Part of this conversation: https://twitter.com/jmmastey/status/714508727638999040
This list is a little Chicago-centric, but almost everything has an analogue elsewhere. For instance, if you're in New Zealand you can go on a bush walk while we have to settle for a hike.
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- Poll the group in advance and allow them to raise concerns.
- Give plenty of options.
- Do daytime things so family folks can join.
- Some options may not work if you have team members with accessibility needs, or particular concerns. That's okay.
- Keep trying new things!
- 3D Printing Hackathon
- Apple Picking
- Aquarium
- Archery Tag (no seriously, it's like the Hunger Games)
- Arcade (Dave & Busters?)
- BBQ
- Backstage at the Opera (we called them directly)
- Beach Bonfire
- Bike Tour of the City
- Board Games / Social Card Games
- Book Club
- Botanic Gardens
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Bubble Soccer
- Cat Cafe
- CSO Concert at Millenium Park
- Chicago Architecture Tour
- Chicago Athletic Club Game Room (Bacci Ball, Pool, etc)
- Chicago Urban Race (Amazing Race)
- Chili cook-off
- Coffee / Tea Tasting
- Comedy Club
- Craft Day (make valentine's cards for veterans, for example)
- Curling
- Dabble Classes
- Daybreakers (sober dance party)
- Dinner Cruise
- Disc Golf
- Do a Bob Ross video / painting
- Dodgeball
- Field games (capture the flag, tug of war, three-legged race, etc)
- Field trip to suburban destinations (i.e. The Farnsworth House, Bahai Temple, Palos Hills Preserve)
- Food tastings (cheese, coffee, dessert, etc.)
- Go-Karts
- Group Tech Talk Watching (hold an internal conference)
- Hackathon
- Hiking
- Improv Class
- Indoor Skydiving
- Instructables
- Kayaking / Paddleboarding
- League of Legends
- Lunch in the Park
- Learn to Play Ukulele Together
- Mini-golf (or a Mini-golf tournament!)
- Mob Tour Bus / Ghost Tour Bus
- Movie Opening
- Mural painting
- Museum (Is there something at the MSI that is team-y?)
- Mystery Theatre
- Mystery League (puzzle solving adventure)
- Obstacle Course
- Offsite Work Day (work from coffee shop as a group)
- Other Learning Workshops (navigation, lockpicking, origami, glassblowing, etc)
- Paintball
- Picnic / Potluck (daytime is easier to avoid booze)
- Pilsen Walking Tour
- Potluck
- Pottery or painting class (without wine)
- Retro Games (Mario Kart Party, anyone?)
- Road Trip
- Rock Climbing / Bouldering
- Rollerskating
- Room Escape (Trapped in a Room with a Zombie, which is apparently wheelchair accessible)
- Running (Zombie Run, Chase Corporate Challenge, etc)
- Scavenger Hunt (esp. a City History One)
- Segway Tour
- Share Foods from Each Members' Culture
- Sports Game (Baseball, Basketball, etc)
- Storytelling (2nd Story, the Moth, etc)
- Summer Dance
- Team Cooking Class http://www.partiesthatcook.com/
- Team Lunch (not Dinner)
- Theatre
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Urban Gardening
- Video Games?
- Volunteering (with dogs? in nature? who cares)
- Walking Competition
- Yoga
- Zoo
- Zorbing