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MiniTreasure is our second oldest virtual team building activity. Launched back in 2011, we originally had just the one scene for this unique virtual treasure hunt. It quickly gained popularity with our geographically spread clients with virtual teams. So we added another scene to its fold. And then a third scene quickly followed. A bit…

The term “team building” is often misunderstood. If you add the fact that many people need team building delivered virtually, it’s easy for misunderstandings to grow. Team building activities that can be done virtually isn’t as straightforward a proposition as it might seem. Why so? Team building is often seen as interchangeable with team bonding.…

We are Sandstone Limited of the United Kingdom and Global Team Building is our online brand. But it wasn’t always so. Our first online team building activities were showcased under a different brand. Team Building Rescue. So, we thought we’d use this post to tell you a little bit about how and why Team Building…

Our clients and prospective clients often ask us how their remote team members can talk with one another during a virtual team activity. Indeed, clients often ask us: What is the best meeting platform? As with many such questions, the best answer usually starts with: It depends… Depends on what, though? It could be so…

Here at Global Team Building, we love creating new team activities. And activities within activities. And one of these “inner” activities has developed into a new daily free game to play. We call it “Panic Grid” and you can play it for free here. The likes of Wordle has taken the Internet by storm. And…

Some clients come to us because they are searching for a fun activity to offer their geographically spread team members. They then find that our options offer much more than just fun. They deliver real improvements to team spirit and remote team effectiveness. Others come because they recognize that their team has one or more…

Here in the UK, as we type this, we’re in the grip of an extended heatwave. We’re forecast to reach over 40 degrees on the Celsius Scale (104 degrees Fahrenheit) at its peak. If so, that will beat the current highest temperature ever recorded here. So, we got to thinking about what the ideal summer…

Looking back at previous blog entries, we see that we have often focused on groups that are completely virtual in nature. That is, every individual works remotely. Yet many of our clients have a different mix to that. A hybrid one. One where some team members are based in one or more offices and others…

Typical online team building events have a maximum number of people that is logistically sensible to run with. A few can genuinely handle very large numbers. But what if your team is at the other end of the scale? What if you need a small team online team building solution? Many online options really benefit…

As we have just finished tailoring our flagship option for a client, tailored online team activities are to the forefront of our thoughts just now. Indeed, we have been so focused on creating the ideal tailored experience for our client that it’s been a couple of weeks since our last blog entry. As we type…