Create some magic within your team – A fun and easy Advent game

What if you could deepen the connection among your team during the upcoming Christmas time? What if you could create magic moments, spark creativity and joy within your company with very little effort? Well, you can. Actually with very very little effort. Because all you will need for this, is downloadable in this blog.

Let us share with you the Advent game we are playing at Impact Hub Zürich this year - maybe you’d like to spread that little spark within your own team. The game is called HubNoel – Share a Moment. It's about the principles of our Co-Manifesto and the reflection of what we all have to give and to share – other than material things. 

We were overwhelmed by the number of participants for HubNoel 2017!

Here's how it works

• Each participant writes 3-5 things on a card that he/she can offer and drop it in the HubNoël pot. This could be anything from taking someone for a walk, baking a cake, giving a massage, offering tech advice, playing a board game, painting a portrait, fitness-instructions over lunchtime, cleaning someone's bike, a conversation in a foreign language you know - let your imagination guide you and remember that we all have loads to give!
• Everyone draws a card from the HubNoël pot, which has the name of a fellow team member written on it
• Everyone contacts the person on her/his card and picks his/her  favourite offering on the list. So each participant will contact a person; and, him/herself will be contacted by someone.
• You meet before Christmas to redeem your gift and deliver your offering whenever it suits you.

Timeframe

• Collecting cards

Of course, you are free to use the timeframe that suits you best. Depending on how big your team is, and how often they are in the office, it may take a few days before everyone drops his or her card.

• Drawing of cards

We set a date and organised a little event with some nice sweets for everyone. For those who cannot attend, the pot will be displayed a little while longer, thus allowing everyone to draw a card. As an alternative, people may also write an mail to the organizer and ask the organizer to draw a card on their behalf; and, send the picture to them via email.