Unique team building that actually makes an impact.
Deepen workplace trust and connection through fun, creative activities.
“The most inspiring teambuilding ever.” - Spotify Design Director
How It Works
The What
We host corporate team building workshops (remote, in-person, and hybrid) that use simple creative activities to get people laughing and sharing in a meaningful way. Our activities help people strengthen personal connections, build trust, and refresh inspiration. In short, they help your team work better together to fuel a healthy, collaborative work culture.
The How
Our activities begin with a facilitated introduction to get everyone into a collaborative mindset. The main creative activity is designed to open up opportunities for personal connections and is followed by a share back that allows all participants to contribute. We close with a debrief of what participants are taking away from the experience that they want to apply to their workplace going forward.
The Why
Clients choose us because we sit in a unique niche between lighthearted activities like virtual wine tasting that are fun but forgettable, and competitive activities like trivia nights that are exciting but divide people by design. Our activities bring people together. They are designed to deliver experiences that are playful in the moment but have lasting impact on team culture.
“I never would have predicted how much it would continue to impact my team. The warmth that Make Believe Works created really lasted well beyond the day itself.”
— Leslie Carroll, Executive Operations, Stripe
Loved by organizations from Fortune 500 stalwarts to first year start-ups.
Fun.
But more than fun.
Instead of:
Competition
Inherently divides people and pits them against each other. Most people lose.
Passivity
People don’t contribute to the experience. Doesn’t matter who’s in class.
Old News
The loud get loud, the quiet get quiet, the cliques stick together. Nothing new.
We deliver:
Connection
People get comfortable lowering their guard, being vulnerable and building trust.
Participation
Everyone contributes without feeling forced. People feel valued and necessary.
New Insight
Everyone leaves with new insights into their colleagues.
What
People
Say
Growing Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
“These activities helped me to develop the skills to explain what I need more clearly.”
Constance S. Director of Culture & Community Marketing
MARS Inc.
Enriching Collaboration
“My team was very disconnected because we worked in different offices. Make Believe Works created the connection we needed to work more fluidly together.”
Jenna N.
Senior Director, Development and Strategy
Stripe
Fueling Individual Growth
“Make Believe Works is so valuable because it makes you activate the two sides of your brain. Some people are more strategic/intellectual and it helps them flex their creative/artistic muscles. Others are more creative/artistic and it helps them nourish their intellectual muscles.”
Selma D. Senior Industrial Designer Google
Enhancing Leadership
“Make Believe Works helped me be a successful leader. It showed me how important those moments of collaboration, creativity, and sharing equally, regardless of role, are in creating the community we wanted in our organization.”
Leif H. Partner and Managing Director
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Opening New Perspectives
“After a Make Believe Works activity you return to work with a new intelligence. You can’t undersell the joy. There’s something wonderful about laughing together and feeling the joy of all the things that we made together. You think differently when you’re feeling joyful. And that is so important.”
Jason B. Head of Design, Machine Learning Capital One
Evolving Culture
“If you're trying to change the culture in your organization, there's only so much you can do with people that have been steeped in your current culture. Make Believe Works shows what's possible. You don't know the power of creating space for connection and fusion until you're doing it on a regular basis.”
Brynn K. Senior Partnerships Lead IDEO.org
Igniting Inspiration
“There aren’t many opportunities at work to truly explore through a creative process, even though it’s what everyone wants us to do. Make Believe Works opens a moment for that to occur in a safe, supportive environment that is actually fun and sets up your team to do more of it later.”
Lawrence A.
Co-Director, Design Thinking Ford Motor Company
Bridging Silos
“I love how I was able to learn about other members of my team and what's important to them and what they're working on while also being creative and expressing myself.”
David G. Principal Product Designer Spotify
“I usually zone out during large bonding events but this got everyone involved!”
“Ben is a master facilitator and brought such warmth and safety to the experience.”
“Really unique. One of the best virtual team events I've ever done.”
—Anonymous Feedback, Meta
98%
of all participants feel that our sessions contribute to the company culture they want to work in.
98%
of all participants felt it was time well spent and were glad they joined.
99%
of all participants would recommend our sessions to a friend or colleague.
“The impact of most team building
activities hasn’t lasted beyond the day.
But Make Believe Works was different.
For the first time, we came away with a richer sense of our colleagues as people and as a direct result, we’ve seen meaningful shifts in how we engage with one another.”
— Carina Parnham, Consul, Consulate General of Canada in New York
Make Believe with us today.