How big is a "team?"
People often ask us, what's the
right number of people to have
on a team in one of your team
building games?
We
sometimes suspect they're also
asking, what's the right size
for ANY team?
The
answer is: whatever works best
for YOU. Our team-building
events are designed to help YOUR
team work better together by
having fun. Who are we to say
how big your team should
be?
And with respect
to our events: Our games are
very scalable. For example,
Search Party has been played by
teams ranging from one to over
twenty (yes, one... some teams
just roll that way), with total
participants ranging in size
from two to six
hundred.
Some games
work better with larger groups.
For some it's a purely financial
reason. For example, Search
Party at the Kennedy School or
in Forest Grove require food and
beverage service (which, by the
way, can be a big plus - feeding
your team) that are based on 20
or more people.
Other
games, like Alias and Alibi or
Freewheel, have logistical
considerations that make them
more suitable for larger groups.
Alias and Alibi involves intense
immersion including interaction
with Secret Agents that make
somewhat larger teams and groups
work best for that game (hence
the 20 person minimum).
Freewheel, our
bike-build-for-charity game, is
best for groups of 35 or more.
But we've done it for groups
numbering in the hundreds.
(Often, in fact.)
What's right for your team? Give
us a call. We'll talk about it
in a no-nonsense, frank matter,
without sales pressure. We want
your team to have the right
experience - which might just be
our least-expensive
game.
That works for
our team.
On Memorial Day, remember those who still serve
This Memorial Day, take a step away from your BBQ grill for a moment and give thanks to the team who have preserved your freedom to relax and take this day off.
Not just your right to do it, but the opportunity.
And not just those who have fallen in past wars - although of course they are due all of our honor and thanks.
Remember, too, that men and women continue to venture into harm's way to serve our country and defend our way of life.
Including men and women of the Oregon National Guard, who continue to serve in Afghanistan.
This Memorial Day, our team salutes those who have served, and those who continue to serve.
We urge you to remember those still on active duty.
In honor of those still serving, Run Brain Run will offer its Operation Care Kit team building exercise at a special price off. Book by Friday, June 1 at 5 PM and you pay only $30 per person (minimum $750).
You build the care kits. We'll ship them free.
The soldiers will appreciate it more than you know.
What happens in a Search Party/scavenger hunt game?
We get a lot of questions from you about our games. Some of them come up more frequently than others. Here's one that comes up a lot.
"What happens in your Search Party game? Is it like a scavenger hunt?"
Yes, it is very much like a scavenger hunt. Only it's way more fun.
The games vary by location and by which options you choose to include, but in the basic game, here's what happens:
1. Icebreaker and Intro - We
start by getting people
divvied up into teams with
an icebreaker that gets
people moving around and
having fun right away. It
takes just a few minutes and
guarantees laughter.
2.
Three or more team
challenges - typically
something that involves
everyone, helps bond the
team and create team
identity... intermixed
with:
3. Searching for
answers to clues - cleverly
worded clues and riddles
that test your powers of
observation in the
environment, then
4.
Return to the point of
origin for scoring your
team's efforts and find out
the "true" answers,
and
5. Announce
winners, award "extremely
valuable" prizes, and wrap
it up.
Trial size packaging for team building
Flight restrictions as well as convenience have spawned a whole separate line of product packaging for many companies. The under-3.5-ounce package for shampoos, conditioners and other lotions now occupies its own aisle in many grocery and department stores rather than the corner bin of the toothpaste aisle.
It's not only a convenience for traveling, but also for trying new products. Don't want to invest in a 24-oz bottle of the latest cleaner or mouthwash? Throw a buck or two at the pocket-sized container. Pretty low-risk investing, right?
You can do it with team building, too.
A full-on team outing can run you hundreds if not thousands, depending on the size of your team and the vendor/product combination. It's a great value if it works, but how will you know unless you try it?
So, try it.
Run Brain Run offers Scavenger Hunt Search Party games for individuals to try out, either just for their own fun or as a scout for the future office party. Nearly identical to our Search Party games for teams, they provide a very low-cost way of investigating whether it's a good fit for your team.
The events occur each month. They cost only $25 per person - or, if you poke around the Run Brain Run "Public Playdates" web page (there's one for both Seattle and Portland), you can find the tricky-slicky signup form for a discount code to get it down to $12.
Here's Seattle's schedule:
Seattle Art Museum
- First Thursdays monthly, 11 AM
- Upcoming games: June 7, July 5, August 2
Pike Place Market
- First Saturdays monthly, 11AM
- Upcoming games: June 2, July 7, August 4
Seattle Central Library
- Third Saturdays monthly, 11 AM
- Upcoming games: May 19, June 16, August 18
Here's Portland's:
Pearl District
- First Thursdays, Spring thru Fall, 6 PM
- Upcoming games: June 7, July 5, August 2
Central Library
- First Saturdays monthly, 11AM
- Upcoming games: June 2, July 7, August 4
Pioneer Courthouse Square
- Third Saturdays monthly, 11 AM
- Upcoming games: May 19, June 16, August 18
How about we take it outside?
Sometimes all your team really needs is a change of scenery and a little bit of fun.
That means:
1) getting them out of the office,
2) doing something really different.
With sunshine and temperatures in the 70's projected as far as the weather forecasters are willing to predict, an outdoor scavenger hunt (or charitable fund-raiser, or immersion spy game) seems like it would fit the bill just perfectly.
In Seattle, you could get a game like those arranged for your team by the end of the week in:
- Seattle Center
- Downtown Kirkland
- The Woodland Park Zoo
In Portland:
- City Center
- The Pearl District
- The Oregon Zoo
Sounds like fun?
You bet it does.
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