In today’s society, virtual teams or remote working are more and more common. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 46% of the organizations that participated in the study have virtual teams.

This way of working is becoming more and more popular, for obvious reasons. Such an approach helps organizations to attract talented people and performers (top talents) who can work from anywhere, including from home, reducing costs and increasing productivity.

The question we raise is: how does this way of working compensate for the part of human interaction?

Trust, friendship and a team atmosphere are created much easier when the teams work from the same building, for 40 hours a week.

“You don’t need everyone physically together to create a strong culture. The best cultures derive from actions people actually take.” (Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson)

Here are some ideas under the umbrella of #theUNIVERSUMexperience for your teams:

Town-hall Meeting

The teams can be brought to the same place at least once a year, during a TownHall Meeting. Besides the fact that the results, objectives, strategies and directions of each department are presented, half of the agenda of the event can be given to a team building with all the participants.

Big Picture

Big Picture is one of the most beloved teambuilding activities in our portfolio. It is very flexible in terms of customization and fulfills a wide range of objectives.

For teams that work from several offices, it is the kind of activity that remains in the memory of the participants, not only through the prism of the fact that the final painting can be created from the beginning modularly to install it on the walls of the offices, but also through the prism of the fact that it mirrors very realistic organizational culture.

Go Team

Go Team is a team building activity that follows the scenario of a treasure hunt through a digital interface, more precisely through tablets. Why is this activity suitable for teams working remotely? Because, no matter where in the world the participants are, they can take part in the activity.

Even the UNIVERSUM team participated in such a team building, in which a world record was set – a 24-hour team building, around the world together with the whole teamCatalyst Global

Virtual Teambuilding

In this case, the creativity of the team is the limit! From video meetings in which “MTV Cribs” scenarios can be recreated, pets can be presented, extensions within work platforms (Donut from Slack, for example), drop off via email and more and more team members are willing to try.

✉️ Does your company have teams that work remotely? Write to us in a comment how you help to increase the organizational culture.