CREATIVE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES 21 STOP CREATIVE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES BREAK THE ICE AT YoUR EVENT WITH ENGAGING AND MEMoRABLE ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD TRUST AND CoMMUNICATIoN AMoNG YoUR ATTENDEES. HERE’S A GUIDE To SoME THRILLING, FUN, EDUCATIoNAL AND RELAXING SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT ARE UNIQUE To SAN FRANCISCo AND WILL HAVE YoUR TEAM CoNNECTING IN No TIME. Office Meet Yoga Puppy Love MOVE San Francisco’s mild weather and scenic landscape make outdoor activities especially enjoyable. When the team is ready for a break from sitting in meeting rooms all day, step outside and explore the city with SF Tour1. Dedicated tour guides will show attendees major sites like Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. Add competition to the agenda by working with Handstand to design a custom scavenger hunt for your group. Attendees will get their blood flowing and neurons firing as they travel on foot, on bike or by public transit to solve riddles around the city. CREATE Art, cuisine and originality are in San Francisco’s DNA. Take advantage of the creative inspiration the city offers by encouraging your team to collaborate on their own masterpieces. Partner with 3 Fish Studios to host a collage or printmaking class. Local artists will provide instruction, all necessary art supplies, cool tunes, creative inspiration and refreshments. Have a group of foodies on your hands? Slip on a chef’s hat and apron for some friendly competition with an Executive Chefs cooking workshop. Choose from head-to-head Iron Chef Challenges, casual Culinary Challenges or themed cocktail events. LEARN As a hub for learning and innovation, San Francisco offers interactive and hands-on experiences across many interests. Encourage problem-solving and communication with a team building mission at Chabot Space & Science Center in oakland. Participants can engage in space-and environmental-themed simulations. For a sophisticated team building experience, San Francisco Wine School offers a blind tasting workshop, winemaker-for-a-day blending sessions and food-and-wine pairing labs. REFRESH Keep energy levels high at your meeting with occasional breaks and opportunities for attendees to refresh. Office Meet Yoga does just that by bringing mindful yoga classes to you. Trained yogis guide attendees through sequences that increase focus, concentration and productivity. or opt for the guaranteed crowd-pleaser: adorable puppies. Partner with Puppy Love to bring rescue puppies to your meeting for attendees to cuddle, walk and play with. Puppy Love handles transportation and clean up and provides puppy coaches to manage the whole process on-site. office Meet Yoga, Puppy Love Give Back: Corporate Social Responsibility Find more creative ways for meetings to give back at sftravel.com/meeting-planners THERE ARE MANY CREATIVE WAYS TO GIVE BACK WHILE IN SAN FRANCISCO THAT WILL ALSO BRING YOUR TEAM TOGETHER. HERE ARE SOME VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BUILD CAMARADERIE WITHIN YOUR GROUP AND HELP MEET COMPANY CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) GOALS. • Help people who are experiencing homelessness in San Francisco by volunteering at one of the city’s homeless shelters or transition homes. Groups can hold in-kind donation drives, cook and serve meals, or assist with cleaning and decorating facilities at Glide, Hamilton Families or St. Vincent de Paul Society. volunteer project that provides low-income families with services pro bono or host workshops for residents in the company’s areas of expertise. Attendees can connect and encourage local families in need while donating time and know-how. a thoughtful approach to recess that improves children’s physical health and social and emotional learning. Meeting attendees get to unleash their inner child while promoting safety, engagement and empowerment. • Companies that provide professional services can work with Raphael House to coordinate a specialized • Visit a local school and make an impact by simply engaging with kids during recess . Playworks provides sftravel.com
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