Chen 50 Digital Team-Building Games

Fast, Fun Meeting Openers, Group Activities and Adventures using Social Media, Smart Phones, GPS, Tablets, and More
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22737-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Use technology to increase loyalty and productivity in youremployees
50 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, facilitators,presenters, 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 using
Successful technology-based team building can build buzz foryour company, build critically important relationships andcommunication internally, and keep your team talking about it forweeks afterward!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction To Digital Team Building Games
Preface: How To Use This Book
Chapter 1 Icebreakers
Me in 140 Characters Twitter Hyper-networking
AlphaNames Learn names while learning team process
Where In The World Whiteboarding Draw who you are and where you're from
PhotoBooth iPad 2 or photo based networking
Pinterest Pin pictures and websites on a common topic
Chapter 2 Communication / Games For Speakers
Texting Q&A Ask anonymous questions by text
Raising Hands Have you ever...?
Polling Team consensus by technology
TwitterStorm Crowd Sourcing Goodness
Go Ahead Caller Improving teleconference skills with a game show
Model Citizen Testing communication assumptions by building a model they can't see
Backchannel Instant feedback by group text
Team Pecha Kucha Team presentation with 20 slides for 20 seconds each
Powerpoint Karaoke Team improvisation by presenting slidedecks they haven't seen.
Chapter 3 Trust
Last Team Texting Trusting and Sharing Valuable Information
Trust Grids Mapping team trust
Johari's Window Discover team blindspots
Video Matching and Mirroring Building instant team rapport
Skype Interview Capturing team knowledge through video interviews
Chapter 4 Improving Performance
A-Z The A-Z of building and speed up team process
Grid Unlock Collaborative Team Problem Solving With Shared Marshmallow Challenge Build a tower, build a team.
Customized Jeopardy Test Teams' Retention of Information
QR Scavenger Hunt Scan Your Way to Team Building
Chapter 5 Group Problem Solving
Move One Line / Add One Line Team Creativity With More Than One Solution
Consensus Voting Choosing Top Team Options Online
I Like To Move It Quick Spatial Team Diagnosis
Project Matrix Balance Time, Quality, and Performance To Complete a Project
Chat Survivor Setting Team Priorities and Making Hard Decisions
Chapter 6 Creativity and Innovation
Twaiku Twitter poetry in motion
Text 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 Plate
Team Pictionary Communicating Through Drawing
Mind Mapping Visual Brainstorming for Teams
YouTeams iMovie Based Team Building
Goose Chase Cell phone photo scavenger hunt
Team GarageBand Build a song, build a team
Chapter 7 Collaboration
Office Move Working Together To Switch Places
Mergers and Re-orgs
Broken Squares Giving Is Better Than Getting For Team Collaboration
Team Timely.is Collaborating a month's worth of tweets and updates
Team Haiku write a team haiku / one word at a time online / collaboration
Team Case Study Simultaneous Team Editing
Chapter 8 EPIC Team Building
SCVNGR GPS Treasure Hunt For Team Building and Cross Team Collaboration
Geoteaming(TM) GPS Treasure Hunt For Team Building and Cross Team Collaboration
Flash Mobs Organize Your Team In Time and Space
Chapter 9 Closers Ending a Team Building Event
Shout Outs Acknowledging teammates
I Commit...Public commitment to change
Just 3 Words Micro-assessing your team
Digital Slideshow Picture Your Success
Appendix Getting Online
About GeoTeaming

Über Autor(innen)

John Chen is the CEO of Geoteaming, a technology-orientedteam-building company. Previously at Microsoft, he helped ship tenmajor products over ten years, and facilitated a collaborativemulti-team approach to the development of MicrosoftExchange--a transformative product that sold 100 millionclient licenses and earned two U.S. patents.?At Geoteaming, Johnhas helped over 950 companies and 50,000 participants produceincredible results, from world-class service to exceeding revenuegoals. John has presented at many international conferencesincluding MPI (Meeting Professionals International) and ASTD(American Society for Training & Development).?His clientsinclude Booz Allen Hamilton, Microsoft, Adobe, Boeing, Motorola,and REI.