Do you really know what the duration of team building should be?

When our company or agency decides to organize a team building, there are always more important questions than we think. For example, the duration of team building is a key factor to consider. Our experience in the organization of events has shown us very common mistakes when choosing team building.

During our 20 years of specialization in team building, we have organized many activities, which has made us understand and outline the ideal time of the activities. Des de Dreams & Adventures understand that a team building must have as main objective to motivate the participants, from beginning to end of the activity and in a progressive way. It must be borne in mind that many of the team building activities are of a sporting nature or require some kind of physical effort, so the duration of the team building is about 3 hours.

Why 3 hours?

The distribution of team building duration is just as important as the activity; Therefore, you will start with 30 minutes of a briefing, explaining the activity and doing some fun and motivational icebreakers so that the participants get to know each other and lose their shame. Afterward, during the last 2 hours of the team building, they will be left for the activity, taking into account that it is the ideal time to move a large volume of people without tiring them. After this time comes the time to deliver the prizes to the winners and enter a phase of self-realization and relaxation.

Not only the distribution of the duration of team building is the main condition. You should also think about the physical condition of the participants and the work habits of the company (for example, if they spend 8 hours sitting in the office). That’s why in Dreams & Adventures we always recommend that the duration of team building does not exceed 3 hours. The best planning is to start in the morning, at a comfortable time, to link it with the food, or in the afternoon to end the day with a motivational award ceremony and a dinner.

As we have been able to verify in our thousands of organized events, motivation is our main objective and what the company should have as well. Therefore, the duration of team building will be 3 hours enjoyable, fun, and motivational … and should never tire the participant excessively, since the effects could be the opposite.