Water Works
Empathy and emotional intelligence are at the heart of this team building session, as your people work together to build and donate water filtration systems that protect communities and save lives.
How will the session run?
After a compelling keynote that we co-author with you, linking it directly to your own organisational and strategic goals, our team deliver kits to delegate tables.
- Instructions, materials and equipment will be provided
- 30 – 40 minutes for each team to build a filter
- At the end of the session each team will have donated two life savings water systems for vulnerable communities on the other side of the world
- *Water filter kits are billed separately.
What will your team take away?
Water Works is a powerful, memorable and life changing team building experience.
- Reinforced core learning objectives around collaboration
- Purpose driven work
- An opportunity to literally change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world
Why Water Works?
Chronic shortages of clean and safe water are threatening the lives of children and adults all across the globe.
Every case is preventable, and your team can help.
How will your team feel?
The Water Works programme will live on in the minds of your team for many years to come. Through your company’s investment in this CSR programme, you’re encouraging your people to interact and work together, but also changing the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Watch to see the full journey of LinkedIn’s Water Works team-build experience, and how it changed the lives of recipients in Uganda.
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Each water filter has the potential to provide clean water for up to 300 people for two years. Check out the impact below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Water Works questions
Each team’s participation in the programme provides one household filter (which they will decorate), and one emergency filter (which they will construct together). They receive all of the tools, equipment, and components that they need to build the kit successfully.
To support your build session, we provide step-by-step instructions on the day, with supporting videos.
A typical team of 3-5 people can complete the filter assembly in approximately 30-45 minutes. Timings can vary depending on the group size and ability. However a full session including warm up, energisers and de-brief is typically 60-90 minutes.
We work with charity partners to distribute water filters to communities in Uganda. Once it has been delivered, your team will receive a photograph of their filter in the hands of the end recipient.
Chronic shortages of clean and safe water remain a real issue for many in developing countries, but thanks to your support of the Water Works programme, we can protect communities and save lives.
Each kit has its own unique tracking ID number, which can be found on the water filter tile provided. Delegates should note this tracking number (taking a photo works great) and log it in our tracking site to follow their filter’s journey after the event. Once the filter has arrived in Uganda, the tracking site will be updated with a photo of individuals/families using it.
Water filter kits can typically take anywhere between 8-12 weeks to arrive at their end destination. However, on occasion, quality checks and shipping deployments can delay this. We encourage all delegates to check their tracking ID number to stay updated.
Team-build questions
Lightbulb Teams is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom. We founded the business to create immersive corporate experiences where your team can get together, have fun, learn, challenge themselves, and make a very real and measurable impact on society and the world at large.
We work alongside countless charities across the world that are the recipients and the beneficiaries of our team-building activities. Our charity partners, who are located all across the world, receive the donated team-building kits entirely free at no cost whatsoever to them.
Yes. We regularly deliver CSR programmes across the UK, EU and USA.
Visit our Latest News section to read about our recent team-builds across the world.
No, the session is scalable. We’ve delivered sessions for intimate leadership teams of 10, as well as global corporate days with over 2,200+ participants.
We tailor the format to suit your group size and venue.
From new starts to senior executives and leadership teams, our team-building programmes are designed to include everyone in the company. The lessons and impact shared on the day are truly unforgettable and offer powerful benefits for every team at every level.
We have experience working with a range of industries including pharmaceutical, finance, construction, consultancy, events and more.
Get in touch with the team today to discuss your CSR team building options.
Absolutely. Ahead of your event we will work with your team to understand your organisation’s values, CSR goals, or leadership themes so that we can seamlessly weave them into the session’s messaging. Our job is to use these immersive team activities to be a vehicle and a metaphor for the message you need your team to hear and understand.
We’re your partner, and we’ll work with your messaging every step of the way.
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