Art in Team building- workshop description

Engage and emerge yourself in a creative and collaborative team building workshop.

If you do not think you can be an artist, think again! You will not only walk away with a good feeling about techniques on effective team collaboration, you will be one of the artists that created a masterpiece jointly with your colleagues. This creative workshop fosters team work, incorporates best practices in decision making, conflict management, and trust building.

Two hour workshop:

I. Introductions

Overview of the art workshop.

Expectations from participants.

What does art mean to you?

Tell us something about you that your team members would not know.

What would make the workshop a pleasant experience? A productive 2 hours?

II. Group decisions about the art

Colors

Subject matter

Style

Individual canvases or one large canvas

Coordination of painting process

III. Creating the art

Setting up materials

Team painting exercise

IV. Implications for strengthening the team

Participants discuss the painting process/workshop.

Please give us three adjectives that describe your experience at the workshop.

Did you know you are an artist?

Were you surprised at anything you learned today about your colleagues?

What opportunities and challenges did we face?

Was there any conflict during the process? Did the conflict lead to a better decision? A stronger team?

A less productive workshop? A frustrated team? A more meaningful experience?

Will this workshop have an impact as you collaborate with your colleagues in the future? If yes, would you be willing to share your thoughts?

Would you consider another workshop?

What would you do differently?