TapWar
Two people, one wall, ten seconds. Departments or regions against each other — at a kick-off this creates competitive energy faster than any warm-up speech.
Kick-off activities that genuinely lift the team
The biggest risk at a kick-off is that it becomes six hours of slides. These activities add competition, movement and a shared experience next to the strategy — without losing the message.
What we recommend for this event
Every one of these is from our own inventory, available to rent with staff.
TapTap
An individual reaction test with a live leaderboard. You can run an all-day ranking on it and announce the winner in the closing block.
Snatch It
A quick two-player table game for the breaks. Needs no space and no explanation, yet a crowd forms around it every time.
Trivia Night
A company quiz where half the questions are about this year's goals and numbers. It's the one format where the strategy actually lands without feeling like a slide deck.
Robot Warriors
Teams compete robot against robot. Visual, photogenic, and even the spectators get invested.
AI photo booth
At a kick-off the “team of 2027” styling works well: futuristic, visually consistent portraits your internal comms can use all year.
Gifie Trading Cards
Every colleague gets their own card with their role and a target number. An especially good icebreaker when new joiners are in the room.
Holobox
The CEO message or the annual goal as a hologram — it stops people in the corridor, not just in the plenary room.
Lucky Spin
A prize wheel during breaks, loaded with company merch. A simple way to keep people in the room instead of on their phones outside.
Team competition beats individual competition
At a kick-off the logic that works best isn't individual scoring but team scoring: departments, regions or mixed teams collecting points across several stations. It doubles as team building, because people who never work together end up on the same team.
Where it fits in the agenda
Right after the morning block, around lunch, is the strongest slot — attention drops there and movement brings it back. Save the leaderboard announcement for the closing block; it keeps the stakes alive until then.
// Gifie + Snack Supply
And if food is on the list…
And if food is on the list: a proper barista coffee before the afternoon block beats any motivational speech. We arrange that through Snack Supply.
Coffee bar
Barista coffee during the breaks — at a kick-off this is the highest-return station.
Snack bar
Sweet and savoury snacks between the long blocks.
Bubble Tea Bar
An afternoon lift when the programme runs past 4pm.
Custom concepts we'd build for this
These aren't off-the-shelf rentals but concepts: if one appeals, we'll talk through the build and the lead time.
Company Challenge Leaderboard
We connect several Gifie games into one competition: participants collect points at each station and results run on a live company leaderboard. Split by team or department it motivates all day, and gives the closing block something to announce.
AI Future Me
Guests generate an image of themselves hitting a (slightly exaggerated) 2027 company goal. It's funny, but it's about the targets — which is exactly why it sticks better than a slide.
Example combinations
Starting points. We adapt any of them to your headcount, venue and budget — pricing always comes in a tailored quote.
Kick-off Starter
For a one-day kick-off, 50-150 people: one contest, one photo experience, good coffee.
- TapTap
- AI photo booth
- Coffee bar
Team Contest Edition
When the goal is inter-team competition and all-day point collecting.
- TapWar
- Snatch It
- Trivia Night
- Gifie Trading Cards
- Company Challenge Leaderboard (custom concept)
Kick-off Full Experience
For a large kick-off with several hundred people, where the breaks are part of the programme.
- TapWar
- TapTap
- Robot Warriors
- Holobox
- AI photo booth
- Lucky Spin
- Coffee bar
- Snack bar
- AI Future Me (custom concept)
Not sure which one to pick?
Tell it your headcount, venue and vibe, and Gifie Match will put a concrete shortlist together — it already knows which event type you're on.
Frequently asked questions
- How much agenda time does an activity block take?
- A 60-90 minute break comfortably fits 3-4 stations with everyone trying each one. For a 30-minute slot we'd suggest 1-2 fast activities.
- Can the quiz be tailored to our company goals?
- Yes, we build the question set together — usually half general, half company-specific, so it's neither dry nor too inside-baseball.
- Do these work in a hotel or conference room?
- Yes. Most of the listed activities are indoor, run off a standard socket and need 2-4 m² per station.
Organising a different event?
December
A Christmas party they won't have forgotten by January
AI Christmas photos, engraved gifts and a gift machine — an experience that also leaves a keepsake.
Conference, expo, B2B
How do you get people to actually stop at your stand?
Booth traffic, lead capture and 30-90 second interactions that turn into contacts.
Spring–autumn, weekends
A company family day that works for kids and parents alike
Kids, teen and family zones: claw machine, VR, football drills, candy floss and shared photo moments.
Press event, brand launch
A product launch where guests use the story instead of watching it
Holobox, AR, personalised visuals and a story guests carry onwards.