Team Building or Team Bonding are very broad terms. To some they means a few pizzas in the board room; a few drinks in the pub; a meal out. To others they mean paintball; an escape room; a yoga retreat. Anything done as a group that brings the team together.
While bonding is great, often the reason for wanting a team event lies deeper than just wanting to have a fun time together. You might want to promote better communication within a team; improve the respect people show each other; address morale issues; get the best out of the team. If you’ve specific aims for your day our Team Training events are hosted by occupational psychologist Mike Culley, and are tailor made to your situation. Still focused around our VR Experiences or our Time Crimes escape game to ensure the event is fun, Mike works with your team on the specific areas you want addressing.
Team Building using Virtual Reality.
The ultimate in engaging occupational training. Occupational psychologist Mike Culley uses virtual reality puzzles to deliver creative problem solving challenges. This delivers a level of engagement like no other.
Mike will guide your staff, developing an understanding of team work, the team's dynamic, and the team's effectiveness. He’ll then work with them to improve their skills according to the focus you’ve requested.
Of course, the exercises themselves are great fun and completely accessible to all ages and abilities. This encourages engagement while keeping the tone light but professional.
Conferences
If you’re running a multiday conference and you need an evening event or an ice breaker that will have everyone laughing together, Time Crimes is your answer. We bring the game to your venue. Up to 24 people at a time can play the 90 minute game story driven game.
The team is everything.
For most organisations teams are at the heart of their success. It is essential that your teams function effectively, in order to maximise productivity, maintain a high morale level, and really deliver to customers and stakeholders.
​However, it is easy to overlook that many teams can require a little honing, or sometimes a more critical intervention.
Mike will work with you to ensure that your teams work cohesively and effectively.
Invest in your team.
Team building provides an important opportunity to enhance team morale, communication and effectiveness. It can build cohesion and respect, and thereby improve morale, reduce absence, and enhance productivity.
Mike will design and facilitate bespoke team building day(s) for you. As every organisation and every team is different, you’ll discuss your requirements and craft a solution that is right for you and your team - in terms of desired outcomes and budget.
Using various group VR scenarios we’ll provide a powerful team building experience that your team will enjoy engaging with.
Mike Culley
(C.Psychol. AFBPsS) Chartered, Occupational and Applied Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
As an experienced applied psychologist, Mike brings you the latest solutions from applied psychology to help you develop your teams, enhance your business or organisation, and reach your goals.
He has been working in the field of organisational and business change and development for 30 years, undertaking recruitment and selection, team building, training and development, as well as consultancy, and aims to develop and deliver the best cost-effective solutions.
​He deploys a wide range of the latest applied and practical psychology tools, allowing your organisation to move forward by enhancing its most valuable asset - the people that work within it. From developing key skills through training and development to overcoming internal challenges and conflict to enhancing already well-formed teams, Mike can help your organisation by improving morale, reducing absence, and enhancing productivity.
VR Escape are pleased to lend our services as tools for Mike to use working with your team. We’ll put your team in a range of virtual worlds with tasks to undertake together. Your staff will love the experience which guarantees their engagement with Mike’s work.
We can bring the Virtual World to you.
If you have a suitable space we will bring the VR setup to you and deliver your bespoke training package in house. If you don’t have the space we can host small groups at our premises, or we will find a suitable venue near you.
Throughout the day your staff will play through several scenarios in VR with discussion sessions bringing that play into professional focus. Mike is a chartered occupational psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has run training and team development exercises for a range of organisations including local authorities, the NHS, and companies ranging from small local businesses to multinationals.
