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Wouldn't hesitate to recommend
The event was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The venue was excellent and the food likewise. Many thanks to all involved at TBCo"
Enjoyed immensely by all
Thank you so much for the organisation of the event and the event itself! Huge success!"
Everyone LOVED the team build!
A few were hesitant at the start, but pretty much straight away everyone was fully into it. Would 10/10 use again!"
Outstanding
Our team had a great evening last night and have very high praise for your team who they said were outstanding"
Extremelly well organised
Our team absolutely LOVED the event last week and we have not stopped talking about it! 100% recommend"
My word it was a beautiful eve!
The event was just perfect and we have only received compliments. Loads of laughter. It's been a pleasure working with you!"
10/10 from all of us at Dyson!
It was thoroughly enjoyable and extremely engaging. I will defintely look to encourage the rest of the business to use TBCo"
Wonderful memories for the team!
The best corporate experience in London. Everyone absolutely loved the experience!"
The event was brilliant
Everyone really enjoyed it and I've had some super positive feedback. Great to do something a little different"
It was great!
Loads of positive feedback from the team… very enjoyable. As a result, we are planning to work with you again! Thank you"
A truly fantastic day
I don’t think it could've been better! We will definetely bare you in mind for future team events"
Everybody had a fantastic afternoon
The feedback we've had is all positive. It will be difficult to match yesterday's event and impossible to better it"
An absolute success
Haven't laughed that much for a long time! Particular thanks to Dan - he managed the delegates and activity brilliantly"
Would definitely recommend
The feedback from the team was really positive. I am sure I will be in touch in the not so distant future!"
We all really enjoyed the event!
Thanks for your help and support... The venue, food, the event team and actors were great"
The best team building activities we've done at Coke
It's going to be a tough gig for whoever at Coke leads on it next year to top"
The whole day was absolutely brilliant!
Great venue and both evening and day activities were terrific! Definetely on our books for next time"
Absolutely fantastic!
I have had such good feedback from everyone. We will most definetely be working with you again"
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8:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday
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London: 020 3822 0600
The Hewett Building, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3NP
8:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday
South: 01590 676599
Dell Buildings, Milford Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0ED
8:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday
Receive a quote in 30 minutes or less
Talk to an expert
London: 020 3822 0600
The Hewett Building, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3NP
8:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday
South: 01590 676599
Dell Buildings, Milford Road, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 0ED
8:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday
Brainstorming
The concept of brainstorming was created by Alex Osborn, one of the founding partners of advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) in the 1950s. In explaining his idea Osborn came up with four rules for brainstorming:
- Don’t judge or criticise ideas.
- Be freewheeling. The wilder the idea, the better.
- Go for quantity. The more ideas you have, the better.
- Build on the ideas of fellow group members.
The practice became extremely successful within BBDO and word soon got out. Before long other creative organisations had adopted it and these days brainstorming is common practice around the world.
A Brainstorming Problem
Often people are brought into brainstorming sessions directly from their work. They don’t have a chance to change their mindset and get into a creative space detached from their day to day routine.
On other occasions brainstorming may be part of an away day or conference. It may take place the day after a 'social team bonding experience' in the hotel bar or after a full English breakfast the morning after.
Often the conditions are not the best ones for a creative ‘freewheeling’ brainstorming session.
How Team Building Activities Can Help
Even the most jaded delegates tell us that a session in the outdoors taking part in enjoyable and creative team building activities is refreshing. The challenges that we set in the Crystal Challenge, for example, take people away from their usual daily routines.
Most people do not deal with chemical spill rescues or find themselves having to build a bridge over a crocodile infested ravine on a day to day basis. The challenges require creativity and a 'freewheeling' approach.
Our F1 Challenge encourages creative thinking during the design and build phase. Teams must put their heads together and encourage free thought and quick ideas to create their cars in the allotted time.
Team building activities help people to detach and get into a new mindset of creativity and problem solving. They also encourage participants to collaborate and work with their colleagues, which fits perfectly with Alex Osborn’s last rule of brainstorming.
When you next need a creative brainstorm consider fitting in a couple of hours of creative team building before you begin. The results will astonish you!