Mission Possible

This fun interactive team building program is loosely based on the legendary 60s TV favorite Mission Impossible. The event begins with arrival of Agent Phelps, who enters with news of a top-secret conspiracy to undermine the group’s success. He conducts a witty “security screening,” asking participants to answer unusually probing security clearance questions. The group is next divided into Mission Possible task forces. Each is presented with a series of top-secret directives, along with all equipment required to complete their mission.

After a short but crucial planning session, everyone embarks on the missions. These involve a series of funny challenges such as clothing exchanges, jingle and slogan writing, fanciful logo design and providing superior “customer service” to strangers (documented on Polaroid film). Although the premise suggests a competitive event, these missions are designed to be group supportive, and the various task forces develop a sense of interdependency early in the activity.

Once the missions are complete, everyone returns for a chance to present their successes to the group. This is followed by a summary talk by Phelps, who draws appropriate analogies and lessons from the mission achievements. The key message: working as a team ensures that your group will never again face a Mission Impossible. Loads of fun, and right on target.