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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 Activities

Trust: 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 Activities

The 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...


Icebreakers

I’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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Read Other Activities Contributed By Visitors

Click on the links below to see more great team building activities. They were all written by other visitors to this page.

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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 ...



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