Team building activities are important for positive workplace relationships but traditional activities can bore employees. This document recommends 5 alternative team building activities that engage and motivate employees: 1) Escape rooms which require solving puzzles to escape a locked room, 2) Team trivia to challenge minds, 3) Team happy hours to build interpersonal bonds, 4) Volunteering to foster camaraderie through philanthropic work, 5) Geocaching which uses GPS to locate hidden containers outside and encourages problem solving. Consistent team building can increase employee productivity by 43% and morale.