CONNECT · TEAM CONNECTION THROUGH CREATIVE PLAY
Team building, done differently.
For team days, offsites, retreats and celebrations, when you want something fun, creative and different from the usual team-building day.
This is a chance for people to step out of the usual work routine, get to know each other differently and create something together.
No scripts to learn. No acting experience needed.
This may be for your team if…
- You are a new team getting to know one another.
- You want to reconnect after a period of change, remote work or busy schedules.
- You are bringing together people from different departments, cultures or locations.
- You want to welcome new colleagues and build a sense of belonging.
- You want an experience that is joyful, active and different from the usual team-building format.
- You want to create a shared memory, not just another meeting or activity.
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
Not another team-building day.
Co-created with your team
Rather than competing in teams or working through a fixed set of challenges, your group enters a shared creative process. Their ideas, stories, characters and choices shape what emerges.
Playful, and carefully facilitated
It is playful and energetic, but also carefully facilitated. People are invited to participate but never pressured, and there are always different ways to contribute.
Connection over performance
Some people may enjoy performing; others may prefer to help shape the story, create images, narrate, make sound or support the group in another way. The emphasis is on connection, laughter and discovery, not acting skills or a polished final show.
A POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE
Your Stories, Our Stage
Instead of starting with a script, we start with the people in the room.
Share
Through guided activities, participants share small stories, memories, observations or imagined possibilities.
Create
These become the starting points for scenes, characters and a piece created together. The group decides what to include and how to bring it to life: some perform, others narrate, direct, create sound or shape the story.
Show
We end with an informal sharing: not a polished production, but something original that could only have come from this group.
People choose what they share. Stories can be light-hearted, fictional or adapted, and personal disclosure is never required.
A session can include sharing stories, improvisation, movement and building a collective story from everyone's contributions.
OUTCOMES
What your team takes away.
More than a fun afternoon, it's a fresh experience of each other.
A renewed sense of connection and familiarity with colleagues.
Shared laughter, surprise and memories.
Experience of listening, contributing and building on each other's ideas.
Space for different strengths, personalities and ways of participating.
The satisfaction of making something together.
A fresh experience of the team as a creative, connected group.
FORMATS
Choose your format.
Energiser
A short energising session.
Short
Team day
A half-day or full-day team-building workshop.
Half or full day
Offsite or retreat
A session as part of your offsite or retreat.
Flexible
Online or in person
Bring the experience to your team wherever they are.
Anywhere
Longer formats allow more time for the group to develop and share a devised piece together.
KIND WORDS
What people say.
…the overarching goal was to provide the participants with activities that brought them joy and built community through storytelling. This was absolutely achieved… By the end of the sessions, people who had never spoke before participated, and participants felt comfortable sharing memories that were more personal.
Fantastic clarity when giving instructions and a very positive attitude… Truly amazing! everyone laughed, everyone was engaged (even the ones who at first were shy)
I loved how Elana brought play, fun joy and lightness into the whole workshop. … I loved how she brought in unexpected jokes and exercises into the workshop while still being very gentle and loving.
…Elana's creative exercises that gently nudged you out of your comfort zone. Always feeling supported, never pushed
What a fun and bonding experience. … the combination of activities really made the experience filled with joy and connection.
Loved the course about teambuilding with Elana! Highly recommended!
Give your team something to remember.
Tell me about your team and the occasion, and I'll shape an experience that fits.