Cultivate Teamwork: Crotonville's Culinary Team Building

Full Dinner Cooking Event

Collaborative

In small teams, participants prepare a multi-course dinner for the entire group.

Theme/Menu Options: A Seasonal list of meal options to be provided.

• 6:00PM Carriage House - participants arrive from their meeting – beverages provided by Benchmark + apps by True North.
• 6:15PM Program kicks off; & all safety and cooking instructions are provided.
• 6:15PM –7:15PM Teams have up to an hour to prepare & execute/cook their dish/es. Teams are provided ingredients & equipment with which to work.
• By 7:15PM –8:30PM Teams sit down & everyone gets to enjoy the fruits of their labor together.

Chain Reaction 1.0

Duration: 2 hours

This highly interactive activity encourages participants to work together to solve challenges within their small teams, as well as within the larger overall group. Each small team of people works in an area adjacent to the working areas of other teams.

Groups use limited supplies to construct a device that will safely transport a number of marbles with each teams’ section of track interfacing with those before and after it. Challenges are included to reinforce the theme of uncertainty and how best to communicate, negotiate and work with others.

True North Office Escape

Duration: 1.5 hours

True North’s Office Escape program is based on the popular “virtual room escape” genre of smartphone games, except this one is live action. We challenge teams to figure out how to “escape” from a “locked” room. Participants put their heads together to problemsolve their way out of the room by solving a range of puzzles, decoding ciphers, and unraveling other challenges, to finally be able to connect the dots to escape (or not). It’s not as easy as one might hope. There are numerous workplace metaphors that come out of this program.

Note: If specific debrief are requested we will require any background information be communicated to us two weeks in advance of program.

Battle of the Stars

Duration: 1.5 hours

True North’s Battle of the Stars combines trivia, puzzles, music and quick-fire style contests for this fun and challenging game show-style game. Teams compete in a number of activities that test teamwork, problem solving, a wide range of skills and even your team’s trivia knowledge. The team with the most points at the end of the competition gets the “Gold.” An exciting awards ceremony rounds out this event. We provide all the equipment and encourage everyone in the group to participate.

Casino Night

Tables to accommodate - 2/3 of the group at any one time.

Up the ante in your organization by bringing the atmosphere of Las Vegas or Monte Carlo to your next meeting with a True North Casino Night. Let the good times roll with a wide range of traditional casino games using professional dealers. Participants have the option of playing Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Texas Hold ‘Em and other poker games. True North ups the atmosphere by providing a range of fun favors such as sunglasses, beads and fake mustaches. Whether your team has Casino pros, beginners or a mix of both, the night is a win for everyone!

Remarkable Race - Outside

Duration: 1.5 - 2.0 hrs.

Loosely based on the TV hit, The Amazing Race, teams are required to seek out and solve a series of different challenges. Points are awarded for speed and accuracy as teams pick up various clues and objects with roadblocks and detours along the way. Each team will be trying to gain as many points as possible through photo opportunities, object retrieval and answering trivia questions. This activity highlights many of the skills needed to succeed in a competitive environment, and, of course, bragging rights for the team that accumulates the most points.

Medals are provided for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.

Little Red Wagons

Duration: 1 - 2 hours

Teams compete in various challenges to earn wagon parts and tools to build a Little Red Wagon. Once teams complete the wagon's building, the stakes are raised as they shift to the next phase of the competition: obtaining the goods to fill their wagon. This high-energy activity quickly goes from competitive to collaborative as everyone tries to fill all wagons to capacity. Wagons get filled with stuffed animals, small toys, books, writing supplies, sporting equipment, and a handwritten note from your team. The wagons are then donated to deserving children.

Note: There is an additional fee for wagons and toys/contents.

Toy Boxes Build

Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

Teams play quick-fire competitions to secure toy bin/s and the toys to fill them. Each team will build, pack, fill, and decorate the following:

Bin of Toys for 2 – 12 years old at $125.00 each—includes bin and contents. Bins are filled with items such as stuffed animals, small toys, books, arts and crafts, and sporting equipment, along with a handwritten card from each team. True North will coordinate with local charities to identify children in need of donations and will deliver to up to three (3) local agencies/facilities.

The Brilliant Bike Build

Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours

Teams collaborate while having fun and helping others at the same time. Teams compete for bike parts and are then tasked with building bikes for deserving children, many of whom have never had their own bike.

Note: there is an additional fee for bicycles and bike helmets.