Traditional Facilitated Team Development vs Do It Yourself Teambuilding

Traditional Team Building vs Team Building DIY

Let’s face it – not every group is looking for a deep and penetrating reworking of their team dynamics. Not everyone wants to learn how to trust their co-workers on a deeper and richer level. Sometimes, you want to simply have some fun, in a novel setting, with people who you normally only see in meetings, at lunch, or at the occasional holiday office party.

Major differences between “Traditional” teambuilding and “Do It Yourself” teambuilding:

Traditional Teambuilding
Facilitated Teambuilding events are appropriate for the group that is interested in team development and performance.

• Focused on goals such as: improving cohesion, building trust, achieving participant buy-in, and more.

• Facilitator-led: trainer will set-up the activity, sequence appropriately, and generally follow up with a debrief to relate the experience back to the goals of the group.

• Sequenced: generally starts with a getting-to-know you exercise, fun warm-up games, problem-solving activities, and trust builders.

• Best with follow-up: groups retain lasting benefit when teambuilding is an ongoing process and experiences are built upon in follow-up discussion or experiences.

For groups who have definite goals, a more flexible budget, at least four to six hours of time, plenty of space, and a desire for improved communication and commitment.

“Do it Yourself” Teambuilding
Self-Led Rotational Teambuilding is appropriate for the group that desires the short-term benefits of a traditional teambuilding experience, with a less intense recreational-style of event.

• Can be themed events, or geared toward ‘friendly-competition.’

• Require less facilitation, which translates to less expense.

• Can be set up on-site or off-site, depending on the needs of the group.

• Emphasize healthy risk-taking with very little actual risk.

• Can be of any duration – from one hour to all day.

• Provide an excellent “energizer” with minimal commitment from participants.

• Focus on fun rather than specific goals.

• And more…

Self-Led Rotational Teambuilding provides a high-energy alternative for groups interested in having fun, getting to know one another in a new way, sharing a challenging activity, and still learning about working together as a team.