by admin | Jul 29, 2015 | Team Building
So we’ve passed the half way checkpoint of the calendar year and as many of our clients are starting to plan for their kick-off conferences and team motivation sessions to start 2016 with a bang, many of them came to us saying “We want something different” and “What sort of activity can we incorporate that will not only have some meaning, but also be fun and include everyone regardless of fitness level, personality or age?” The team at Urban Event Management have come across some fantastic options recently for our clients, so we wanted to share these with you! The Escape Hunt Experience This is a fun new international teambuilding activity that is now available in Australia. The Escape Hunt Experience, one of Trip Advisor’s top rated tourist attractions in multiple cities across the world is now open from 10am – 10pm in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, the Gold Coast and opening soon in Adelaide. The Escape Hunt experience involves teams of 2 to 5 people being ‘locked’ inside a mystery room and required to use their combined skills to find clues, solve puzzles and crack codes in order to beat the clock in under 60 minutes. The rooms cater perfectly for corporate celebrations and teambuilding. Teams escape from a themed room with the help of a ‘game master’ who watches from outside via CCTV and assists as required. Transported into a different era, players will go back in time to complete one of fifteen unique themes situated around the country (three themes per location). In Sydney, the themes involve solving an extortion case in a dockyard, a theft in a cottage and a murder in a pub in 1920s Australia. With similar elements to an IQ test, the...
by admin | Oct 30, 2014 | Team Building
Team building can be defined as a wide range of activities, presented to businesses designed for improving team performance. When deciding whether to include a team building activity into your event it’s important to consider what outcome you want to achieve. In this month’s Hot Topic’s we chat to Genevieve Matthews, Creator and Founder of The Art of Extraordinary on her thoughts about the value of team building and what she has created that is both beneficial and fun! 10 with Gen Lisa: Thanks Gen for your time. Why “The Art of Extraordinary”? Gen: It takes a little extra, it really does, to stand out, to be unique, to find your point of difference and it’s been through creative, learning experiences, that I’ve discovered my own thing. Ultimately where I’m headed, what my blocks are, who I want to work with, what my talents are, what I need to do, the possibilities and a clear direction. Now that’s what I teach and facilitate for others to discover their thing. It takes team building to a whole new level, because through the creative facilitation of games, activities and art we uncover the gaps and potential for individuals and organisations. People and businesses get so caught up in their day to day, doing what they do and what they want to achieve, they often forgot to concentrate on the being, yes being who they need to be and what it is all for. Lisa: So what are the key benefits of doing one of your games or activities Gen? Gen: We play and explore. When adults are allowed to return to...
