Puzzle Break Skills: Thinking with a Global Perspective
It’s been a minute since we discussed the skills we teach in Puzzle Break’s team-building experiences; over the past few months we’ve discussed must-have skills such as working under a veil of...
On Physical and Virtual Escape Rooms
As we begin reopening our physical escape rooms, I find myself reflecting on all that we’ve gained by moving to developing virtual experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, this move...
Puzzle Break Interview Series – Designer Andrea Chin
This is the first of many guest posts where we profile members of the Puzzle Break team. Creating world-class content requires some sharp folks, and they have great stories that I’m excited to...
Puzzle Break Skills: Working with Ambiguity
One of the most common things our corporate customers tell us they appreciate about our team building experiences is that they allow their teams to feel vulnerable without stigma. That might seem...
How to Combat Zoom Fatigue, Part 2
Last week I discussed the looming challenge of “Zoom Fatigue”, what provokes it, and how Puzzle Break is able to cure it. It’s a prescient issue - with large companies such as Shopify, Twitter...
How to Combat Zoom Fatigue
During the grand global experiment of remote work forced on us by the pandemic, one of the more interesting emerging phenomena is “Zoom Fatigue”. Despite its name it applies to all video meeting...
Puzzle Break Escape Room Team Skills: Active Collaboration
When faced with a complicated problem, oftentimes people fall into the trap of trying to handle it all themselves. We get overwhelmed, convince ourselves that being busy is a better option than...
Black History Month: Unsung Puzzle Pioneers – James W. Pryde
Previously in our series of articles introducing the stories of pioneering African-American cryptographers, we’ve met a groundbreaking cryptanalyst along with a leader and recruiter who helped...
Puzzle Break Escape Room Team Skills: Information Analysis
In our last Puzzle Break Team Skills blog post, we discussed team cohesion and why your team needs it to succeed both in our escape experiences and in business. Today we’re going to talk about a...
Black History Month: Unsung Puzzle Pioneers – William D. Coffee
Last week we introduced our readers to the story of a groundbreaking linguist and analyst Minnie McNeal Kenny, which you can read here. This week in Puzzle history we share the story of Mr. William...