Lucja Ray Artist

Corporate workshops have been a vital part of the business life and of the individuals involved in order to build teams, include novel ways of problem solving and de-stressing mechanisms in order to make the company a vital. global community in order to remain competitive and encourage growth.

Why team building?
The team is the centre of productivity in a workplace. Teams that function well ensure the wellbeing of an organisation. members of the best teams accept the need for difference and diversity, are mutually supportive of each other's strengths are flexible around roles and can make up for people's vulnerabilities in times of personal or professional challenge.

What is team building?

Team building is a combination of strategies designed to;

• Build strong interpersonal relationships

• Develop understanding of and commitment to team goals

The common characteristics of team building experiences include team members working together on tasks that are unfamiliar, need a level of cooperation to complete, and rely on unusual situations outside of the working environment to generate mutual respect, rapport and support beyond those commonly found in the workplace.

How will my workplace benefit from team building?

All team members benefit from team building experiences. These include confidence building, increasing personal well being, job satisfaction and productivity.  Team Building in the past has included everything from belly dancing, orienteering to drumming however art has emerged in the corporate sector to bring with it a unique form of fun, creative expression and innovative problem solving. Teams need not be master artists to use the visual medium to express and reflect ideas, develop fun inter-relationships in order to either create a positive future perspective or add valuable meaning to the present. Companies such as Virgin use team building art classes to encourage staff 'to think outside the box' and encourage individuals who believe they are 'creatively challenged' into producing amazing images through artworks.

Problem solving within a corporation is an important part of everyday life and art making has the potential of showing an individual another way of looking at perceived problems and creatively finding solutions. This in turn has a de stressing quality that enhances an individuals performance and in turn their attitude towards themselves and therefore their company.  The benefits for any organisation include;

• Increased morale

• Increased productivity

• Improved retension

• Lower levels of workplace stress

• Reduced absenteeism

• Artistic skill is not required.

• Escape the everyday routine through creative artistic interaction

 

Create individual works or collaborative artworks including mission statements, visions or perceptions of the organsiation including ideology, creativity and transference of artistic expression in an enjoyable dynamic way.