Team outing
in Amsterdam
At every team outing the same group of people drops out. We ask about that beforehand, because it changes the day more than the budget does. From €195 for the group.
The colleagues who are usually not there
At a team outing in Amsterdam, attention naturally goes to the people who are there. What's more interesting is who is structurally missing. The part-timer who has Thursdays off and so misses every outing that falls on a Thursday. The colleague who works from home and for whom an afternoon of travelling there and back costs more than the day is worth. Someone who's three weeks into the job, knows nobody, and is left standing alone the longest on a day like that. So in our very first email we ask who is likely to drop out. That answer changes the date, the length and the set-up more often than the budget does.
For the day itself we need a room or an outdoor space, power, and an idea of how many people are coming. Materials, challenges and hosts come with us. We build the programme in blocks with their own start, so someone who comes in later can join without the game having to be explained again. Setting up takes us about an hour and that time sits outside the length of the programme.
Who often gets left out
- Part-timers who are off on the day that always gets chosen
- Home workers for whom the journey eats up half the day
- New colleagues who still know almost nobody
What we do about it
- Blocks with their own start, so people can join later
- Teams that we put together instead of the group doing it itself
- A fixed finish time, so travel can be planned
Frequently asked questions
How do you make sure new colleagues aren't left on the sidelines all day?
We put new colleagues in a team with people they don't know yet, and they get a role where they hold something the rest need. Whoever has information that helps the team move on is naturally approached. That works better than hoping the conversation starts by itself.
Can colleagues who join later still take part?
Joining later is possible in almost all our programmes. We build them in blocks that each have their own start, so someone who walks in half an hour after the start can simply join.
What if a large part of the team works from home?
A team that mostly works from home needs above all a good date and a firm finish time, because the journey is the real barrier for them. We prefer to plan a day like that to be compact, and ideally at a time when there are already people in the office.
Do we need to fix a date ourselves first?
You don't need a date to get started. We'd rather hear first who needs to be able to join, because that usually decides which days are left. Then we'll fix the date together.
What's the lowest price for having something organised?
Having a programme organised starts at €195 for one compact activity lasting part of a day. The number of activities and whether anything is built specially for you decide what comes on top. We'll tell you that amount before anything is confirmed.
Tell us about your team outing
Just fill in the short form. As soon as we have a picture of the group and the occasion, we'll send a price estimate within 1 working day.
Planning a team outing in Amsterdam?
Tell us what kind of group it is and when it needs to happen. We'll think along with no obligation.