Using Google Docs Or slack to Conduct Remote Team Building Events

With a large number of online games that have emerged over the past few years, it's easy to forget that Remote Team Building is an age old tradition that's been around for a long time. It's not like today's games where all the action takes place entirely on the computer. In fact it's the complete opposite. Here are some tried and true classic exercises that work just as well today as they did years ago. In the old days a Virtual Team Building Exercise was much more high tech. You would have to send video conferencing between the Virtual Team Building Singapore Team members and then allow them to participate in the exercise via a normal phone line. Low fidelity with a lot of "oomph" and a sense of adventure.

Of course with advances in technology and software the Virtual Team Building exercises of the past are now being adapted to the digital age. This means that Remote Team Building is now able to be done via Google Docs. Here the team members simply download the required documents and spreadsheets to their personal computers and then can collaborate on the project. The advantage of this method is that you can easily update everyone on the changes via email or text message and then everyone can access the spreadsheet for reporting. Also, since everything is online everyone can collaborate from their own desktops, which eliminates the need for a fax machine or printer.

However, although Google Docs can easily be used with remote teams the level of interactivity and user choice is far from ideal. The main problem with Google Docs is that document formatting is very limited. So, even if a document were to contain basic information it would only be able to be read by the few people who had been assigned to edit it at the time. Even worse is the lack of a document library or easy ways to search for and add additional documents to a project. This means that Google Docs is more suited to academic or research-based virtual team building exercises rather than 'real world' business based team building.

So how should you approach the use of digital tools to enhance your remote team building activities? Well, the key is to think outside the box. One of the best ways to overcome the problems encountered when using Google Docs is to allow all team members to create and edit the documents in question. If the spreadsheet has some graphics or charts then allow all the remote team building participants to download the appropriate files from their work stations on their desktop. You may have to pay a small fee for each participant to be able to download the files so it's well worth considering if this option would reduce costs or add value to your experience. However, don't stop there. Remember that even if your team building events take place on a Google Docs site or on a slack bot, there is still a need to treat your participants as though they are in a real meeting. Add an image tab to the end of the spreadsheet and explain that you will show these images to those who join your team at the end of your exercises. This way they can put in input their name and avatar and discuss what they think the page might look like. Some digital tools do allow this, so be sure to check before committing to your event

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