Odyssey Teams Blog
The Playhouse Challenge Accepted
Brings teams together with the Playhouse Challenge You may think the real challenge of The Playhouse Challenge comes from swinging a hammer or painting a mural. That’s not the challenge of this corporate give back activity. This challenge is learning...
Working with kids in a Board Meeting
Skateboard dreams come true in a Board Meeting Whether you have children, or not, the idea of working with other people’s kids is a daunting one. This is one of the unique differences to hosting a Board Meeting. Participants...
Life Cycles Bike Maintenance Tips
Life Cycles is proud to promote volunteering by distributing bicycles to those in need of transportation. Often times children receive the bikes, but many are given to adults. They rely on the bike for getting around town and to their...
Improve Corporate Attitudes With Helping Hands
Access the potential of your organization's heart and improve corporate attitudes by giving employees an opportunity for volunteering in a team building meeting. Odyssey Teams' approach to corporate team building is radical compared to many of the mainstream exercises available....
Benefits of a Board Meeting DIY Kit
In a string of radical new give back activities the Board Meeting has taken volunteering to a whole new halfpipe. This is a revolutionary hands-on approach to volunteering that invigorates the soul as you bring happiness to a child. What...
Team Meetings - the Do's and Don'ts
We have a few meetings weekly, and so far none are really productive, resulting in a huge emotional response from several folks. How can we change the emotional memory so that these meetings become productive? Research has shown that physiology...
Odyssey Teams Inc. has been on quite the journey throughout the last few decades. Our programs have evolved, our team has shifted, our workspace has adapted, and our expertise has grown. We’ve experienced a number of notable occurrences on our...
Three Ways to Foster a Disruptive Mindset That Breeds Innovation
Three Ways to Foster a Disruptive Mindset That Breeds Innovation By: Lain Hensley, Head Dream Chase of Odyssey Teams I recently hosted a TEDx talk in my hometown of Chico, Calif. on the topic of disruption -- a subject I...
How does Odyssey incorporate meaningful activities prior to the build in particular? I struggle with people just wanting to build a bike for hours and then are underwhelmed by donation numbers. Do not let them know anything about the building...