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Host your very own Olympics...
With the IAAF World Championships starting today, here at The Teambuilding Company we’re getting excited about seeing some of the world’s top athletes return to compete at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic park… it’s feeling like 2012 all over again!
If you fancy yourself as a bit of an Olympian, then why not book our ‘Olympic Games’ for your next team away day?! Split into teams, create your very own countries complete with flags and national anthems and then compete head to head for your spot on the podium.
Activities include Laser Clays, Archery, Human Table Football and our Decathlon/ Track and field zones include a range of more traditional activities such as Discus and Javelin.
Will your team stand above the rest on the top spot of the podium sporting the sought after Gold Medals?
Find out more by giving our events team a call on 01590 676599 or email events@teambuilding.co.uk
Outdoor
The Rookie
Overview
You're Hired! . . . or Fired!
Based on the BBC's ‘The Apprentice’ this event has teams dashing around collecting weird and wonderful items in a mad scavenger hunt challenge.
Meet the shrewd Lord Sweetener, business-guru, media-mogul, captain of industry and tyrannical tycoon: listed in Forbes Top 100 Wealthiest Fictional People.
Lord Sweetener will give you a list of items, both mad and mundane, to scavenge in the immediate vicinity. You’ll need to blag, brag and barter to get the best deals and save your limited spending money. You don’t want to incur the wrath of Lord Sweetener!
This Apprentice style team building event can be run from almost any venue. All we need is a room to start and finish in. We script each Rookie event to you, no event is the same! Once you’ve chosen a venue we research the area and local shops to draw up a unique scavenger list of wild and whacky items for you to find and buy.
About
The Event Format
We script each Rookie event to you, no event is the same! Once you’ve chosen a venue,we research the area and local shops to draw up a unique scavenger list of wild and whacky items for you to find and buy. Teams have a set amount of time to get everything on the list through any (legal!) means possible. Be prepared to charm and barter to get the best deals and beat the other teams. You need to prioritise your purchases, what will be easiest and cheapest to get hold of? Who’s likely to be bartered down the most?
Once the time is up, reconvene at the venue to be assessed by Lord Sweetener. You’ll be marked on the number of items you’ve managed to collect and the money remaining. The winning team is ‘hired’ on a six figure salary (£000,000) and gold medals! The losing teams get ‘fired’, but don’t worry; not to a greasy spoon café…
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How it works
How does The Rookie work?
The Rookie is an Apprentice-style scavenger hunt for 10 to 250 people, where teams blag, brag and barter to buy a list of wild and whacky items on a limited budget. It lasts 2 to 3 hours. Here's how it runs.
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Meet Lord Sweetener
Business guru Lord Sweetener gives each team a list of items, both mad and mundane, to find nearby.
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A unique list
We research the area around your venue to create a scavenger list unique to your event.
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Barter for bargains
Teams have a set time to get everything on the list by any legal means, charming and bartering to save their spending money.
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Prioritise
Teams decide which items will be easiest and cheapest to find, and who is most likely to give them a deal.
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Hired or fired
Lord Sweetener marks teams on the items collected and money remaining. The winners are 'hired' and win gold medals.
What's included
What's included with The Rookie?
The Rookie is scripted for your location and fully managed.
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Team scavenge list
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Lord Sweetener character
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Event management and instruction
Optional extras
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Event photography or filming
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Black Cabs in London
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Upgraded prizes: champagne, chocolates or trophies
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iPad tablets
Benefits
What are the benefits of The Rookie?
The Rookie energises teams and builds cohesion through a business-themed challenge with broad appeal.
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Energise
A race around the local area to bag the best bargains.
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Broad appeal
Charm, negotiation and quick thinking all count, so everyone can contribute.
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Team cohesion
Teams must prioritise and split tasks to beat the clock.
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Business links
Budgeting, negotiating and prioritising mirror real business skills.
Everyone loved the activity! Lotte and her team were brilliant. When they came back from their "treasure hunt" they were all much more animated and involved and argued their cases very well indeed in the spirit of the "boardroom". We would definitely recommend this to our colleagues around the firm.
Clifford Chance LLP
FAQs
The Rookie: Frequently Asked Questions
The Rookie is an Apprentice-inspired scavenger hunt in which teams compete to collect a list of unusual and everyday items. The challenge isn't simply finding things — teams have a limited spending budget and need to use persuasion, negotiation and quick thinking to get what Lord Sweetener is demanding.
Lord Sweetener is the fictional business mogul who sets the teams their scavenger-hunt challenge. He supplies the list of items and effectively acts as the boss the teams need to impress, adding the Apprentice-style business theme to the event.
The scavenger list contains a mixture of mad and mundane objects, with the exact items changing depending on where the event takes place. The team researches the local area and shops around your chosen venue so that every Rookie event has its own bespoke shopping list.
Yes. Teams are given limited spending money and need to work out how to obtain the requested items while protecting their budget. That introduces a negotiation element, as participants can blag, barter and bargain to get the best deals.
No. Each event is scripted around the chosen venue and surrounding area, including research into the local shops. That means the scavenger list is created specifically for your event rather than being a standard list used by every group.
The event can be run from almost any suitable venue across the UK. You need a room where the event can start and finish, while the scavenger hunt itself takes teams into the surrounding area to find their items.
The format involves teams heading out into the local area to source their items, so there is movement and a race-against-the-clock feel. However, the main challenge is not athletic ability; teams need to combine resourcefulness, negotiation and organisation to complete the list within their budget.
Yes. The Apprentice-style format deliberately introduces business skills into the scavenger hunt, with teams having to manage a budget, negotiate purchases and make decisions under time pressure. It gives the event a business flavour without turning it into a conventional workshop.
The event is suitable for groups of 10 to 250 people. Teams can be formed within the larger group so that everyone has a role in the hunt.
The Rookie typically takes around two to three hours. That gives teams enough time to receive their instructions, head out into the local area, negotiate for their items and return for the final reckoning.