Go-Kart Competition, Momentum, the culinary competitions and both game shows. For Food Truck Face-Off and Fiesta Fun!, the venue provides the ingredients at the client's cost.

Who runs the program?

A professional facilitator leads every program, with event staff on the larger builds. Best Corporate Feud and Charity Game Show come with a game show host, and Food Truck Face-Off adds an MC. Best Corporate Events has run programs since 2010 and delivers them nationwide with no added travel costs in the continental U.S.

Can we customize a creative program?

Yes, within the format. Corporate Canvas murals are designed to reflect your brand, values and team. Each section of the Bridge to the Future bridge represents your future mission and goals. Chocolate Architect and Gingerbread Architect structures are built to a theme, and Best Corporate Feud survey questions are written for corporate groups. Tell your program specialist what the group should walk away with.

Is there a virtual option?

The programs on this page are delivered in person at your venue, since each one needs floor space per participant and hands-on materials. For a remote or hybrid team, see our virtual team building programs.

Can a creative program give back?

Yes. Mini-Golf Build and Food Donation builds a mini golf course from canned and boxed food that goes to a food bank after the tournament. Hydroponics for Hunger ends with the group assembling hydroponic grow kits for community organizations. Charity Game Show concludes with a check donation to the charity of your choice; the donation amount is not included.

Plan a creative program

Tell us the group and the space. A program specialist will match a program and send a quote.