Planning team events often stalls on the first question, which is what to do. This wheel holds twenty proven workplace activities, from five-minute meeting openers to half-day outings, so managers and office coordinators can pick one and start planning.
When to use it
Spin it when your team has a social budget or a free afternoon and nobody wants to be the one who picks. Remove anything that does not suit your space, schedule or budget before the first spin.
Some activities, like Two Truths and a Lie or show and tell, fit into fifteen minutes of a regular meeting. Others, such as an escape room, cooking class or volunteer day, need booking and work best as quarterly events.
Remote teams can keep the online-friendly options, including the trivia quiz, blind drawing in pairs and personality and work style shares, and remove the rest.
Ideas
- Quarterly planning: spin four times at the start of the year, one for each quarter, and add the results to the team calendar, so events rotate fairly.
- Meeting opener: keep only the quick activities on the wheel and spin at the start of each monthly all-hands.
- New team formation: use the marshmallow challenge or egg drop challenge to see how new colleagues collaborate under time pressure.
Variations
- Use the team generator to create mixed groups across departments, which helps people meet colleagues they rarely work with.
- Switch to normal mode and add weights such as Volunteer day*2 if your company wants to encourage community activities.
- Let the team vote on a shortlist first, then put only the finalists on the wheel for the deciding spin.
Tips
- Check accessibility and dietary needs before booking anything physical or food-based so the whole team can join.
- Keep events within working hours when possible. People with caring responsibilities appreciate it.
- Ask for quick feedback afterwards and delete activities your team did not enjoy, so the wheel improves over time.
Make it yours
Change any entry, weight or color above, or open a copy of this wheel to edit and share as your own. This page always keeps its original entries.