Team integration can be done in many ways. During the pandemic, many alternative offline forms in particular have emerged. Every year new trends emerge on how to carry out the integration to surprise employees with something new. Find out what's on top right now.
Team integration - basic ideas
Sometimes simplicity is just the best. Especially if your team has never integrated before, you don't have to come up with unknown attractions and surprise your employees. In this variant, it is possible to organize an integration at a really low cost, which will pleasantly surprise your team. For example integration fireplace for the people in the office it will be a respite and a return to childhood.
If the team faces a common, difficult task, it's worth it move the office to some pleasant place for a few days. For example, 2 days in the mountains, with work before noon and rest later, can make the team integrate imperceptibly, and the work will be done on time anyway. The basic rule is: the bigger the city in which you operate, the more focus on attractions close to nature. Employees will appreciate a moment of rest in the mountains, by the sea or a lake where they can rest from the hustle and bustle of a large city. On the other hand, if the company operates in nature (forestry, gardens) or is simply based in a small town, you will please the team by organizing an event in a more formal style - e.g. team building tasks under the supervision of a trainer or sightseeing in the city.
Trends for 2022
For several years, there has been a trend that will continue in 2022, especially in companies whose headquarters are located in large cities, and it is turning to nature, which incredibly calms down and de-stresses employees. Workshops integrative or training at the facility with mountain view? Going out on the trail together as part of integration? These are just some ideas.
This trend has been going on for many years. On Google, employees have access to company hives. Nomura, the best employer in the UK in 2016-2018, has a herb garden available to employees on the company's roof. These are, of course, examples of the activities of the largest companies in the world, hence, of course, you do not have to go this way straight away. It is about showing that nature has extraordinary properties for the psyche of an employee. Therefore, you cannot forget about it if you want to integrate your team.
Of course, 2022 will not differ much from 2021 and the trend will continue to be team integration in the online world. In short, it looks like this: team members log into the platform and play games together, cooking workshops or informal meetings. We wrote more in the article about how to integrate a team working remotely. After months of such computer events, however, you can be sure that employees will dream even more about live meetings.
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Ideas in the premium version
Do you want to surprise your employees with something original, and you have no idea where to start? Go to professionals who will come up with an original integration with an interesting scenario. Korona Karkonoszy Manor offers not only event specialists who will organize integration from A to Z. There is a special Event Configurator on the website. Add the number of guests, attractions or menus there and calculate how much all this costs together and what packages are available. You can choose from special events such as a rope park, culinary workshops for companies or a beer feast. You can choose the time and all other details until you have the premium team integration your employees dream of. If you need more inspiration, check out the article: Integration for companies with an idea - how to organize an unusual event?
When is it worth trying to integrate in the premium version? Especially in your team there are people such as:
- Millennials, who are difficult to keep in the workplace when their commitment is declining;
- high-level employees - it is not fitting to offer directors banal attractions;
- people with special needs - for example, parents often appreciate a family picnic with activities for children more than a drunk, must-have party that lasts all night and breaks their family life.
Team integration during a pandemic
Unfortunately, no one knows exactly what 2022 will look like in terms of restrictions and departures. Team integration during a pandemic may be difficult, but it is not impossible. If you are concerned about restrictions and the necessity to give up a facility, you can always integrate outdoors.
Instead of intimate centers and closed areas, choose places where everyone will find space for themselves and will be able to breathe freely. For this reason, areas such as mountains or the sea are especially recommended, which will additionally convince skeptics with a climate favorable to health. A large, open area is also a possibility of isolation from other groups who are staying in the same place at the same time.
Would you like to know more about such integration packages for teams in our center in the Giant Mountains? We are happy to answer all your questions.
