This is an incredibly creative and collaborative Team Building activity that will test your team to the max! Build your very own Rube Goldberg device that takes a simple task and makes it extraordinarily complicated.
Duration 2 - 5 hrs
Group Size 5 - 500 Guests
Location UK & Europe
Benefits Innovation Teamwork
So, How Does Feed Einstein Work?
We've based this activity on the fact that Einstein was the name of Doc Brown's dog in the original Back To The Future film. Doc sets up a complicated sequence in order to complete a simple task - to Feed Einstein. The sequence is based on an alarm clock going off that then starts his coffee machine, makes some toast, and finally feeds Einstein!
What is a Heath Robinson / Rube Goldberg?
The generic name for this type of sequence is a Heath Robinson or Rube Goldberg Device. Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944) was a British illistrator famous for drawings of absurdly elaborate machines to achieve trivial goals.
'Heath Robinson' is now widely used as an adjective in art or engineering for a convaluted gadget that solves a simple problem in a rediculously complicated way.
Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, sculptor and author. Best known for his "inventions", Rube's early years as an engineer led to his most acclaimed work.
A Rube Goldberg device takes a simple task and makes it extraordinarily complicated. The type of things that can be used include: an elaborate set of arms, wheels, gears, paper runs, towers, marble runs, handles, cups and rods, put in motion by balls, dominoes, buckets, boots, paddles and live animals! (Only kidding!)
Rube had solutions for How To Get The Cotton Out Of An Aspirin Bottle, imagined a Self-Operating Napkin, and created a Simple Alarm Clock - to name just a few of his hilariously depicted drawings. The promise and pitfalls of modern technology make Rube Goldberg's inventions even more relevant now than when they were originally created. All we expect you to do is simply ring a bell!
A Feed Einstein Team Building Event is an activity where each team has to use the random materials supplied to build a machine to ring a bell in the most complicated way they can. These devices are often know as Heath Robinson or Rube Goldberg devices.The format that is designed to promote better teamwork, improve communication and enhance collaboration.
The Feed Einstein Team Building Event has each team presented with a starter pack of items with a number of random objects placed around the room. The task is simple, build the most complicated device they can that will ring a bell at the end of it’s run!
This is one of our most fun activities, so if you really want to test your team and have a great time at the same time, this could be the perfect choice! The Feed Einstein Team Building Event is also designed to promote collaboration, communication and, of course, teamwork. If you are looking to promote and enhance these skills within your organisation, this is the perfect team building event for you.
We are 100% mobile meaning we bring your Feed Einstein Teambuilding Event to you! This can mean using you own office to host the event or we can help you find the right venue that can support your needs - all provided free of charge!
Absolutely, we have worked with clients creating activities specifically to match their company message or objectives. Other times, we tailor feedback on facilitated events to the clients specific requirements. It’s best to start this conversation early on in your planning so that we can work our magic without too much time pressure!
The duration of our Feed Einstein Team Building Event is flexible but to get the most out of the activity, we suggest a time frame of 2 hours. Speaking to our expert team will ensure we help you choose the activity and duration that’s best for you and your team.
That’s a very good question but the truth is: It Depends! Each Feed Einstein Teambuilding Event cost varies depending on the number of people who will be taking part. It is, though, one of our most cost effective options due to the way the activity runs with far fewer members of staff required to facilitate the event. Here at Teambuilding Solutions, we provide the best quality equipment along with the experts to give you the best experience possible. Our guarantee as a small business is this: we can be very competitive on price in comparison to other larger companies! Contact us today for a quote.
