Get your Team Outdoors: in your world

Plan your next team meeting in an outdoor location. Choose a day that is comfortable and plan a short walk to an open outdoor space. Have participants bring along something to sit on. Link the experience to your mapping activity by giving team members a map to the chosen location and encourage people to walk in small groups to the outdoor meeting location. Choose a well shaded location if it's a sunny day. Conservation areas and parks are good locations.

Plan ahead and stake out your team meeting area ahead of time. Plan for snacks and drinks using reusable containers.

Plan an outdoor team building activity or two that inspires attention to something that matters to your team: good communication, trust, etc. There are some excellent books and Web sites on our Links page.

After the meeting, find a way to get some feedback from attendees. Is it feasible to hold an outdoor meeting each month? Make a list of underutilized indoor and outdoor locations in your community and plan a meeting at unusual locations from time to time.