By Hugh Sykes, Corporate Challenge Events Why do we learn so much about a team in the first ten minutes of an event, and so little in a year of meetings? After 16 years and more than 1,000 team-building events and workshops, I’ve stopped treating that as a curiosity....

Brisbane, Queensland, October 2026. A team boards a helicopter at Archerfield Airport. South East Queensland opens up below as they travel towards a challenge they will take on together after landing. That is the idea behind Charter & Challenge, a new...

Perth gives us a lot to play with. We can take a team from a conference room to the sand at Scarborough, bring them together among the sounds of Perth Zoo, or give them room to reset on Rottnest Island. I love finding a setting that changes how people feel when they...

Late January in a school is rarely calm. Leaders are finalising staffing, teachers are adjusting to new year levels or responsibilities, and students are entering classes with different faces, routines and expectations. With so much attention on timetables, compliance...

“I’m just not a playful person.” We hear this more often than you might expect. Usually, it comes from someone who dislikes competitive games, organised fun or being put on the spot in front of their colleagues. But that does not...