Do you need to improve engagement among employees? It’s true, employee engagement at work is a constant challenge for teams of all shapes and sizes. When morale dips, collaboration stalls, and productivity takes a hit, the entire workplace feels it. For leaders and team members, it’s one of the most debilitating situations that affects teamwork.

Want the good news? You don’t need a miracle to get engaged employees—you need an effective employee engagement strategy. The right team building activities are the perfect way to revitalize teamwork. Imagine your team working smoothly together, full of energy and focus, solving problems as a group. It’s not just possible—improving staff commitment with team building activities is within reach.

That’s where FullTilt Team Development comes in. Our team building activities are more than eye-rolling icebreakers. Instead, they build trust, spark creativity, and strengthen communication. With FullTilt, your team won’t just work together better—they’ll thrive together.

Ready to transform your team and understand the drivers of engagement? Let’s dive in.

Boost Collaboration to Improve Engagement Employees Crave

Strong collaboration is the backbone of a high-performing, engaged team. When key employees work together effectively, they share ideas, solve problems faster, and support each other in reaching goals. But collaboration doesn’t just happen—it’s built through intentional effort and the right activities.  

How Collaboration Drives Engagement

Collaboration is the action of working with someone to produce results. To ensure employees feel engaged, individuals must learn to use practical communication tools and trust each other. It’s a fact that teams that enjoy smooth collaboration have more engaged employees who are willing to go the extra mile because they feel valued, supported, and trusted.

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But don’t just take our word for it. Scientific research also confirms team building benefits about clear lines of communication and workforce engagement. For example, Harvard Business Review found that teams with strong collaboration habits experience 22% higher productivity and increased innovation. Other benefits include better job satisfaction, improved employee morale, better employee retention, and increased well-being.

When employees collaborate, they share more than workloads. They create a culture of accountability and mutual respect. This connection fuels engagement and empowers teams to excel.

The best part? Collaboration isn’t a skill—it’s a practice. And team building activities are the perfect way to cultivate it.  

How to develop a framework for employee engagement strategies:

• Step 1—Identify collaboration challenges: Which areas do your teams struggle to work together in? Is it communication, trust, or management issues?
• Step 2—Choose the right activity: Select team building activities that target specific collaboration needs, like problem-solving or trust-building.
• Step 3—Employee feedback: After the activity, discuss what worked, what didn’t, and how the team can carry those lessons into daily work.

Team Building Activities for Better Collaboration

FullTilt has a range of employee engagement activities for team building that boost collaboration and bring teams closer. From building bicycles for charity to constructing creative models and fun games, these activities strengthen teamwork and create lasting connections.

Bicycle Build Challenge

The Bicycle Build Challenge is a hands-on charitable team event to improve teamwork and problem-solving skills. Participants complete various fun challenges to earn the necessary tools and equipment to assemble functional bicycles for children in need. Key to success is team skills like effective communication, ingenuity, and creative thinking.

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FullTilt designed the Bicycle Build Challenge as a rewarding way to improve team bonds and dynamics. At the same time, teams make a meaningful impact on the lives of children.

Key Benefits of the Bicycle Build Challenge:

• Builds trust and collaboration as teams work together to assemble bikes
• Promotes social responsibility by donating the bikes to children in need
• Encourages problem-solving and creative thinking through hands-on challenges

Make a difference today by booking the Bicycle Build Event for a successful employee engagement strategy.

Elevated Raceway

The Elevated Raceway is an interactive and hands-on team event that boosts collaboration and creative problem-solving. Teams design and construct elevated racetracks using cardboard and basic materials, then test their creations by racing remote-controlled vehicles. Success depends on teamwork, communication, and strategic planning.

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The Elevated Raceway inspires innovative thinking and strengthens team connections. This activity does more than challenge team members. The fun activity creates memorable experiences for teams while fostering critical teamwork skills and team camaraderie.

Key Benefits of the Elevated Raceway:

• Strengthens collaboration as teams join forces to design and construct racetracks
• Sparks creativity and resourcefulness through innovative building challenges
• Sharpens strategic thinking to ensure their designs lead to racing success

Start building stronger teams today by securing the Elevated Raceway for your next corporate team building event.  

Cardboard TRAIN-ing Express

The Cardboard TRAIN-ing Express is an engaging team building event that enhances collaboration and critical thinking skills. Teams work together to design and construct life-sized, animated trains using only cardboard and creativity. This challenge requires effective communication, strategic planning, and innovative thinking to bring their train to life.

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The Cardboard TRAIN-ing event helps team leaders transform teamwork and sharpen team skills. As participants navigate the challenges of building their train, they develop trust and better communication. In a fun, engaging way, it helps them discover the power of working towards a common goal.

Key Benefits of the Cardboard TRAIN-ing Express:

• Strengthens the key drivers of workforce engagement through collaborative planning and construction
• Inspires creativity and resourcefulness with out-of-the-box challenges
• Builds team unity and trust as participants achieve a shared accomplishment

Get your team on track by booking the Cardboard TRAIN-ing Express for your next corporate team building event.

Drive Employee Engagement and Productivity with Activities for Team Building

Team building activities that emphasize creativity and productivity are powerful tools for improving workplace morale. By aligning these activities with organizational goals and creating opportunities for collaboration, team productivity goes up, and employees develop a stronger emotional connection to the workplace.

Creativity and Productivity as a Path to Employee Engagement

Innovation-focused challenges should be fun activities with team motivation opportunities that unlock their potential. Research shows that taking part in creative activities helps employees feel more engaged, connected, and empowered to solve problems. But there are added benefits. They also build confidence, enhance collaboration, and improve productivity.

Template for brainstorming creative activities

Use these questions to plan activities that align with your team’s needs:

• What skills need development?
  • Identify areas where employees can grow, such as problem-solving, communication, or leadership.
• Which employees need to collaborate more?
  • Pinpoint team members or departments that could benefit from working together.
• What’s your desired outcome?
  • Define the goals for the activity, whether it’s improving communication, fostering innovation, or building trust.

By tailoring future activities to these insights, you’ll create experiences that energize employees and strengthen their engagement with the team and company goals. 

Rocket Challenge

FullTilt designed the Rocket Challenge as an exciting outdoor event that launches creativity and teamwork to new heights. In the event, participants work together to design and build rockets using everyday items. Think soda bottles, tape, and other office supplies. The goal is to launch and land a raw egg in one piece safely. It’s an engaging way to spark innovation and test problem-solving skills.

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The Rocket Challenge creates meaningful connections between team members and prevents disconnected teams. Other benefits include better employee morale, a shared sense of accomplishment, and camaraderie.

Key Benefits of the Rocket Challenge:

• Sparks two-way communication and fresh ideas, boosting levels of engagement among employees
• Fuels personal and professional growth by promoting creativity and problem-solving
• Helps develop a sense of community and has a positive impact on company values

Ignite innovation and reduce employee disengagement by booking the Rocket Challenge for your next corporate event. 

Cardboard Boat Build Challenge

The Cardboard Boat Build is a dynamic team building event where participants engineer and construct seaworthy vessels using only cardboard, tape, and basic materials. Teams must collaborate to design boats capable of floating—and even racing—on water. This activity tests ingenuity, teamwork, and the ability to perform under pressure.

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FullTilt’s Cardboard Boat Build is where teamwork meets innovation. The lessons learned in the rip-roaring event help individuals work as a team and become more productive. You’ll find that your company has fewer disengaged employees after this immersive team event.

Key Benefits of the Cardboard Boat Build:

• Strengthens teamwork through challenges that reinforce collaboration and shared decision-making
• Fosters creativity, innovative thinking, and resourcefulness
• Enhances problem-solving by challenging teams to devise practical solutions to engineering challenges

Set sail towards team success by ensuring the Cardboard Boat Build is part of your next corporate event. 

Domino Effect Challenge

Do you want to help disengaged workers feel like they are part of the team again?

The Domino Effect Challenge is an immersive employee engagement initiative to teach vital teamwork lessons. The indoor activity challenges participants to create intricate chain reactions using simple materials. Individual team members must strategize, solve problems, and innovate to ensure their machines function flawlessly.

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FullTilt designed the Domino Effect Challenge to strengthen team cohesion in high-pressure environments. Additionally, participants learn crucial transferable skills for personal and professional job growth and to set their career path.

Key Benefits of the Domino Effect Challenge:

• Strengthens collaboration as teams design and assemble complex chain reactions
• Sparks creativity and resourcefulness by encouraging innovative problem-solving
• Builds communication skills by aligning workforce engagement efforts toward shared business objectives

Turn teamwork into a masterpiece by booking the Domino Effect Challenge for your next corporate event. 

Charitable Activities to Strengthen Employee Engagement at Work

Organizing charitable team building activities is a way to strengthen employee engagement efforts, address issues with disengaged teams, and help local communities. A program of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives positively impacts employees. It leads to increased job satisfaction and a stronger connection to the organization.

The Role of CSR in Employee Engagement

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a way for organizations to give back to society. Whether it’s through environmental projects, philanthropy, ethical practices, or community support, CSR isn’t just good for the world—it’s transformative for your team.

Here are three ways CSR boosts team engagement:

• Job satisfaction: Employees feel proud to work for companies that are socially responsible, leading to higher job satisfaction.
• Fostering a sense of purpose: Taking part in CSR activities gives employees a sense of purpose and meaning in their work.
• Improving employee retention: Companies with strong CSR programs often experience lower turnover rates, as employees are more committed to organizations that align with their personal values.

By integrating CSR into your business strategy, you contribute to societal well-being and create a more engaged, motivated workforce.

The Wheelchair Connection

The Wheelchair Connection is a popular charitable team building event and one of FullTilt’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. In the immersive event, participants must work closely to complete challenges and earn tools and equipment to assemble functional wheelchairs. At the end of the event, the wheelchairs are donated to hospitals, NGOs, or other charitable organizations.

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The Wheelchair Connection is ideal as part of an employee engagement program. Team members emerge with stronger bonds, greater affiliation with the organization, and a sense of satisfaction at making a meaningful impact on the community.

Key Benefits of the Wheelchair Connection:

• Enhances team collaboration as everyone works together to complete challenges and assemble wheelchairs
• Fosters empathy and higher levels of engagement as participants see challenges faced by individuals with mobility issues
• Promotes social responsibility and a commitment to community support

Empower your team to make a difference by booking the Wheelchair Connection to enjoy the benefits of employee engagement. 

End Hunger Games

FullTilt’s End Hunger Games is an excellent worker engagement idea that shows social responsibility. During the event, teams participate in various activities to earn canned foodstuffs and create elaborate, themed structures. It’s the perfect team building event to combine creativity, CSR, teamwork, and charitable giving.

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Employees leave The End Hunger Games feeling proud of their contribution to the community and more connected to their company’s mission. After the event, employees leave with stronger bonds, a sense of pride, and satisfaction, knowing their efforts had a positive impact on people in need.

Key Benefits of the End Hunger Games

• Strengthens collaboration by encouraging teams to strategize and build together
• Inspires creativity while fostering a sense of purpose, social responsibility, and positive company culture
• Enhances employee motivation through meaningful contributions to the community

Make an impact and energize your team by booking the End Hunger Games for your next corporate event. 

Anything It Takes

Anything It Takes is a dynamic team building event for motivated employees. As its name suggests, the activities include anything it takes to impact the community and create a positive work environment. Teams engage in creative challenges to earn supplies for charitable projects, such as building playgrounds, supporting seniors’ centers, or crafting items for local organizations.

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Doing “Anything It Takes” connects employees to a shared purpose. During the event, participants develop stronger bonds and a greater understanding of the challenges facing many people. They leave not just with better teamwork skills but with a sense of pride and accomplishment, knowing their efforts directly helped those in need.

Key Benefits of Anything It Takes

• Builds teamwork by uniting individual employees around shared challenges
• Ignites creativity while promoting an organizational culture of social responsibility and giving back
• Enhances morale and true engagement through impactful contributions to the community

Empower your team to make a difference by booking Anything It Takes for your next corporate event. 

Leadership Development Activities for Employee Engagement in HR

Strong leadership is the only way to improve team morale and productivity. Team activities should help leaders, human resources, and employees with leadership potential learn the necessary skills to lead. These experiences must empower future leaders to connect with their teams, align with company values, and contribute to a thriving workplace culture.

Building Leaders Through Team Engagement Activities

Leadership isn’t about giving orders. Effective leaders inspire and empower others to think strategically, make decisions, adapt, and show empathy. By investing in these experiences, companies cultivate stronger leaders and more engaged employees.

Here’s a team engagement guide for leaders:

• Strategic thinking to enhance the ability to plan, prioritize, and predict challenges
• Adaptability to build resilience and flexibility in teamwork
• Empathy for understanding and emotional intelligence to connect with team members
• Decision-making strengthens confidence in making effective, prompt decisions under pressure
• Communication to improve clarity, active listening, and the ability to inspire others
• Collaboration promotes teamwork and the ability to delegate effectively
• Conflict resolution includes skills to mediate disputes and keep team harmony
• Accountability encourages responsibility and follow-through in achieving goals

By focusing on these areas, leaders will be better equipped to engage their teams and drive organizational success. 

Mandala Leadership Project

The Mandala Leadership Project is a collaborative team building experience that blends creativity with strategic thinking. It strengthens leadership skills by taking inspiration from the Tibetan Buddhist ritual of creating mandalas. Participants work together on wooden panels to craft a large, customized mandala collage.

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The individual mandalas create a united collage, a fitting symbol of how individual efforts contribute to successful teamwork. FullTilt’s facilitators ensure the event is a learning process that helps teams develop deeper connections to organizational values and goals.

Key Benefits of the Mandala Leadership Project

• Enhances collaboration as teams co-create a unified artwork
• Improves communication through coordinated creative expression and positive employee experiences
• Strengthens alignment with company values by focusing on shared themes

Elevate your team’s cohesion and creativity by booking the Mandala Leadership Project for your next corporate event.  

Authentic Leadership Workshop

Do you want to help people leaders enhance their impact on successful teamwork? The Authentic Leadership Workshop is an immersive experience designed to ensure each team member reaches their genuine leadership potential.

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The workshop is a series of engaging modules and hands-on exercises where participants explore various leadership styles. These focus on self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and integrity.

Key Benefits of the Authentic Leadership Workshop:

• Identifies various leadership styles to enhance team dynamics and improve the workplace environment
• Improves business operations by creating effective leaders
• Establishes trust and supports integrity in uncertain outcomes

Elevate your team’s leadership capabilities by booking the Authentic Leadership Workshop for your next corporate training event. 

8 Productive Practices

The 8 Productive Practices program is a great staff engagement idea for any workplace. It involves interactive workshops designed to instill eight essential habits found in high-performing teams. These are:

• Proactive action
• Planning
• Prioritizing
• Sharing success
• Clear communication channels
• Cooperating
• Practicing success
• Trusting fellow team members

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For the modules, FullTilt’s facilitators create tailored challenges and exercises that explore each habit. Employee benefits include better communication, enhanced productivity, and stronger team cohesion.

Key Benefits of the 8 Productive Practices

• Boosts productivity through increased efficiency and constructive feedback from workers
• Provides a fun, non-traditional approach to team building
• Contributes to the company’s bottom line by instilling new, productive habits

Elevate your team’s performance by booking the 8 Productive Practices workshop for your next corporate training event.

Resilience and Stress Management to Improve Engagement at Work

Building resilience and managing stress are vital employee engagement factors in a modern workplace. Employee well-being is crucial to ensure employee satisfaction, reduce employee turnover, and ensure business success.

Here are two activities that help improve employee connections:

• Clear and Productive Feedback Module: Enhances resilience by fostering a culture of clear, authentic, and productive feedback, enabling employees to manage stress through open communication and continuous improvement. Learn more about Clear and Productive Feedback Module here.
• Optimal Time Management: This FullTilt team activity includes strategies to prioritize tasks and manage workloads efficiently. Its benefits include reducing stress and building resilience by preventing burnout and enhancing productivity. Learn more about Optimal Time Management here.

How to Measure Success and Improve Engagement at Work

How can you calculate return on investment from a program of activities to boost employee commitment?

Here are four ways to measure success:

• Regular feedback from employees: Schedule pulse surveys and get honest feedback to understand engagement levels and identify areas for improvement.
• Monitor key metrics: Assess retention rates, productivity, and absenteeism to gauge engagement success.
• Facilitate regular check-ins: Encourage two-way communication to address challenges and celebrate progress.
• Align goals: Ensure team activities reflect organizational objectives to boost alignment and engagement and identify employee development opportunities.

By implementing these steps, you can address all employee engagement factors to create a thriving workplace.

Elevate Your Team, Empower Your Workplace

Ready to transform your team’s dynamics and boost employee engagement at work? FullTilt’s team building activities offer impactful solutions that foster collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Take the first step toward a stronger, more connected team today by contacting us. Click the Free Quote button today to get started.

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