Super-Fun Virtual Team-Building Activity - Online Scavenger Hunt
Super-Fun Virtual Team-Building Activity - Online Scavenger Hunt is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- In advance of your event, purchase a padlet.com account (choice of 30-day or 12-month plan.)
- Once you become familiar with the padlet technology, you have four primary tasks to complete:
- - Choose a selection of puzzles & challenges to populate your event (visit the Resources tab for many options;)
- - Select your preferred challenge format, ie time-limited or linear;
- - Create a unique padlet (page) for each challenge; and
- Choose your preferred video-conferencing platform to gather your group for the event, eg Zoom.
- On the day, start your video conference meeting and share your Welcome slides.
- When ready and all questions have been answered, share the starting URL with your group to (a) invite team members to become acquainted with one another and/or (b) commence their first challenge.
- Online Scavenger Hunt Virtual team-building activity to engage remote groups through challenges.
Run this exercise live
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Prompts to use +
Once you become familiar with the padlet technology, you have four primary tasks to complete:
- Choose a selection of puzzles & challenges to populate your event (visit the Resources tab for many options;)
- Select your preferred challenge format, ie time-limited or linear;
- Create a unique padlet (page) for each challenge; and
Choose your preferred video-conferencing platform to gather your group for the event, eg Zoom.
On the day, start your video conference meeting and share your Welcome slides.
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Super-Fun Virtual Team-Building Activity - Online Scavenger Hunt. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Once you become familiar with the padlet technology, you have four primary tasks to complete:; - Choose a selection of puzzles & challenges to populate your event (visit the Resources tab for many options;); - Select your preferred challenge format, ie time-limited or linear;; - Create a unique padlet (page) for each challenge; and. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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