Get your people to want the change.
Change isn’t tough — change we don’t want is tough. Get On Board brings children onsite to help your team through a hilarious, hands-on experience that produces a 180° shift in how people feel about change — the buy-in you need for a product launch, policy change or new initiative. Every child leaves with a full skateboard and gear. It’s one of our signature charity & CSR team building events.
The Power of Change, in a nutshell.
Understanding our personal resistance to change is the core of Get On Board. Children arrive onsite — one to a team — to help the adults learn about change through a hilarious, task-driven event. Along the way, participants feel a 180° shift in their own behavior, as if a light switch flipped. If that change is possible, what else is? Every adult assembles a fingerboard; every child rides away with a full custom skateboard, helmet, backpack and pads.
A 180° shift on change
People leave wanting the change — the buy-in a launch or reorg needs.
Kids in the room
A child on every team makes the lesson personal and unforgettable.
Christmas-morning joy
Each child receives a full board and gear — a genuinely unique gift.
Works at any size
From 5 to unlimited, scaled to your room.
The details planners ask for.
- Duration75 minutes to 3 hours (75–120 min is common)
- Group size5 to unlimited
- Best forProduct launches, policy changes, new initiatives — any change that needs buy-in
- Who’s in the roomYour team plus children, one child to a team
- Adults buildA fingerboard each (mini skateboard)
- Each child receivesA full custom skateboard, helmet, backpack, knee & elbow pads
- Where they goDeserving children from the local community
- Setup & teardownFully managed by our event crew
Three moves from resistance to “let’s go.”
Meet change head-on
We open by naming the real problem: change we don’t want is what feels hard. Then children arrive — one to a team — to help the adults through what comes next.
The hilarious point-chase
Teams earn points in a fast, funny, task-driven event. When the tasks are done, the boards come out: a fingerboard for every adult to assemble, and a full skateboard for every child.
The 180° shift
Somewhere in it, people flip — from resisting change to driving it. Each child rides away with a custom skateboard, helmet, backpack and pads, and your team carries the shift back to the launch or initiative that needs it.
It looks like a skateboard event. It debriefs like change management.
The joy is the story; the wrap-up is where it becomes buy-in. Facilitators tie the experience to the change your organization is facing — here are the three we return to most.
Resistance is the real enemy
“Change is tough” is 100% wrong. Change we don’t want is tough. Name your own resistance and it loses most of its grip.
The 180° is proof
People shift their own behavior, driven by their own desire — like a light switch. If that change is possible, what else is?
Now apply it
With the right debrief, that personal shift transfers straight to the real thing — a product launch, a policy change, a new initiative — and gets everyone on board.
Your team feels change — and a child gets Christmas morning.
While your people experience a positive change, they also give a deserving child from the local community a genuinely one-of-a-kind gift: a full custom skateboard, helmet, backpack and pads. Giving someone that kind of joy is like recreating Christmas morning — there’s very little else like it, and it’s a memory your team keeps.
The Power of Change FAQs
What is the Get On Board activity? +
Get On Board (The Power of Change) is a corporate team building activity about embracing change. Children arrive onsite, one to a team, and adults assemble fingerboards through a hilarious task-driven event; each child receives a full custom skateboard, helmet, backpack and pads. It’s designed to turn resistance to change into buy-in.
What is the takeaway for my team? +
A genuine shift in how people respond to change — plus stronger communication and resilience, anchored by the emotion of giving the boards to kids.
How many people can take part? +
From 5 to unlimited, including conference general sessions. The more participants, the more impact — and the more people who get on board.
How long does it take? +
75 minutes to three hours; 75 to 120 minutes is the common range. We tailor the length to your agenda.
Who gets the skateboards? +
Both adults and children. Each adult assembles a small fingerboard, and each child rides away with a full-size custom skateboard, helmet, backpack, and knee and elbow pads.
Are children really part of the event? +
Yes. Children arrive onsite and join the teams — one child to a team — to help the adults through the experience. It's what makes the change lesson land so hard.
What is Get On Board best for? +
Any time you need people to willingly embrace change — a product launch, a policy change, or a new initiative. It's designed to turn resistance into buy-in.
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.
Unedited comments from participant evaluation forms across our give-back events. Only lightly de-duplicated.
The Legendary Guarantee
You’re putting your reputation on this event — so we put ours on it too. We measure every event, and across 2,000+ events since 2003 our average is 4.76 out of 5. If your team rates their experience below 9 out of 10, we’ll make it right: we’ll re-run a session, or refund our facilitation fee. No fine print, no runaround.
Bring The Power of Change to your team.
Tell us your group size, venue and dates. We’ll design an event your people — and a community of kids — will never forget.
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