A Team Building Experience You Will Not Soon Forget
Most companies and organizations are realizing that team building is an important tool to help promote teamwork among their employees and members. Treasure Hunt Adventures offers a unique team building experience that will stimulates comradery while at the same time developing leadership and building team spirit as well as an experience that your company or organization will not soon forget.
Our most popular event is the "treasure hunt" which employs decision making and problem solving. It involves breaking down a big problem, into smaller parts then working together to solve it. Our treasure hunts are
based based on the sport of orienteering.
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The treasure hunts can take place at conference centers, hotels or, for the truly adventurous, in the forest. They are cooperative AND competitive. So Everyone wins!
No one else has an event like this in San Jose, California or anywhere in the country. It's what we call TRUE team building because it starts out as a competitionbut morphs into a cooperative endeavor as all teams must work together to find the key.
To schedule your next event call us at 845-225-2539
or use our easy online request form.
The Davinci Adventure
Want a team building adventure with the excitement of a best selling book and movie? Now your company can experience the thrill of the search for the ancient Grail. This is typically staged in at the San Jose Museum of Art. Teams interact with the artwork using a maps while searching for clues that will help them break the Cryptex Code. This is a great team building exercise that incorporates adventure, appreciation and intrigue.
Call now to book your Davinci Adventure.
Other Team Building Events
Apart from our world famous treasure hunts we also offer:
Pipeline - An interactive team-builder that encourages all to work together
Table Top Nascar - Teams build a cars out of Lego and race each other down a high tech track
Orienteering - traditional orienteering programs (using a topographical map and compass)
Icebreakers - Helping your group get familiar with each other
Portable Adventure Series - Time-tested team challenges
Most companies and groups do their best to try to avoid productivity problems and conflict between its workers and members. However, due to the nature of people it’s almost unavoidable. There can be some steps that your company or group can take to help increase team work and the main one is doing some form of team building. This is an event or a series of events and/or activities which get people away from the work environment and to work together as a group towards a single goal while emphasizing that each member is important as well.
Team building events are more often than not fun. You will be surprised at how activities which seem like games bring out core values that can be very helpful to your group. Since particular activities target different values you need to be aware of which one will be best for your group. Ice breakers relive tension and help develop camaraderie. Building activities promote leadership, critical thinking analysis and team work as do solving puzzles.
Other than what you want to achieve there are other important things that you will want to consider before you set out on your team building event. Time is one of the biggest things you must think about. Some activities can be done in just a couple of hours while others can run through an entire day. Keep in mind what your other activities are so that you do not jeopardize the quality of your team building activities.
The most effective team building activity (if done properly) is the treasure hunt because it starts out as a competition but morphs into a cooperative effortas all teams must work together to find the treasure. Treasure hunts are usually done in at larger venues such as conference centers, large hotels/resorts, museums, parks etc… If you are working with a team building specialist, most will be able to customize an activity to accommodate your needs.
If you are looking to do team building in San Jose, Palo Alto or anywhere else in Silicon Valley then give Treasure Hunt Adventures a call. They have run team building events for hundreds of companies, organizations and schools and have the experience and resources to make your event a success.
To schedule your next event call us at 845-225-2539
or use our easy online request form.
