Case Study

Building a Teamwork & Collaboration Training from Scratch in 24 Hours

Published: January 2026

•10 min read

Strong teamwork does not happen by chance. As organizations grow, teams become more distributed, roles more specialized, and collaboration more complex. Misalignment, silos, and communication breakdowns appear—not because people lack motivation, but because they lack shared frameworks to work together.

HR teams are often asked to organize teamwork trainings or team-building events to strengthen relationships, improve collaboration, and help employees learn how to solve problems together.

Yet, in many companies, there is

no formal teamwork methodology
no structured training content?
no internal facilitation expertise
no dedicated budget or available resources
limited time to prepare something meaningful

This case study shows how an HR team used Mexty's interactive lesson creator to design, build, and deploy a teamwork and collaboration training from scratch in just 24 hours—without existing content, without external facilitators, and without compromising engagement or relevance.

The Challenge: Create Meaningful Teamwork Training Without Budget or Resources

The request came from HR and People & Culture. The objective was to design a teamwork learning experience that would strengthen team bonds, encourage open communication, help employees learn how to solve problems together, be engaging rather than theoretical, and work for mixed roles and profiles.

At the same time, constraints were tight:

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no internal teamwork framework
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no facilitators or coaches
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no dedicated budget
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no time to design something complex

The training needed to be:

created in under 24 hours
applicable to diverse teams
aligned with company culture and values
usable as a live workshop, learning event, or asynchronous training
deployable via the LMS if needed

Starting from Zero: No Methodology, Only Intent and Culture

Unlike technical or compliance training, teamwork training often starts with intent rather than content. The only inputs available were:

What they had:

Company brand guidelines and cultural values
HR objectives (collaboration, trust, problem-solving)
The desired experience for participants

What they didn't have:

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No internal models
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No predefined exercises
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No existing facilitation material

Traditionally, HR would rely on external facilitators or generic workshops. Instead, the team chose Mexty to structure and generate the training experience internally.

How Mexty Enables Teamwork Training from Scratch

Mexty allows HR teams to create learning experiences by defining intent, audience, and outcomes, even when no content exists.

The HR team configured a structured prompt in Mexty:

"Create a teamwork and collaboration training using [Company name] official brand guidelines from [Company website].

Use a positive, inclusive, and experiential tone.

Topic: Teamwork, collaboration, and collective problem-solving
Duration: 90 minutes
Type: Teamwork training / team-building event
Audience: Employees from mixed teams
Level: All levels

Objectives:
– Strengthen team bonds
– Improve communication and trust
– Teach simple frameworks for solving problems together
– Encourage participation and reflection

Assume no existing teamwork methodology inside the company."

From this prompt, Mexty:

structured the session from warm-up to reflection
generated collaborative exercises and group activities
introduced simple, actionable teamwork frameworks
selected interactive blocks designed for participation

The result was a coherent teamwork experience, not a collection of disconnected activities.

What the Teamwork Training Included

Even without prior content, the generated training included:

Icebreaker activities to create psychological safety
Small-group collaboration challenges
Problem-solving scenarios requiring collective decisions
Reflection activities linking exercises to real work situations
Closing takeaways focused on practical application

The training could be delivered:

As a live, facilitated workshop
As a hybrid session with digital interaction
Or as an asynchronous learning experience

Human Review: HR Remains in Control

HR reviewed the training directly in Mexty to ensure alignment with company culture.

They:

Adapted language to reflect internal values
Removed activities that felt too abstract
Emphasized collaboration challenges relevant to daily work
Added a leadership introduction to frame the session

At any point, they could:

Regenerate activities with a different dynamic
Adapt exercises to team size or timing
Customize the experience for specific departments

No external facilitators were required. No new resources were added.

Test & Deploy: From Idea to Team Event in One Day

Once finalized:

The training was validated internally
Exported as SCORM if needed
Or used directly as a live session guide

From a blank starting point to a ready-to-run teamwork training, the entire process took less than 24 hours.

Why This Approach Delivers ROI Without Budget or Additional Resources

Beyond speed and engagement, this project addressed a fundamental HR constraint: delivering meaningful teamwork training with no dedicated budget and no additional resources.

Traditionally, teamwork and collaboration programs require:

External facilitators or coaches
Off-the-shelf workshops with limited customization
Significant preparation time from HR and managers
Repeated costs for each new session or team

In this case, Mexty eliminated those cost drivers.

By enabling HR to design the training internally, the company avoided:

External consulting and facilitation fees
Custom content development costs
Recurring expenses for repeated team-building sessions
Productivity loss linked to long preparation cycles

At the same time, the training remained:

Branded and aligned with company culture
Reusable across teams and events
Easy to update or adapt without restarting the project

The result was a high-impact teamwork experience delivered at near-zero marginal cost, turning budget constraints into an operational advantage.

Why This Worked

This project succeeded because Mexty removes the traditional barriers to experiential training:

"no need for internal methodologies"
"no reliance on external facilitators"
"built-in instructional structure"
"rapid iteration and customization"

Instead of asking “Do we have the budget?”, HR could focus on “What behavior do we want teams to develop?”

Conclusion: Teamwork Training Without Complexity or Cost

This case study demonstrates that impactful teamwork and collaboration training does not require weeks of preparation, external consultants, or dedicated budgets. With the right interactive lesson creator, HR teams can design engaging, practical teamwork experiences from scratch—in a single day.

Stronger collaboration starts with shared experiences. Creating those experiences no longer needs to be complex—or expensive.