British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai Virtual Team Development

Virtual Team Development with Go Remote

Team Building Asia invited the team at the British Chamber in Shanghai to participate in one of their popular virtual team building programs, Go Remote. The staff of the British Chamber Shanghai have been working partly remotely since the lock down end of January 2020. Some of the team have been going to the office occasionally while the rest of them have been working remotely since day one. Therefore, they were keen to connect through a unique and professional digital team building activity.

The BritCham Shanghai chose to do a full-day program during their regular working day. The program ran from 11 AM to 4 PM with a short debrief at the end. The team downloaded an app on their smart device (smartphone, tablet, etc.) and took part in team or individual challenges. At the end, they were listed on a leader board and the winner was rewarded with a nice pack of chocolates.

RECAP OF THE DAY

The team day started at 10.30 with a short briefing of the game by our facilitator and teams were given some time to read the instructions, download the app and game, and prepare necessary (household) items. Everyone made sure they had a good internet connection. As the team had a low number of participants, they weren’t put into teams but competed/collaborated individually. The game started at 11 am and included multiple checkpoints each with a different amount of points upon completion, this way we ensured there’s little chance of a tie.

During the day, participants did their daily work and take a couple of minutes per hour to complete a checkpoint. Some checkpoints asked them to collaborate with their teammates, so they rang each other up, other checkpoints required them to do a dance or create something with paper and scissors in order to receive points. Some points were awarded by the facilitator, so everyone tried their best. The game finished around 4 PM, before the end of the working day, so the participants could still finish their daily tasks after the game. There was a short debrief with the facilitator and the winner was announced!

WHAT STOOD OUT THE MOST

Team Building Asia listened to the feedback of the BritCham. We’d like to share what stood out the most to them. James, the Executive Director of the BritCham Shanghai, vividly recalls the fun and team engagement of calling up his staff to collaborate. For example, the alphabet challenge had him ring up his staff and take turns going through the alphabet naming a country or city

Janet, the winner of the game, said she enjoyed the music and rhythm activities. The clapping dance was a memorable activity for her. It’s an activity that challenged her to be creative with her body parts, got her up and going, activated her and helped her let off some steam, consequently it improved her work focus afterwards.

THE GAME

Go Remote is our pioneer virtual team development activity. It was developed using the award-winning, trusted Go Team platform by Catalyst Global. Participants receive a QR-code to download the game and then enter with their team. Throughout the game, there are various checkpoints to be completed: Go Active, Go Creative, Go Think. There’s something for everyone. Go Active has interactive and active challenges like doing a dance or an exercise, Go Creative engages participants to use their creative hemisphere, and Go Think has easy brainy challenges to bring about the feeling of success.

In the Go Team app, most games are available in different languages. The participants can individually choose their preferred operating language. Thanks to technology, the options are limitless.

For more information about Go Team, click here. For more information about Go Remote, click here. This activity also has an express version, a 30-minute active game, get in touch with us.

MORE INFORMATION

Team Building Asia has developed various digital team activities for remote workers. Each activity addresses a diverse range of focusses on skill development and objectives. Remote team engagement issues like communication, morale and productivity are tackled in a virtually innovative way. If you’d like to learn more about our remote activities, check out this page or get in touch for customised experiences.