Odyssey Teams Blog
How to Talk to Kids During a Board Meeting: Connecting, Communicating & Building Together
How to Talk to Kids During a Board Meeting: Connecting, Communicating & Building Together Working with kids can feel intimidating—especially when it happens in a professional setting. That’s one of the unique features of The Board Meeting, a give-back...
Life Cycles Bike Maintenance Tips
Life Cycles Bicycle Maintenance Tips: Keep Your Bike Rolling Smoothly Life Cycles is proud to support communities by providing bicycles to individuals who rely on them for transportation. While many donated bikes go to children, a large number are...
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....
The Board Meeting: A Revolutionary Corporate Volunteer Team-Building Experience
The Board Meeting: A Revolutionary Corporate Volunteer Team-Building Experience In a growing wave of innovative give-back experiences, The Board Meeting has elevated corporate volunteering to an entirely new level—one that feels more like a day at the skatepark than a...
Transforming Meetings: How to Harness Emotional Energy and Create Productive Team Experiences
Transforming Team Meetings: How to Harness Emotional Energy and Create Productive Team Experiences Team meetings are the heartbeat of organizational life. They are where ideas are shared, decisions are made, and strategies are aligned. Yet, for many teams,...
Odyssey Teams: A Journey of Growth, Philanthropy, and Charitable Team Building
Odyssey Teams: A Journey of Growth, Philanthropy, and Charitable Team Building For more than three decades, Odyssey Teams has been on a remarkable journey. What began as a bold experiment in experiential learning has grown into a global movement...
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...
Lessons Learned from Cancer & Coming Back to Work
Entrepreneurs are famous for being self-taught business minds who relentlessly learn new skills. We read business books and attend conferences. We seek out mentors and develop new skills. But sometimes earth-shattering lessons — ones we could never learn from a...