Diebold Build-A-Bike ® team building workshop in Canton
Build-A-Bike ® uses a series of challenges and activities to encourage team building. Meant to be something of a caricature of behavior we can see in the workplace, the participants have a good time poking fun at themselves and each other as they move through the exercises together. With a healthy level of competition between these two groups built-in, it was challenging for them to put that aside and work together. But, they did eventually do so in order to successfully complete the challenges.
Diebold Builds Bikes for Kids Near the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
They wanted to keep the impact of this event local, so they selected an organization in Canton to receive the 6 bikes that they built. The director of the local YMCA club brought kids to the event to receive the donation, and told the group privately about the impact that this will have on them – one of the boys had recently had his bike stolen and had no prospects of replacing it – until now.
“This was a really great event – perfect for what we needed. The two teams had a really great time together, and the difference we helped make for those kids was huge for us!” — Paul Kachur, Diebold
Groups within an organization that need to work more closely together can benefit greatly from the team building lessons of Build-A-Bike®. And everyone loves to see the looks on the kids’ faces when they get a brand new bike!
If you want information about how your team can organize a “bike building team activity” click this link. For a list of all of the fun team building in Ohio, click here.
If you want to encourage team building while giving back to your local community, consider including a Build-A-Bike ® team building workshop in your next conference.