The Hunt for Sierra - Building culture & discovering SoMa
Client
What the customers say:
"We really wanted to get people out from behind their desks, bonding with new people on the team and getting to meet new hires and people across different departments."
The Challenge
Sierra is growing FAST. In order to connect everyone as they scale, they wanted to put on a custom, high-energy experience. It needed to engage 300 employees at once while keeping things collaborative, fast-moving, and fun.
Handstand Magic
We designed a fully custom scavenger hunt that turned SoMa into Sierra's playing field. The game kicked off at Sierra's headquarters, sending teams into the neighborhood to solve riddles, complete playful location-based challenges, and earn points through speed, creativity, and teamwork.
Teams also faced two larger challenge stations: dinosaur racing and a creative photobooth! Completing these challenges unlocked cipher coasters they then used to decode a hidden message, before everyone returned to the office for an electric post-game winners' announcement.
Favorite Moments
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“Handstand really answered what our needs were without us even knowing what our needs were!”
“I liked the Polaroid part and the dinosaur race! It was super fun.”
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