As work lives become more digital, and remote work, digital meetings, and remote and distributed teams become more commonplace, it’s important to understand how to build workplace relationships with coworkers virtually. So let’s take a look at 5 reasons why building strong working relationships is so important, 6 unique challenges for remote teams, and 5 ways to build relationships with your coworkers virtually.

During team experiences we often take on roles. These roles may be different depending on a number of factors, including power dynamics, personality, and skills and ability. Here are 6 archetypes we have observed while running team experiences and a short reflection exercise for team leaders.

Our individual capacity to successfully respond and navigate these disruptions is constantly being put to the test, and will continue to be so. Being able to respond to change, novelty, variability and uncertainty is an important skill, and can help you to solve work problems and succeed.

Puzzles and problem solving activities are much more than entertainment. They also have an impact on your cognitive function and work performance. In this first article , we’ll be taking a look at how puzzles can train specific brain areas; the neuroscience behind the "ah-ha!" moment; and how this mental training can translate into better performance at work.

Remote working has brought a revolution to the office. Flexible working is now largely considered the norm and it’s brought a sense of work-life balance for millions of workers. While remote work might sound like a way to get maximum productivity and lower office costs, it also poses a unique set of challenges.

Facilitating online meetings requires a few different skills and techniques compared to in-person facilitation. Here are 5 tips to take your virtual meeting facilitation to the next level.

Brain teasers are entertaining, challenging your mind to think in new ways. Since Wordle went viral in January 2022, everyone is looking for new brain teasers to play. We’re sharing 9 of our favorite brain games and why you should make a puzzle game part of your daily routine.

Events have been transformed in recent years going from in-person gatherings to virtual events. But as the world begins to re-open what are the big event trends for 2022? Let’s have a look!

Icebreaker games and activities are useful if you are leading a virtual meeting, training workshop or seminar for people who don’t know each other very well. They can help improve the efficiency of virtual meetings by breaking down personal barriers and opening up communication.

In this 2021 holiday-season special, we’re taking a bit of a tongue-in-cheek look at the Metaverse. This online game can be played on any video platform and is suitable for groups of any size.

The best online games for Christmas 2021 should be inclusive, platform-agnostic, engaging, and challenging. It’s not always easy to find a virtual game that meets all those criteria! Here are a few ideas for your 2021 online holiday season party.

There are some unique challenges of remote work, and it’s important to pay close attention to building a strong culture with remote teams. So what are the top things leaders can do to create a good remote work culture? Here are some practical tips and ideas to unify your remote team.

Working from home memes are something that most people can relate to at the moment, that’s why we decided to put together some of our favourites in one place. Enjoy!

Anna is a facilitator, a game creator and a co-founder, or as she describes herself, a fugitive-lawyer. Find out where she comes from, the weirdest thing to happen to her while facilitating, her creative process, and what types of games and activities are coming next!

Virtual group games that are engaging, inclusive, suitable for different group sizes and can be played in under an hour can be hard to find. Here are 8 virtual group games that can all be played online on Teams, Zoom, or any video conferencing platform of your choice.

Webex is one of the most popular video conferencing and communication platforms used by companies and organisations all over the world. If you are looking for a fun and engaging way to spend time with colleagues and break up the monotony of your online meetings then why not try on these great games!

Flexible working models are necessary for obvious reasons, and different set-ups like remote teams, hybrid teams, and distributed teams are becoming increasingly common for companies of all sizes. One challenge in these new arrangements is how to build personal relationships amongst the team and maintain employee engagement. Solutions to this problem are being worked on, as we look for new ways to do this online. Let’s take a look at some options for the different needs of hybrid, distributed and fully remote teams.

It’s no understatement to say that when you are running a virtual game or event for a large group of people, there is a lot to think about. With large online group events, complexity scales with the number of participants, and as a general rule, it’s best to assume that everything that can go wrong with your event, will go wrong!

Online games are a novel way to recruit talent in the modern workplace. They can also be used to assess candidates in terms of their ability to reason, and to work in teams. Incorporating games into recruitment is a growing area - with many forward thinking companies implementing virtual team games as part of the their hiring process.

When it comes to organising online events and meetings there are so many options in terms of video conferencing software - Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Cisco Webex and Blue Jeans, just to name a few! In this article we are going to look at which is better for facilitating online events that need breakout rooms - Zoom or Microsoft Teams.