The classic Team Build

Most corporations will only consider team building as an end of year event once the budgets have been settled and whatever is left over will go into team building. This is because the general idea is that team building is considered to to be recreational.  We understand that go karting, cycling, and running around obstacle courses has somewhat taken over the traditional team building experience. Dont forget what team building is all about. The purpose of a team build is exactly what the word says 'team build', its designed to build a team, and in doing so relationships are improved, therefore lines of communication are opened and guess what....everyone is happy.
 To be able to achieve long lasting results the organizers have to understand what the end game is about. They need to be able to improve communications between certain people, such as the managers for instance. The important component in all this is to able to communicate your differences correctly, which is what makes this process so interesting. People need to take a look at themselves and see how they effect the world around them and to recognize effort in others. They also have to work on their ability to work with the strength of others and to see the strength inside themselves. It may sound a bit 'self helpish' however these aspects get lost when your main focus is racing around a race track and blowing the remaining budget for the year. Here is a great page on some clarity www.teambonding.com/reasons-for-team-building/ Its great when people experience a break through. These guys are brilliant at assessing individual situations and breaking down barriers. http://bechallenged.com.au/team-building/. There are numerous way to achieve the desired results. What we want to blog about are processes that work in general and new creative ways of achieving the desired results. They have some interesting team builds. Excluding the standard dancing workshops, they have a magic team build performed by magicians who understand the primary objectives. What we finding interesting here is how the science of sleight of hand can help in building teams. They also have an improve comedy workshop that in a very short space of time the delegates shown how to use improv comedy which is a fun and important skill to have for your own well being. We have put alot thought into this and its very clear that people need to laugh and gravitate toward laughter. Laughter is also power, it sends a signal out that joy is being held here which could be the most precious commodity. Having improv skills can assist a person in handling situations differently. These are the kinds of creative thinking strategies that we like to explore. Not only do the systems and processes interest us but also the functions and the results of the events.
So the question is, has the classic team build moved over to pure entertainment without some personal shift. We see it as there is a need to shift back to why they are important. Without sounding too blunt, its sales and without seeing the soul of the individual your primary objective might not be met.