4 tips for team building during your event

How do you get people to écht together during your event? Teambuilding quickly becomes a loose component. Or something that "needs to be added". Whereas it is precisely in how you organise the day.

At De Werelt in Lunteren, we see that the difference is often small: not doing méér, but making smarter use of what is already there. In this blog, we share 4 tips you can easily add teambuilding into your event.

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1. Get people out of the default setting

Most conversations don't originate at the table. Once people get moving, the dynamics change. Conversations become easier. Ideas arise more quickly.

This is why at De Werelt you often see:

Brainstorming sessions during a walk
Small groups going into the forest
Conversing without a screen or fixed arrangement

With the forest literally on the doorstep, working outside becomes a logical step, not an extra addition.

Business group walks through the garden of De Werelt Lunteren during an event in green

2. Let teams experience something together

Team-building only works when people do something together, and that doesn't have to be complicated.
But it does have to be concrete.

Think about:

A climbing wall or outdoor course
A short team-challenge between sessions
Compete an assignment together outside the room

You see an immediate effect: roles become visible and cooperation arises naturally.

Participants climb on outdoor climbing wall during team building activity at De Werelt Lunteren

3. Alternate content and energy

A programme consisting only of sessions often sags. Therefore, make sure your programme has a rhythm:

Focus → movement
Content → short break
Collaboration → relaxation

At De Werelt, this is easy to organise. From a plenary session, you can walk straight outside. Or hop on a mountain bike for a short break. Get out of your head for a while, then get back on track. Read more in this blog.

Group of participants during mountain bike team building activity at De Werelt Lunteren on the Veluwe

4. Use informal moments deliberately

Most connection occurs outside the programme. During lunch, drinks or a joint dinner.

By paying attention to those moments, you will get much more out of them.

For example:

Lunching outside among the trees
A barbecue with local produce
A short workshop or tasting

That makes the difference between “taking a break” and a moment that adds to your event. More inspiration? In this blog you can read how to add more experience to your event.

In conclusion: the role of the venue

Team building is not only in activities. It is also in the environment in which you come together.

A place where you easily switch from inside to outside, from session to activity and from programme to relaxation. De Werelt combines that at one location.
With rooms, hotel rooms and nature right around you, you can build the programme logically without it feeling forced.

Team building doesn't have to be grand or complicated. It is in small choices: how you build up the day, where you let people gather and how you give space for interaction.

FAQ - Team building during events

What works better: one activity or multiple moments?

Multiple short moments spread throughout the day create more impact.

Does team building always have to be active?

No. Quiet moments such as walking or eating together also contribute.

Why does a different environment help?

Because people step out of their default roles, making conversations easier.

How do you prevent it from feeling forced?

By making it part of your programme, not as a separate block.