Part 3 In the final blog of this three-part series, we’ll be looking at the people in your group that seem a little reluctant. They might seem like outsiders and don’t mingle too much with the team but in reality, they are valuable resources for the team waiting to be unleashed. Ignore them and you’re … Read more

In escape rooms, our natural leadership styles arise as the clock winds down, and we try our best to rally our teammates towards success. Psychologist Kurt Lewin conducted research on leadership in 1939 so insightful that it still remains relevant to this day. The three styles he described as the following. Do you know what … Read more

Ask anyone who’s played an escape room about their perception of time and you’ll often hear that IT FLEW BY. People often forget about their basic human needs like eating, drinking, even using the restroom for upwards of 2 hours. It’s a whirlwind of an experience! What’s going on mentally that makes us so hyper-focused … Read more

Our entire existence as humans is built upon our ability to communicate and collaborate. For hundreds of thousands of years, human beings have been driven by this need for purpose and belonging. It has brought us to our greatest heights by confiding in the most familiar of spaces, each other. But before growing up and … Read more

Hello escape room lovers (don’t worry, if this doesn’t apply to you now it will soon enough). Have I gotten a treat for you. Yep, this is the list you’ve been waiting for: a list of the absolute best escape rooms in San Francisco! Go ahead and round up your friends, coworkers, family, neighbors (maybe … Read more

Part 2 In our second installation, we will be discussing those team members who work against the group. You can read the first part here. Downers usually come in two forms where their involvement either bring down a group’s progress or the morale of the whole team. Keep in mind, players oftentimes are unaware of … Read more

The Twit.tv team recently made a visit to Reason, the world’s first future tech escape room located in San Francisco. It was a great honor to meet Leo Laporte and his team, who have been on the forefront of technology innovation and a thought leader in Silicon Valley since 2005! Super OG’s!  It was even more humbling to … Read more

San Francisco has a higher population of companies than children [citation needed] so it makes sense that there is a virtually endless supply of team building activities in the bay area meant to engage and challenge you and your coworkers. We have for you a handy dandy list of 10 of our favorites, aimed at groups … Read more

No team is perfect and there will always be some outliers that make things a little harder than they need be. It’s in these times you need to remember that they are your teammates. And rather than shun, it’s best to sympathize and help them work around your team’s setbacks. What might seem as a … Read more