Healthy Competition
“Competition is the worst possible arrangement as far as relationship is concerned” –educator Alfie Kohn (1986) A few weeks back I was invited to observe a teambuilding session involving the cooking of a group meal — call it “team cuisine”. Working in small groups, each team was assigned the task of preparing pizza, salad and […]
Can People Really Be Motivated?
There’s an old story that goes like this: “An elderly man has endured the insults of a crowd of ten-year-olds each day as they passed his house on their way home from school. One afternoon, after listening to another round of jeers about how stupid and ugly and bald he was, the man came up […]
Bump Set Teamwork
Every week for over 15 years now, I’ve spent my Sunday afternoons playing pick-up volleyball in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The group’s official name is the San Francisco International Volleyball Club, but it’s not as organized as all that. There are no league tournaments to compete in, no trophies awarded at the end of […]
Birth of a Clue
Over the years, a lot of people have been curious to know about how I got into the teambuilding/clue business. To which I answer, “What, being a Treasure Hunt Master is not a normal career!” As I’ve related my story, however, people have frequently told me that they found it inspiring and worth sharing. So […]
Getting a Clue with Teambuilding Treasure Hunts
Racing down the street on a cool Colorado morning, the treasure hunt team converges on Denver’s retro baseball stadium, Coors Field. One team member clutches a map and a list of street names; another bears a digital camera; a third has her eyes glued to a wristwatch; the fourth wields a reference book; and the […]
7 Steps for Choosing the Right Teambuilding Company
Run a Google search under “team building” and behold the dizzying array of entries scrolling down your screen: drumming circles, fire walks, laser tag, paint ball, team cuisine, murder mysteries, treasure hunts, ropes courses, improvisational theater – the list goes on and on. Choosing the right team building company from the myriad options can be […]
Houston – Museum of Natural Science teambuilding scavenger hunt
A fun site to hold a teambuilding scavenger hunt in Houston Event Description: A riveting place to participate in a corporate team building activity, Houston’s sparkling Museum of Natural Science has it all: Egyptian mummies, gems and minerals, Texas wildlife, butterflies and more dinosaurs than you can shake a — well — bone at. […]
Brand New: Inside and Outside of the Box
As creativity becomes a core competency necessary at all levels of the organization, it is important that we not just tell people to think out of the box, but show them how to do so. In this powerful workshop your participants receive a specially designed physical box that represents the invisible box that limits your […]
Vienna Corporate Team Building Scavenger Hunt
With world-class museums and an old town to die for, Vienna is a perfect place for a corporate team building event. And who better to play and learn with than Dr. Clue? Our team building scavenger hunts are much more than mere recreation Dr. Clue’s corporate team building programs in Vienna really get down to […]
Rome Corporate Team Building Scavenger Hunt
From the Roman Forum to the top of the Spanish Steps, Rome is a place to wander in, to savor –as well as fantastic place to explore during corporate team building event. And who better to play and learn with than Dr. Clue? Our team building scavenger hunts are much more than mere recreation Dr. […]