Team-building that doesn’t feel like breaking ice

Berlings Beard runs live, story-driven games that give your team a shared challenge, boost connection, and practice real collaboration in a low-pressure, genuinely fun setting.

Built for modern teams and organizations

Corporate events work best for teams who want something more engaging than a happy hour and more meaningful than another slide deck.

Team leads and managers

planning offsites or quarterly events

HR and People Ops

designing culture, engagement, or onboarding programs

Remote and hybrid teams

who rarely get a chance to connect in a non-work way

Cross-functional project teams

that need to build trust quickly

Leadership cohorts

looking for a shared, reflective experience

We built trust and communication
Our team still references moments from the game in meetings. It gave us a new shared language for how we work together. The shared experience built trust and improved my team’s trust.
Anthony L.
Creative Director, Huge Inc.

What your team gets out of it

The session feels like play, but it is carefully structured to support how your people work together.

+1 Stronger communication

Teams cannot solve the story’s challenges without sharing information, asking questions, and listening to each other. The game nudges them into communication patterns you want to see at work.

+2 Trust and psychological safety

A fictional scenario gives team members permission to experiment, make small mistakes, and support each other, helping build trust in an environment that feels low stakes.

+3 Collaboration under pressure

Time-bound decisions, incomplete information, and shared goals mirror real project dynamics, with none of the real-world risk.

+4 Inclusive engagement

The story and facilitation style are designed so introverts, new hires, and remote team members have ways to contribute without needing to be the loudest in the room.

Before we design your session, we ask about your team’s goals so the experience supports what matters most to you.

Flexible formats for offsites, all-hands, and remote teams

We adapt the story, pacing, and structure to match your schedule and team size.

One-Time Story

A focused, self-contained adventure that fits into a team-building block for an offsite or all-hands.

Length: typically 90–150 minutes
Ideal for small to mid-sized teams
Works as a stand-alone experience with a clear goal

Half-Day or Full-Day Event

A deeper experience with time for multiple story arcs, reflection, and integrated debriefs tied to your team’s goals.

Length: 3-6 hours, with breaks
Ideal for retreats and offsites
Analyze team goal metrics

Series or Program

A short run of sessions supporting ongoing initiatives like leadership development, cohort programs, or culture-building efforts.

Length: multi-session series
Works well for leadership groups or cross-functional projects
Can include debrief and reflection built into each session

Let’s talk about the right format for your team

What we handle and what you can expect

We make it easy to plug a high-quality,
facilitated experience into your event schedule.

What we cover

Design a custom adventure aligned with your goals and team profile

Provide a professional facilitator / game master to run the session

Prepare narrative materials and game assets

Explain how the game works in simple terms

Manage pacing, participation, and group dynamics within the session

Support a brief debrief if you want to connect game moments back to work

What we need from you

Share your team size, structure, and goals for the event

Provide the space or virtual platform

Confirm any access, DEI, or content guidelines we should follow

Decide where in your agenda this experience fits best

Examples of corporate adventures

Each session is tailored, but these sample scenarios show how we frame challenges for teams.

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The Lost Mission

Your team is tasked with recovering a critical asset in a shifting environment. To succeed, they must share information across roles, coordinate decisions, and adapt quickly as the story evolves.

The Summit

Representatives from different factions must navigate conflicting priorities to reach a shared agreement before time runs out. Ideal for practicing communication, negotiation, and perspective taking.

The Network

A multi-threaded scenario where small groups handle different parts of a larger challenge and must share discoveries with each other to succeed. Great for cross-functional teams and remote groups.

What this looks like for real teams

Here’s a snapshot of how a story-driven session can fit into a corporate event.

CORPORATE

Remote team that needed more than another video call

A distributed product team used our 2-hour online adventure as part of their quarterly offsite. Team members who rarely spoke in group calls became key voices in the game. In a brief debrief afterward, the manager pointed out parallels between how they collaborated in the story and how they tackle real projects.

Build communication skills
Foster emotional intelligence
Align company goals

Questions from
educators and librarians

Before you bring something new into your classroom or program, you need clarity. Here are answers to some of the most common questions we receive about education sessions.

We design sessions for elementary through high school, and we adjust complexity, themes, and pacing for each age group. If you have mixed ages, we can plan accordingly.

We follow your guidelines on themes, language, and boundaries. We avoid graphic content and tailor the tone to your community standards. Psychological and emotional safety in-game is a priority, just like physical safety in your space.

Our student facilitators are registered through NYSED.gov

No. We assume no prior knowledge. The facilitator explains how the game works, supports students step by step, and keeps the focus on choices and collaboration rather than rules.

The ideal ratio is 4–7 players per facilitator. For larger groups, we can run multiple tables with separate parties, or design a format that lets more students participate with structured roles.

Yes. If you share your SEL framework, curriculum themes, or specific skills you’d like to target, we’ll design the session to support those objectives while keeping it fun and engaging for students with common-core principles in mind.

We work with your schedule — class periods, afterschool times, or special events. Before the program, we’ll confirm dates, group sizes, space, sensitivities and then provide all the materials students need to participate.

Ready to explore an experience for your teams?

Tell us about your setting, age ranges, and goals.
We’ll suggest session formats, themes, and a plan that fits your schedule and resources.