Team Building That Doesn't Suck: Why D&D Beats Scavenger Hunts
We lean on things like regattas, ropes courses, and scavenger hunts because we think 'high-stakes' adrenaline is the only way to forge a bond, but trauma-bonding isn't a strategy.
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Team building is trapped in 1994. Here's how we're fixing it.
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