Free Team Building Activities
In this article, I would like to give you a toolbox of free team building activities to use for employee motivation. But first, I want to give you some background on how to use these free team building activities effectively….No, not in this article (it would be too long). However, if you follow this link it will give you some background on how to use them. (And here is an article on how to create a culture of having fun at work) To make sense of these activities, I am going to categorize them into the following (Just follow the link at the bottom of each category to find the activities):
General Theme-Based ActivitiesTrust: The Red/blue Team Building Activity... Creating A Productive Working Environment: The Maze... Leadership & Empowerment: The Bucket Exercise... Change Management: Diminishing Resources... If these activities are what you want, follow this link... And here are the more recent team building activities that I've added.
Emotional Intelligence ActivitiesThe aim of these activities is to build EQ together as a team. Problem Solving: The Box Exercise... Trust (Again): "If You Knew This About Me"... Listening: Reflective Listening Exercise... Becoming Solutions Focused: Turning Complaints Into Requests… Appreciation: The Strength Acknowledgment Exercise... If these EQ activities are what you’re looking for, follow this link... 
IcebreakersI’ve divided these Icebreakers into Talking Activities and Touching Activities: Talking Icebreakers
Paired Sharings... Who Am I...? Two Truths And A Lie... Sorts & Mingle... Autograph Bingo... Never Have I Ever... First Impressions Game... If these talking Icebreakers are the ones you were looking for, follow this link... Touching Activities Human Knot... Lap Sit... Catch My Finger... Bang... Line Up... Chaos Activity... Inside Out... If these Touching Icebreakers are the ones you were looking for, follow this link You will see that these free team building activities are designed to be used mostly indoors, but you can use them outdoors as well. I’ve also gave you the activities that need the least amount of materials...I’ve found them to be the most useful in any circumstances. I am well aware that I don’t know all the activities available and that we all bring our own energy into any activity or message, so, please, feel free to add your own activities at the bottom of this page so we can all learn from one another. I truly believe that the more you give, the more you receive
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Bats in a cave
This activity is a touching activity and tends to bring people closer together, breaking the personal space barriers in a way that is very little offending....
Hammer and nails
The hammer and nails activity is aimed at showing people that the way we approach one another might require different styles to accommodate different personalities....
Burger time
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This activity is not only funny, but also a great tool to show groups how patients and consideration they have for one another.
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Sticks and twine
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This activity is a very basic team building activity, but is a powerful tool to use with teams that deals with problem solving at work.
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Fasion challenge
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This activity aims at showing people that we tend to have a preconceived perception about people without ever communicating or interacting with them.
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Just Ask
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This activity is aimed at showing the team that we tend to try to get things done by following the most difficult way, instead of just asking.
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The Helium Stick Team Building Activity
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This team building activity is a quick, fun way to let people experience that teamwork and employee motivation needs a constant focus...it won't happen ...
The Helium Stick Team Building Activity
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This team building activity is a quick, fun way to let people experience that teamwork and employee motivation needs a constant focus…it won’t happen by ...
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Return from Free Team Building Activities to Sustainable Employee Motivation
Return from Free Team Building Activities to Team Motivation
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