Metalog® Teambeam




The Project

Sometimes, team members have the feeling they’re getting in each other’s way when they’re looking for solutions to problems. This often results in going-it-alone-ism and a lack of coordination. With Teambeam your delegates experience close up that “working together” means much more than just working on the same project and at the same time.

By the way, Teambeam is an excellent ice-breaking tool in a seminar and helps the delegates to become comfortable with each other.



How It’s Done

Ask the group to stand on the beam in alphabetical order according to the first letters of their last names. All should be facing in the same direction, with their shoulders touching. Then, give them their task: to rearrange themselves on the beam according to their first names – without, of course, touching the ground. Any breach of this rule is sanctioned in a way you and the group see fit. Usually, what you’ll see first is a number of attempts where delegates seek to move around with as little physical contact as possible. As this quickly proves highly ineffective, the delegates realise that touching and stabilising each other is essential in order to accomplish their task. On the Teambeam creative ideas and strategies abound, and the group is literally drawn much closer together. If you wish to up the difficulty level a notch, have the group perform the activity using only nonverbal communication. Teambeam consists of five individual parts that can be linked together for adapting to seminar groups of varying sizes.

Delegates (min / opt / max): 5 / 12 / 12
Time (w/o debriefing): 5 - 15 minutes
Space requirements: 5 x 3 metres at full length

Topics and Outcomes

Ice breakers: feeling comfortable with each other, learning each others’ names.
Energiser: start of seminar, post lunch.
Team building: interacting, coordinating, trusting, bonding, group feeling.
Project management: dealing creatively with shortages.

Contents: 1 Team Beam (beech wood), consisting of 4 parts, with non-slip cork base, 1 detailed instructions manual.
Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 80 cm.
Weight: 13.7 kg.

Order no. 1533 / Price US$ 365,00