Speedy Scavenger Hunt

Description

Speedy scavenger hunts are rapid fire team building activities where participants search their home or office for personal items.

Why we like it

This activity encourages participants to get out of their seats and learn more about the team. It works well as an ice-breaker, energizer, break-time activity, or longer social game with points. By sharing personal objects like "a recent book you read” or “your favorite mug,” participants double down on building team rapport.

Process #1

1. Plan a list of physical items for the hunt based on the participants’ locations. Homes allow more personalized items like souvenirs from vacations, games and toys, things from university or school, etc. Virtual items (photos, websites, apps, etc.) allow more options for office and traveling participants.

2. Explain to participants the timing & number of rounds and examples of items & how to share. Create more competition and flexibility by adding points, scoring, judging, teams, and prizes.

3. At the start of each round, announce a new item and point value. 

4. When participants have returned, have a round-robin sharing session and award any judging and points as needed. Repeat rounds until the end of the game.

Daisy chain options

1. Add more substantial and organized sharing rounds to practice a variety of concepts: presentation, storytelling, product pitches, etc.
2. Use personal items later in participant profiles for long-term teams. Photos and virtual items can be used in visual collages and online whiteboards.

Tech Tips

1. Use breakout rooms to allow private team collaboration.
2. Compile items on a shared whiteboard or file to use during the game or recall later.

Attribution

Michael Alexis at teambuilding.com. For more details, example items, and ideas, see TeamBuilding.com’s scavenger hunt page: https://teambuilding.com/blog/virtual-scavenger-hunt and other virtual team-building activities: https://teambuilding.com/blog/virtual-team-building-activities

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