Every person has been in a large group where they needed to get to know the other people. This could be for school, for work, for a family gathering, or meeting new friends. You want to be able to connect with people without it being awkward. A lot of times conversations can lull or it can be hard to start them at all. So how do you get to learn and grow with the people around you?
Team building activities might be the answer for you. You might be thinking that this sounds clinical or like it won’t work, but team building activities don’t have to be boring or forced. In fact, team building activity are often the key to learning more deep subjects about the people around you and learning things from them that you may never have been able to before.
Escape Rooms
The objective of a breakoutIQ escape room is simple – get out of the room.
Of course, it isn’t quite that simple because these rooms are filled with hidden keys, riddles, clues and puzzles. This type of game builds teamwork by utilizing a variety of individual skill and knowledge sets. All team members work together to obtain a mutually-wanted goal. In addition, escape rooms get teams communicating and talking about the issues or objects in the room, thereby facilitating problem-solving, cooperation, and honesty.
Question Games
Try out question games if you really want to get to know people. A lot of times questions games can be fun, entertaining, and allow all parties the chance to speak equally so every voice gets heard. Not only will everyone have a chance to share, but many times conversations can be built off of these simple question games that can lead into real conversations instead of trying to just force small talk to occur.
