Today, the whole world had to abandon its usual way of life. To stay afloat, companies need to adapt to modern limited conditions. It is especially important, in addition to economic concerns, to remember about people. About those who are the most important component of any company. Who also lose a lot: communication, motivation, peace, stability, and most importantly - the understanding that their work is still important, necessary, and beneficial. This applies to every employee from an ordinary consultant to a top manager. We will tell you how to help your employees adapt and take the team to a new level - with updated skills and abilities.

Online teambuilding. How does it work?

Self-isolation and the situation of uncertainty can disrupt any employee. Therefore, it is so important to find new ways to organize the work process, complicated by the factor of remoteness. At the same time, we must not forget about communicating with employees, about their motivation and cohesion. We have developed a lot of ideas for conducting online team buildingthat will help you solve these tasks.

In terms of effectiveness, they are no different from offline events. And in some ways, they even surpass them because participants learn new ways of interaction. And this is not only interesting but also useful for improving personal skills.

Online communication lifts spirits

Various tools are used to engage every employee, depending on the teambuilding idea:

● group chats in messengers;

● email newsletters;

● closed groups in social networks;

● unique phone applications;

● platforms for group video conferencing in real time;

The messenger Telegram is particularly popular for holding such events. This platform provides many communication opportunities with minimal effort. If desired, you can organize a Telegram quest using chatbots, quizzes, and mini-games. It turns out that Online Corporate Event - this is a kind of pajama party, where you can be with colleagues without leaving your own home.

An online corporate event is a kind of pajama party

Remote form of corporate event contributes to:

● developing new interaction schemes between employees;

● team building and support for each team member;

● combating stress and loss of motivation;

● gamified online training in various areas;

● assessing the effectiveness of participants in completing tasks and overall activity;

● analyzing the emotional background of the team, level of anxiety, engagement, and other characteristics.

How do global companies cope with self-isolation?

Remote work has affected thousands of companies worldwide. Preserving a sense of belonging and connection within the team has become a top priority. For example, Jess Malts, a training expert and founder of the INBO agency, suggested incorporating 15-minute virtual team building elements into daily work meetings. For example:

• For small groups (up to 50 people), this could be a task to draw your colleague.. This creative approach creates an open environment and enhances positive interaction among team members.

• For medium-sized groups (50-100 people), collective dancing is proposed.. Energetic dancing as a team or following the movements of a colleague will provide an energy boost that will last throughout the workday.

• Large groups (over 100 people) can engage in improvised communication between randomly generated pairs of participants. Questions about plans, expected results, or just casual conversation at the beginning of the workday will establish contact between employees.

Online communication using Zoom

In online mode, not only work processes, but also mass events, international conferences, and summits are transitioning. For example, the organizers of the game developers conference scheduled in San Francisco have moved it to virtual platforms. The same was announced by the organizing committee of the annual "Collision-2020" conference, offering participants to negotiate and communicate through live broadcasts via a special application.

Even Europe's main song event "Eurovision-2020" will take place this year in an online broadcast mode on the YouTube channel. It will not be a competition but a two-hour show with the participation of contestants from this and previous years aimed at uniting countries in the fight against the pandemic.

Eurovision-2020 will take place this year in an online broadcast mode on the YouTube channel

Looking for the positives

They say the best ideas always come about with limited resources. And in conditions of self-isolation, online events give a "second wind," forcing unconventional thinking and generating new ideas. This is a good time for realizing potential and making a leap forward.

Moreover, this form of communication also has its advantages. In online team buildings, people from different cities, regions, and even countries can participate. It's also a good budget saving: no need for expenses on transfers, accommodation, and venue. For example, the Tinkoff Rosafest The Game festival took place in the form of a 6-day interactive online quest in the mountains.

Tinkoff Rosafest The Game

If your company also needs additional support, motivation, and involvement in the online work process, the Aventura event agency team will be happy to help you organize it. We offer you such Formats such as: telegram quests, online teambuilding, online strategies, art and culinary master classes, online parties/concerts, intellectual online quizzes, corporate online radio/television, etc., online conferences, as well as combined formats of online events.

We have already developed interesting options for concepts, which we successfully implement with our clients. For example:

1. Culinary master class 

2. Art Party

3. Online party

4. Online intellectual show

5. Learn about the types of online teambuildings here 

We are also ready to develop a unique online format taking into account your wishes, goals, and objectives. We will help your company to successfully move forward with a cohesive and qualitatively transformed team. We look forward to your call by phone and will be happy to have a personal meeting on Zoom!

See you "online"!

See you "online"!