Is your team in tip-top shape? Do they look like working life is starting to get to them? Working too long in the same company setting can be dull and monotonous at times. What your team probably needs is a little spice in their working life and reawaken that passion they had when they first started working for your company. At this point, you’ve probably heard of corporate team building activities. These activities build rapport among employees and improve overall productivity in a company. 

When looking for corporate team building activities, you must make sure that these activities develop crucial soft skills in your employees that will improve their overall performance for the company. Skills like teamwork, communication, focus, leadership, and creativity are some of the things that your employees should be able to take away from when joining these activities. These activities must also be fun for the employees. Statistics show that employees can retain the skills they’ve learned during an activity when they are having fun. Read on to find out about the top 25 best corporate team building activities for 2022.

How Do You Choose the Right Corporate Team Building Activity?

With so many variations of team building activities out there, there is no one right answer to the perfect selection of team building games. However, you can take into account a few considerations that can help you choose the most suitable games for your employees or colleagues. Firstly, think about what you want to achieve from the team building activities, for example, to bring the team together to build more trust, address problems and improve performance or build specific collaborative skills that are needed in the workplace.

Once you have an end goal, consider the amount of time you have for these team building activities. Keep in mind that with more time, the team building experience will have more depth and involvement which can help solve any underlying issues that are present in your company or between your employees or teammates. Budget is also an important consideration as you would need to see how much your company can afford to set aside for team building activities. Finally, you can select the activities of your choice according to your end goal, time availability, and budget

What Are the Benefits of A Corporate Team Building Activity?

Fun corporate team building activities allow for employees or teammates to see each other in a different light and connect in a different setting outside the workplace. Team building activities create a process of encouraging the team to work together to achieve a common goal to form a stronger and better connection with each other. This will lead to better collaboration and cooperation at the workplace which will improve work productivity. Through participation in these activities, employers can also identify those with the potential to lead their peers. 

Corporate team building activities also create a fun environment for your team to relax and be more open to sharing their opinions. This will encourage better brainstorming processes at work and improve personal relationships. Improving communication and engagement levels between teammates will lead to an overall boost in morale and happiness. Furthermore, it will also build more teamwork between departments and ensure that your company’s work and operations are carried out smoothly. 

25 Best Team Building Activities For Corporate in 2022

1. Night Hiking

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This unique team building activity helps breed familiarity among employees as they stumble through the cool night air and share personal experiences to pass the time. This, in turn, allows team members to communicate better with each other as they get to know each other. Ladies would love this activity because it won’t be as hot during the night and the promise of encountering nocturnal animals you normally won’t see during the day makes it a memorable and exciting adventure that they can share with all their friends

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Boosts communication 
• Improves physical health
• Encourages teamwork and focus

2. ATV Rides

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ATV is short for All Terrain Vehicles and this activity involves a quad bike used mainly to traverse the difficult terrains of the jungle. These vehicles are typically driven by a single person but usually, you travel in groups to ensure that you don’t get lost in the jungle. Experience the thrill of off-road driving at its finest and race your team through the thick jungles of Malaysia. ATV rides require good communication, navigation skills, and focus so as not to lose track of your team in the jungle. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Boosts communication 
• Enhances confidence and focus
• Improves team morale and motivation

3. Sushi/Kimbap Making Challenge

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According to the Japanese, one requires 10 years of practice to master the art of sushi making. But for self-consumption, knowing the basics should serve you well. For the challenge of making sushi, each team member must understand the task given to them before proceeding to work together to make sushi. Each part of the sushi-making process from designing to preparing the ingredients to portioning the sushi to final assembly and presentation requires careful planning, great verbal and nonverbal communication, and creativity from each team member. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Cultivates patience 
• Enhances creativity
• Improves the ability to adapt to new challenges

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4. Paintball Shooting

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Paintball shooting is a mock battlefield with guns that shoot harmless paint bullets. Dodge, chase, and pepper the opposing team with a hail of paint bullets. Keep in mind that you only have 150 bullets to work with, so make every single one count. In this exercise, teamwork, communication, and quick thinking are needed to win. These skills can be developed by your sales team and their fighting spirit will be reborn after this intense activity.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourages teamwork
• Improves communication
• Enhances leadership skills

5. Kimchi Making

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Kimchi recipes are traditionally passed down from mothers to daughters. While the recipes for kimchi-making may not be a secret anymore, it can still be a fun and delicious activity for team building. There are plenty of steps involved to make a finished product and perseverance is required to carry out the arduous tasks of squeezing excess water from the salted cabbage to packing in the seasoning paste between the cabbage leaves.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Cultivates patience 
• Develops perseverance
• Improves the ability to adapt to new challenges

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6. Kayaking

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Kayaking may seem like a relaxing activity but in reality, the two people that are controlling a kayak need to communicate and work together as a cohesive unit to move the kayak in the intended direction. Kayaking may be a great chance for those with leadership skills to step up and lead the team. For team building suggestions, you can make teams race each other from one end to the other. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Cultivates leadership
• Encourages teamwork
• Improves communication and focus

7. Bento Making Challenge

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Bentos are not just your typical takeaways. There is an art to it that makes bentos unique. The great thing about bentos is that they are extremely customizable. For that reason alone learning how to make bentos can also be made into a corporate team building activity. In this team building activity, participants will learn how to make bento and compete with each other in making the most creative and beautiful-looking bento. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Cultivates patience 
• Enhances creativity and innovation
• Improves planning and strategizing skills

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8. Dirt biking

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Get down and dirty as you go through bike courses of various terrains with your team. Dirt bikes are one of the most popular adventure sports and the thrill of riding at 60km/h through a dirt course is something you must experience yourself to understand the fun it brings. Dirt biking requires quick thinking, preparedness, and knowing when to switch gears.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourages teamwork
• Improves communication and focus
• Improves physical health and confidence

9. Baking Class (Pizza Making/Mermaid Cake Making)

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Baking and pizza making is a rewarding team building experience with a treat of the delicious food you make at the end. Neither baking nor pizza-making is an easy task as there are multiple steps involved in which each must be done in the correct order, or else it will end up being inedible. Because of this, each team member must understand the task at hand and the leader must facilitate the process along with clear communication skills to achieve the common end goal of delicious baked meals.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Improves creativity and innovation
• Enhances communication and teamwork
• Improves the ability to adapt to new challenges

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10. Indoor Rock Climbing

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Indoor rock climbing is a form of rock climbing that is within the confines of a building or other structure, usually on specially constructed fake rock walls. Get your team to cheer each other on as they do their best to accomplish this physically difficult activity. Indoor rock climbing requires strength, agility, and quick thinking to identify the difficulty of the routes available before attempting to get to the top of the rock wall

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourages teamwork
• Improves communication and focus
• Improves the ability to adapt to new challenges

11. Terrarium Making

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Indoor gardening with terrariums is a fun team building activity where you can cultivate rare ferns inside a glass vessel. The plants draw moisture from the soil and evaporate it through their leaves and the water droplets form and drip down to the sides of the container and return to the soil. This process simulates nature’s rain cycle and sustains plant life. Your team can work together to create magical landscapes such as a fairy garden with toadstools on mossy hills, tucked-away cottages, and animal ornaments hiding within the lush greenery.  

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Improves work relationship
• Enhances creativity and imagination
• Creates a bond by sharing an experience

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12 . Diving with sharks

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Bertrand Rusell once said: “To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom”. Being able to face your fears in the face of adversity is crucial in a business setting. What better way to face your fears, than swimming together with these creatures known as sharks. As a result of this, your team can be braver and bolder when overcoming difficult obstacles that may come their way

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Improves focus
• Increases confidence levels
• Gives the courage to try something out of their comfort zone

13. Waterfall Abseiling

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Waterfall abseiling is an activity that combines a waterfall and abseiling. Take charge and train your focus in the thrilling yet refreshing activity of waterfall abseiling. You can increase your self-confidence as you abseil down the side of a roaring waterfall in a safety harness with your team cheering behind you. Conquering this harrowing ordeal will provide you with the confidence and focus you need to undertake any task at the workplace.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourages teamwork
• Improves communication and focus
• Improves the ability to tackle difficult situations

14. Go Kart Racing

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Go-karting is the sport or activity of racing a Go-Kart around a track. The first-ever Go-Kart was invented by a man named Art Ingels using a lawnmower motor. Ever since then Go-kart racing has been gaining popularity specifically as a recreational sport. Go-karting is also currently the safest form of racing in the world other than bumper cars. Get your team to race each other on a Go-Kart race course and see who is the best driver on the team. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Promotes self-confidence 
• Cultivates a better working relationship
• Increases courage to take on challenges

15. Car Drifting

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Drifting is the activity of steering an automobile so that it makes a controlled skid sideways through a turn with the front wheels pointed in a direction opposite to that of the turn. Car drifting is very technical and difficult to learn as the drifting technique requires you to meet certain requirements before being able to do a drift. If you find your employees lacking in motivation, maybe a shot of adrenaline is all they need to feel alive again.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Boosts morale and motivation
• Promotes self-confidence 
• Increases the courage to take on challenges

16. Snorkeling

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Snorkelling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask and a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel. Enjoy the beautiful sea as you snorkel and marvel at the beautiful ocean beneath you. Bond with your team over this relaxing activity and take a breather from your hectic working life and you will find that sometimes taking a short breather is all you need to get a fresh perspective on how to best tackle a difficult task at work. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Enhances motivation
• Improves self-confidence
• Boosts communication and focus

17. Water Tubing

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Water tubing is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube, either on the water, snow or through the air. The tubes are also known as donuts or biscuits due to their shape. Be tugged along on an inner tube by a motorboat and experience the thrill that is water tubing. If the right conditions are met, your inner tube might just start flying above the water becoming an airfoil for lift. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Boosts morale
• Promotes improved mental health
• Improves communication and teamwork

18. Scuba Diving

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Scuba diving is the sport or activity of swimming underwater using a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA). It is a pressurized water tank that you wear as you dive below the water’s surface. Unlike snorkeling, you get to be up close and personal with the marine life and swim together with the fishes. You can enjoy Malaysia’s coral reef up close and personal and marvel at all the beautiful fishes and sea creatures native to our tropical Malaysian waters.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Boosts morale
• Promotes improved mental health
• Encourages a more close-knit working relationship

19. Hot Air Ballooning

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A hot air balloon is a large balloon with a basket underneath that people can ride in while it floats into the air due to the hot air being filled into it. Every year Putrajaya plays host to a hot air balloon festival and has been doing so for the past 10 years. Take to the skies and see Malaysia from a fresh new aerial perspective by enjoying the beautiful sight that is our country’s landscape. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Boosts morale
• Improves workplace relationship
• Enhances the ability to take on challenges

20. Bubble Sports

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Bubble sports is an interesting and fun team sports activity that you have to do while being wrapped in a giant plastic bubble. With sports like bubble rugby, bubble soccer, and bubble tower defense, your team will have to up their game if they want to win this competitive sport. Like with any sport, teamwork, and focus are needed to compete with the other teams. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourages teamwork
• Improves leadership skills
• Enhances communication and focus

21. Brush Lettering

Brush lettering is a type of calligraphy that is created with a brush pen that has a flexible tip or sometimes a paintbrush. At the team building workshop, your team will learn different watercolour techniques, blending colours and upper or lowercase letters to help them find their brush lettering style. At the end of the class, they will be able to create their custom-lettered canvas or keep it as a gift for their loved ones while walking away with a unique skill that transforms words into beautiful art. 

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Relieves stress
• Enhances focus
• Improves creativity and innovation

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22. Hiking/Trekking

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Hiking is an activity that involves a long energetic walk in a natural environment on hiking trails or footpaths for a day or overnight, whereas trekking involves a long vigorous hike in a wild natural environment for several days. Malaysia’s tropical jungles are perfect locations to bring your team on a hiking or trekking adventure. There is nothing more rewarding in life than hiking or trekking for hours and then arriving at a cooling river or beautiful waterfalls to take a short break before finishing your journey.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Promotes teamwork
• Improves leadership skills
• Enhances communication and focus

23. Batik Painting

Batik originated from Indonesia and with the usage of wax-resist together with the dyeing process, it can create a variety of designs on a textile that range from dramatic designs to simple drawings of florals. At the workshop, the batik designs will be pre-prepared by an instructor and the artwork will be placed in a wooden frame with a plastic cover for participants. The materials needed for this activity include a paper cup, a wooden frame, the art piece, a brush, and 6 colour compartments for your team to mix and match batik colours.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Promotes stress relief
• Encourages creative thinking
• Develops team bonding and better collaboration

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24. Soap Making

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Soap-making workshops and classes are perfect for people who wish to learn how to create soap for themselves in a simple, cost-effective, creative and satisfying way. At the workshop, your team will be taught basic knowledge of common ingredients used in soap making and the benefits of including clay and essential oils in the process. You can also learn how to make a glycerin clay soap bar and body wash. Handmade soap uses quality and premium ingredients which makes it a healthier choice for personal use.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourage teamwork and communication
• Enhances creativity, innovation, and imagination
• Develop a unique or new perspective together as a team. 

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25. Board Games

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Great board games have great mechanics which require creativity and problem-solving skills to play. Depending on the type of game, you can either play against each other or cooperate to accomplish the mission. Board games are challenges in disguise and are a great way to improve your team’s problem-solving skills. Not only is it fun, it constantly forces you to think of creative and innovative ways to play the game.

Uniqueness of this activity: 

• Encourages critical thinking
• Improves problem-solving abilities
• Enhances workplace relationships

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