50 Digital Team-Building Games

Use technology to increase loyalty and productivity in your employees 50 Digital Team-Building Games offers fun, energizing meeting openers, team activities, and group adventures for business teams, using Twitter, GPS, Facebook, smartphones, and other technology. The games can be played in-person or virtually, and range from 5-minute ice-breakers to an epic four-hour GPS-based adventure. Designed to be lead by managers, facilitators, presenters, and speakers, the activities help teams and groups get comfortable with technology, get to know each other better, build trust, improve communication, and more. No need to be a "e;techie"e; to lead these games they're simple and well-scripted. Author John Chen is the CEO of Geoteaming, a company that uses technology and adventure to teach teams how to collaborate. How to lead a simple, fast, fun team building activity with easy-to-follow instructions How to create successful "e;virtual"e; team building that requires NO travel and little to no additional expenses How to engage standoffish engineers, "e;hard to reach"e; technical teams, or Gen X/Y teammates with technology they enjoy using Successful technology-based team building can build buzz for your company, build critically important relationships and communication internally, and keep your team talking about it for weeks afterward!

Use technology to increase loyalty and productivity in youremployees50 Digital Team-Building Games offers fun, energizingmeeting openers, team activities, and group adventures for businessteams, using Twitter, GPS, Facebook, smartphones, and othertechnology. The games can be played in-person or virtually, andrange from 5-minute ice-breakers to an epic four-hour GPS-basedadventure. Designed to be lead by managers, facilitatorspresenters, and speakers, the activities help teams and groups getcomfortable with technology, get to know each other better, buildtrust, improve communication, and more. No need to be a "techie" tolead these games--they're simple and well-scripted.Author John Chen is the CEO of Geoteaming, a company that usestechnology and adventure to teach teams how to collaborate.* How to lead a simple, fast, fun team building activity witheasy-to-follow instructions* How to create successful "virtual" team building that requiresNO travel and little to no additional expenses* How to engage standoffish engineers, "hard to reach" technicalteams, or Gen X/Y teammates with technology they enjoy usingSuccessful technology-based team building can build buzz foryour company, build critically important relationships andcommunication internally, and keep your team talking about it forweeks afterward!

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction To Digital Team Building GamesPreface: How To Use This BookChapter 1 IcebreakersMe in 140 Characters Twitter Hyper-networkingAlphaNames Learn names while learning team processWhere In The World Whiteboarding Draw who you are and where you're fromPhotoBooth iPad 2 or photo based networkingPinterest Pin pictures and websites on a common topicChapter 2 Communication / Games For SpeakersTexting Q&A Ask anonymous questions by textRaising Hands Have you ever...?Polling Team consensus by technologyTwitterStorm Crowd Sourcing GoodnessGo Ahead Caller Improving teleconference skills with a game showModel Citizen Testing communication assumptions by building a model they can't seeBackchannel Instant feedback by group textTeam Pecha Kucha Team presentation with 20 slides for 20 seconds eachPowerpoint Karaoke Team improvisation by presenting slidedecks they haven't seen.Chapter 3 TrustLast Team Texting Trusting and Sharing Valuable InformationTrust Grids Mapping team trustJohari's Window Discover team blindspotsVideo Matching and Mirroring Building instant team rapportSkype Interview Capturing team knowledge through video interviewsChapter 4 Improving PerformanceA-Z The A-Z of building and speed up team processGrid Unlock Collaborative Team Problem Solving With Shared Marshmallow Challenge Build a tower, build a team.Customized Jeopardy Test Teams' Retention of InformationQR Scavenger Hunt Scan Your Way to Team BuildingChapter 5 Group Problem SolvingMove One Line / Add One Line Team Creativity With More Than One SolutionConsensus Voting Choosing Top Team Options OnlineI Like To Move It Quick Spatial Team DiagnosisProject Matrix Balance Time, Quality, and Performance To Complete a ProjectChat Survivor Setting Team Priorities and Making Hard DecisionsChapter 6 Creativity and InnovationTwaiku Twitter poetry in motionText At a Time Expert Team Answers, one text at a time.WWMTD? What Would My Team Do If They Had To Make A Creative License PlateTeam Pictionary Communicating Through DrawingMind Mapping Visual Brainstorming for TeamsYouTeams iMovie Based Team BuildingGoose Chase Cell phone photo scavenger huntTeam GarageBand Build a song, build a teamChapter 7 CollaborationOffice Move Working Together To Switch PlacesMergers and Re-orgsBroken Squares Giving Is Better Than Getting For Team CollaborationTeam Timely.is Collaborating a month's worth of tweets and updatesTeam Haiku write a team haiku / one word at a time online / collaborationTeam Case Study Simultaneous Team EditingChapter 8 EPIC Team BuildingSCVNGR GPS Treasure Hunt For Team Building and Cross Team CollaborationGeoteaming(TM) GPS Treasure Hunt For Team Building and Cross Team CollaborationFlash Mobs Organize Your Team In Time and SpaceChapter 9 Closers Ending a Team Building EventShout Outs Acknowledging teammatesI Commit...Public commitment to changeJust 3 Words Micro-assessing your teamDigital Slideshow Picture Your SuccessAppendix Getting OnlineAbout GeoTeaming