A list of sh*te activation ideas for events

What makes an event great? A sense of purpose is a good start. It gives you a reason to believe and helps you engage with the messages. Participation is a natural evolution of a strong purpose as an event that demands your attention makes you want to roll up your sleeves and dive straight in.

So, you know what you're going to say and how you're going to say it and now it's time for the fun bit – activities to activate your event strategy. Many great ideas get thrown around the room at this point.

Not these ones.

Here's some that belong on the cutting room floor.

As if by magic

You are proposing to merge two departments of your business together -- not downsize. So, why not have a magician come on your roadshow to saw the CEO in half? For bonus points, we'll hire someone fresh off season nine-hundred and three of Strictly.

Carpool Kara-wokey

Let's get your teams paired up and crammed into an electric vehicle and whizzed up and down the nation for a carbon- free singalong. The winner of the bring-your-own-hummus elevation on the activity can be the navigator, ensuring no one ever misses a charging point.

"Oh no he isn't!"

Panto, but the Dame isn't anyone famous, just Greg from IT.

Alpaca my bags and leave

Just a bunch of alpacas roaming around. Could maybe shave a hashtag into their sides. Actually this one is pretty good I might use it.

Bonus!

Monkey tennis?