Write Learning Objectives for Team Building
“Have fun and bond” is not a learning objective. Behavioural objectives make design and evaluation possible.
Objective quality shapes everything
Facilitators design better when objectives are observable. Sponsors can review better. Participants understand why the hard activity exists.
Weak vs stronger objectives
- Weak: Improve teamwork
- Stronger: Improve cross-team handoff language under time pressure
- Weak: Build trust
- Stronger: Practise raising a process risk early without personal attack
- Weak: Have fun
- Stronger: Establish two operating norms for conflict recovery after disagreements
Write three and stop
More than three objectives usually means the day will be activity soup. Pick the few that matter for the next 30 working days.
Submit objectives with your team building request
We design from outcomes — venue and format follow.