Ideas to adapt, not extra rules
These fictional Northstar examples are optional ways to make a team challenge welcoming. Adapt them to the work, location, accessibility needs, and shift pattern; no activity here is required or earns points unless the active challenge in Contests says so.
Colleagues should be able to participate in a way that fits their role and circumstances. Check Contests for the official challenge instructions and scoring.
Three practical team ideas
Illustrative examples only; use the active Contests rules for challenge requirements.
Choose a realistic team aim
A fictional Northstar office team agrees to share one optional movement break during its usual weekly check-in. The idea is to make participation easy to discuss, not to set a quota.
- Ask colleagues what is workable before setting a team activity.
- Keep participation optional unless the official challenge says otherwise.
Fit the idea to the shift
A fictional Northstar frontline team discusses an activity that can fit around coverage and breaks, rather than asking everyone to join at the same time.
- Do not interrupt safety-critical tasks or required coverage.
- Offer a practical alternative when a shared activity does not fit someone's role.
Make joining welcoming
A fictional Northstar team shares the challenge information in its usual team huddle and points colleagues to the same Contests instructions.
- Share the active challenge details rather than paraphrasing scoring rules.
- Celebrate participation without pressuring colleagues to disclose personal health information.
Check the official challenge before acting
Team ideas do not replace challenge rules.
Use Contests to confirm current participation instructions and scoring.
If a tip conflicts with the active challenge details, follow Contests.