Say the words ‘treasure hunt’ and images of Anneka Rice solving puzzles against the clock, or pirates pondering over a map spring to mind. Not many people associate treasure hunts with team building, and yet this is now a popular and widely used team building activity.
The idea behind the treasure hunt event is that a team shares an experience in a pressurised environment. Through participation, the team forms a deeper camaraderie and team members gain an invaluable insight into each others strengths and weaknesses, enabling the team leader to reorganise the team so it plays to its strengths. This is brought back into the workplace, utilised, and their company sees the results on the balance sheet.
A treasure hunt is a lot like the old television programme. Teams compete against each other or the clock to solve puzzles and find the treasure. To make them more interesting and fun, many treasure hunts are set to a theme like haunted house, or espionage, and feature characters to interrogate.
The county of Cambridgeshire is well supported by an excellent road and rail network which links it to many cities in the UK. It is seen by many event management companies as an ideal place to host team building and corporate hospitality events. Cambridgeshire has good locations both indoor and outdoor, and can cater for any activity asked of it.
To bring a treasure hunt to life, many corporations now use event management companies to ensure the day goes as well as it should. This makes sound business sense, as they have the knowledge, the experience, and the expertise to ensure the day is a success.