Relearn how your team creates.
Power of reCreation is a fast-paced burst of creativity and innovation — teams build something remarkable, and a working soccer ball, from a bag of trash, then discover that’s exactly what children in the developing world create from. Each team then signs a One World Futbol — an ultra-durable ball that never needs a pump — donated to kids overseas through partners like FundAField.
Power of reCreation, in a nutshell.
A landmark study by researchers George Land and Beth Jarman gave 1,600 children a divergent-thinking test originally developed for NASA. At age five, 98% scored at ‘creative genius’ level — a share that fell to just 2% by adulthood. The creativity isn’t lost, though; it’s buried, and the fastest way to get it back is through play, or ‘recreation.’ Power of reCreation brings that instinct back: teams get a bag of what looks like trash and race to build something remarkable — and a working soccer ball — from it. Then comes the reveal: that “trash” is exactly what children in the developing world have, and what they build their own soccer balls from. The energy your team just found gets channeled into real, durable balls for kids who need them.
Source: George Land & Beth Jarman, Breakpoint and Beyond (1993) — a longitudinal divergent-thinking test of 1,600 children, first developed for NASA.
Creative confidence
People rediscover they can innovate — and that it's fun.
Build-on-ideas culture
Teams practice “yes, and” instead of shooting ideas down.
Energy & play
A fast, joyful reset that re-energizes any group.
Works at any size
From 5 to 5,000, scaled to your room.
The details planners ask for.
- Duration90 minutes to 3 hours · can anchor a conference theme
- Group size5 to 5,000 — any size, in teams of 10
- FormatIndoor; theater seating with build tables
- What your team buildsA soccer ball and a “world-changing” product, from a bag of clean trash, plus a 30-second pitch
- What gets donatedOne World Futbol balls (never deflate), one per ~10 participants
- Where they goChildren in developing countries, via FundAField (or a partner you choose)
- Large-group optionOver 100, switch to musical instruments and play together
- Setup & teardownFully managed by our event crew
Three moves from stuck to inspired.
Create from “nothing”
Each team of ten gets a bag of clean trash and about 45 minutes to build the most creative, world-changing product they can — plus a working soccer ball that’s tested for quality against the room — and a 30-second pitch on why everyone would want it.
The reveal
Teams learn the trash is what children in the developing world actually have — and that they build their own soccer balls from it. Perspective lands hard, and a short ‘Play Is…’ film ties it together.
Sign & give it forward
Each team signs a One World Futbol — the ultra-durable ball that never needs a pump, developed with early backing from the musician Sting — adding their names and hometowns. Through FundAField, the balls reach kids overseas, and every participant represents about five square feet of a new soccer field built beside a school to boost enrollment.
It looks like play. It debriefs like innovation.
The soccer ball is the story; the wrap-up is where it turns into behavior. Facilitators tie the experience to the themes your team is working on — here are the three we return to most.
Rediscover your creativity
The creative instinct we’re born with gets buried, not lost. Put smart people together and give them permission to play, and it comes right back — that’s the power of re-creation.
The power of play
Play isn’t the opposite of serious work — it’s how breakthroughs happen. Adults who make room for play change their own outcomes, and everyone’s around them.
You already have what you need
A team built a world-changing product from a bag of trash. The lesson lands: you already have the resources to do anything you want — including change the world.
Your team builds something real — for kids who need it.
The creativity your team just found gets channeled into One World Futbol balls — the kind that never deflate and can’t be punctured — signed with your people’s names and hometowns. Through FundAField, they reach children overseas, where a ball and a field beside a school give kids a reason to enroll and stay. When the balls arrive, the first thing the kids do is read the names of the people who signed them.
Power of reCreation FAQs
What is the Power of reCreation activity? +
Power of reCreation is a creativity and innovation team building activity. Teams build a creative product and a working soccer ball from a bag of trash, then learn that’s exactly what children in the developing world build from. The durable balls are donated to youth in need.
What will my team take away? +
Renewed creative confidence and a habit of building on each other's ideas — plus the energy and goodwill of giving the soccer balls to kids.
How many people can take part? +
From 5 to 5,000, in teams of ten, including conference general sessions. For groups over 100, we can switch from soccer balls to musical instruments and have the whole room play together.
How long does it take? +
Most sessions run 90 minutes to three hours, and it can anchor a conference theme. We tailor the length to your agenda.
What are the balls, and where do they go? +
Teams sign One World Futbols — ultra-durable balls that never need a pump, developed with early funding from the musician Sting. Through FundAField (or a partner that fits your organization), they’re donated to children overseas, and every participant represents about five square feet of a new soccer field built beside a school.
What’s included? +
Everything to run it end to end: a lead facilitator and event crew, all build materials and kits, the charitable donation of what your team builds, plus full setup and teardown. You bring the room and your people; we bring the rest.
How much does it cost? +
Pricing depends on your group size and city, and it’s set per participant with the charitable donation included. Tell us your group and we’ll send a tailored proposal, usually within a business day.
A few of the thousands of teams who trust us
What teammates wrote on the spot.
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