Teams receive balls, balloons, toy cars, ropes and more, and arrange them so each item triggers the next. Every team's machine must also hand over to the next team's machine. When it's all connected, one trigger sets off the entire chain, and everyone watches their work play its part.
The Actuator: Build One Giant Chain-Reaction Machine
The Actuator is a chain reaction team building challenge. Each team builds its own chain-reaction machine from everyday objects, and all the machines link together into one giant actuator.
How it works
At a glance
Chosen by: BCG, Sungrow
Key takeaways
Improved teamwork
Within and between teams
Seeing the bigger picture
Every machine matters
Strategic thinking
Design for reliability, not just spectacle
Why teams choose The Actuator
It builds design thinking and inter-team coordination around a bigger goal. BCG and Sungrow have chosen it.
The Actuator FAQs
The Actuator uses mixed everyday objects across many teams; Blitzkrieg is a PVC-pipe build with a car and a balloon finale.
Yes. The Actuator works indoors (offices, hotel ballrooms, conference halls) and outdoors (lawns, resorts, campuses). We confirm space needs once you share your venue.
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