TeamBlender
Remote team building: plan and facilitate an online session
Remote team building brings together colleagues joining from different locations. With TeamBlender, the facilitator prepares a programme of collaborative challenges and runs the session live. Participants join in their browser; a separate video conferencing tool supports spoken discussions.
Prepare the conditions for participation
Check that everyone has the session link, code and access to a browser. Test audio and video conferencing before starting. Provide a way to report technical issues and explain how teams will communicate during challenges. TeamBlender does not replace your video conferencing tool.
How do you organise a session?
Choose a shared objective
For a distributed team, start with a specific need: getting to know colleagues, improving communication or cooperating across locations. In the Session Builder, choose challenges whose rules fit that objective.
Explain the rules before starting
Share the link and code, check that participants have joined and explain the programme aloud. Clarify roles within each team and the communication channels they can use before starting challenges.
Debrief remote collaboration as well
Use available results and ask how information travelled: who suggested a strategy, how decisions were made and what made participation easier. Agree on one practice to try in future meetings.
Which challenges suit a remote team?
A quiz can be a starting point for conversation; a collaborative puzzle can prompt discussion about sharing information and coordinating work. Check each challenge’s rules in the facilitator catalogue. Adapt the programme to the time available and the team’s familiarity with digital tools rather than adding more activities.
Frequently asked questions about TeamBlender
Do we need to install an app for online team building?
Participants access TeamBlender in their browser using the link and code shared by the facilitator. Use your usual video conferencing tool alongside it for remote spoken discussions.
How can we include people less comfortable with remote participation?
Explain instructions before starting, check access and invite everyone to contribute. During the debrief, discuss obstacles without treating a game result as a measure of individual ability.
Can we review results after the session?
Yes, the facilitator can review available results to discuss challenges with the team. Indicators vary by challenge; they support a debrief rather than a psychometric assessment.