Corporate Carnival: 5 Creative Ideas for a Masquerade Team-Building Event

A Mysterious Adventure and a Saboteur to Unmask

Create an incredibly immersive ‘Carnival Adventure’ for participants. Each employee or collaborator will receive a costume and a unique role, such as ‘the deceitful merchant,’ ‘the lady with a hidden secret,’ ‘the forgetful wanderer,’ or ‘the keeper of clues.’ Throughout the event, players must interact with one another, staying in character, exchanging information, and solving puzzles.

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To win, they will need to overcome a series of challenges and unmask the mysterious saboteur hiding among them—before time runs out.

Moreover, the storyline can be adapted to fit your industry. For example, a technology company might center the mystery around a cybersecurity breach, while a marketing firm could craft a plot about a fictional advertising campaign gone wrong.”

Carnival of Innovations

Harness the energy of Carnival to foster innovation within your team. Divide participants into small groups, each tasked with creating a Carnival attraction or game that represents a company goal. Provide the necessary materials and let their imagination run wild.

The teams will showcase their creations during a festive gathering with music and a selection of traditional Italian Carnival sweets, such as chiacchiere and castagnole. You might choose to award the best idea or introduce different categories, such as ‘Most Innovative Attraction’ or ‘Best Teamwork,’ to recognize each group’s creativity and effort.

This approach not only sparks creativity and strengthens team bonds but also aligns team efforts with organizational goals in a fun and engaging way. Take this opportunity to infuse your team dynamics with the spirit of Carnival, inspiring innovation and fostering collaboration.

Masked Mentorship Roulette

Break down hierarchical barriers and strengthen interdepartmental connections with a masked mentorship event. In this unique setup, participants interact while concealing their identities, creating a level playing field across ranks and departments. To further disguise voices, you could use voice modulators or invite employees and collaborators from different locations.

Throughout the day, participants engage in brief mentoring sessions, discussing key business challenges and brainstorming solutions. The anonymity fosters open communication, free from hierarchical biases. At the end of the event, the masks come off, often leading to pleasant surprises and the formation of unexpected, ongoing mentorships.

The Grand Carnevale Parade of Projects

Transform your company’s projects or achievements into a spectacular Carnevale parade. Assign each team the task of creating a float or performance piece representing their work creatively.

Encourage the use of masks, costumes, and props to bring professional concepts to life. For instance, the IT department might create a float depicting data as colourful streamers, while the marketing team could perform a masked dance routine illustrating their latest campaign.

This activity celebrates accomplishments and provides a platform for teams to share their work with colleagues from other departments, fostering a deeper understanding of each area’s contributions.

Invite all employees to watch and cheer. Consider involving judges to award prizes, motivating teams to put their best foot forward.

Treasure Hunt in Historical Costumes

Revisit the tradition of treasure hunting by incorporating elements of historical and cultural immersion. Create a narrative tied to a specific historical era or a classic Carnival theme, such as the Renaissance or the Venice Carnival, and ask participants to wear costumes appropriate to the chosen period.

Through riddles and logic puzzles, participants will uncover symbolic ‘treasures’ connected to your company’s history or the region where it operates. To make the game even more immersive, each stage could represent a different historical era, complete with themed decorations, music, and activities.

These options will temporarily set aside familiar roles, at all levels, creating new stimuli in a more cheerful and less formal context. Choose the option that best suits your company or team, and enjoy this highly original Carnival!

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