It has been a busy year so far, to say the very least. A year filled with events, trade fairs, conventions and MICE tourism. Every year we witness how companies like to step up their game and explore new untrodden paths for their incentive travels to Spain.
Team building activities have become the platform all companies use to take their teams away from the workplace and place them in a foreign environment in which they can be put to the test and are given the tools to thrive on a personal and professional level. In this article, we explore one of the latest trends in the field: Escape Rooms for team building.
Thanks to our more than twenty years specialised in the field, we at Es.cultura Events can state that the number one requirement that our clients give us for their events is to be original. Originality and creativity are key. It is no wonder that so many new trends emerge every year in response to the clients’ requirements. Of course, we strive to offer new productions that align with the latest trends and our clients’ needs.
How does an Escape Room help for team building?
Our main objective is for the client’s team members to enjoy themselves as much as possible during the team building activity while working with their peers. To achieve this, the activity should ideally have various challenges and phases in which interacting with the group plays a fundamental role.
Dare we ask if you have heard of the Escape Room phenomenon? As is indicated in the name, the primary goal of this activity is to quite literally “escape a room”. Participants are locked in a room and together they must solve a series of tests and enigma within a set time. The thrill of the game is that all the tests are set out precisely to provoke each and every member of the group to participate and help solve them. Escape Room team building activities are a fantastic platform for companies to improve work relationships and to improve teamwork and group thinking.
Requirements for an Escape Room team building event
Communication
Without communication there is no consensus or coordination as a group, and without coordination there is no team building. The key is to communicate with one another and to come to an agreement. This is necessary not only to complete the Escape Room challenge in time, but also to demonstrate in a more general way that we are able to find the solution as a team to any challenge that comes our way. By prioritising communication within the group, we are able to set a list of priorities and a work methodology.
Leadership and Delegation
In all teams, one person needs to take on the role of team leader and must know how to guide the group in the right direction. We must all know one another in order to best distribute tasks to each member of the group, depending on each person’s skills and qualities.
Respect and Camaraderie
Respect is not only fundamental in any given team building activity; it is also necessary in our daily work routines in the office. Being able to listen to our peers and helping them when they need us are both ethical acts of conduct in your personal life as well as in the workplace… and they are crucial to help complete an Escape Room challenge in time!
The benefits of an Escape Room for team building
There are a number of benefits to conducting an Escape Room team building challenge with your team, including (but not limited to):
- Our level of participation and commitment increases as the game develops, both regarding the challenges that need to be completed and our peers.
- Decision making becomes more fluid overall. We think and react quicker and more efficiently.
- Creativity and spontaneity are increased.
- We come to understand how our peers think and solve issues.
- We reduce stress levels overall by breaking away from our daily routines.
- We improve work relationships with our peers.
- From a logistical point of view, this type of team building is a lot easier to organise than many other types of activities.
As me mentioned at the beginning of this article, every year we see new trends emerge in the field and it is vital to explore the benefits of each and every one of them. The Escape Room challenge certainly presents all the ingredients necessary to undertake a successful team building activity. If you are looking for more ideas to challenge your team, do refer to our articles on team building in Barcelona, team building in Madrid, team building in Valencia, and team building in Malaga. We work with all kinds of international agencies and DMC in Spain.
Contact Es.cultura Events
Do you like the sound of an Escape Room team building event for your company? CONTACT US to help organise yours or if you would like more information on the event production services that we offer.
