WHAT
WE DO
READY?
LETS TALK
Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Talk to our team of event creators today!
OUR WORK
Optima London 2024

Optima London 2024

EVENT OVERVIEW

There’s no such thing as questions, just hidden answers! 

The Crime Scene Investigation event is a fun and dynamic product re-creating the recurrent nature and pace of a real-life incident room. The group work through a blend of all-play activities, specialist tasks to suit all abilities; from physical taser training and area searches to the more cerebral forensic photography and ballistic analysis. A light-hearted journey through real-life crime scene methods with an entertaining collaborative finale!

CSI Snapshot

Here’s everything you need to know about CSI*:

*Snapshot details as a guide – get in touch for tailored quote & timings.

Event duration is
1-3 hours
Group size from
20 people
Cost is from
£2,900
Location is
Indoor

Features

Benefits

Real life incident room atmosphere

Humour and positivity throughout

Team and individual specialist activities

Inclusive and adaptive tasks

Packed with creativity and lateral thinking

Encourages attention to detail and questioning

Helps participants develop time-management skills and communication

Builds team bonds and a great laugh

Fosters active listening

Great for developing leadership and organisation skills

Features

Real life incident room atmosphere

Humour and positivity throughout

Team and individual specialist activities

Inclusive and adaptive tasks

Packed with creativity and lateral thinking

Benefits

Encourages attention to detail and questioning

Helps participants develop time-management skills and communication

Builds team bonds and a great laugh

Fosters active listening

Great for developing leadership and organisation skills

Book this event

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Talk to our team of event creators today!

How Crime Scene Investigation Works

What are the rules of CSI?

Ideally delivered as a surprise, this themed event starts with the arrest of one of your delegates. The event is designed to be inclusive, with each of the activities being brief, fun and can be completed to any standard without their output adversely affecting the overall result. There is an equal blend of all-inclusive activities where all teams compete at the same time and those completed individually within the team.

Like a real-life dynamic incident room, there are options, depended on weather, your chosen venue and preference. Such as including drug testing, an area search, forensic photography, ballistic analysis and with some prior planning, to embed any messages or learnings of company’s core values or own bespoke content.

 The whole event is run against a backdrop of humour, tall tales of real life crime deploying and genuine methods and equipment such as fingerprinting, photo-fits and the use of two way radios.

The event concludes with a whole team collaboration presenting their findings and interpretation of the crime scene and the screening of all their photo and video output, including photo-fits and TV appeal videos.

Who is CSI for?

CSI offers a positive and light-hearted team building session suitable for company away days, or team/department activities. CSI focuses on celebrating wins and achievement rather than highlighting omission, failings and training needs or gaps in delegates’ understanding or knowledge.

Suitable in most venues, with an emphasis on choosing the right setting. Re-create the intrigue of a classic crime mystery in a Castle or Country House.

The skills developed include those of communication, time management, human resource deployment, humour, positivity, questioning, adaptability, attention to appropriate detail, solution orientation, taking on new ideas, integrity, active listening and observation, leadership, organisation, creativity and lateral thought.

How long does CSI last?

CSI is flexible dependent on your itinerary, however usually lasts between 1.5 and 2.5 hours.

Sarah and her team have proved invaluable to the organisation of our flagship event held in London. We partner with leading physicians from across the world to bring the latest thinking in cardiology to the participants, who come from many countries. This requires a team that operates to a high standard and can offer an experience that all involved remember. A foundation of this is the attention to detail, and a drive to get it right – mostly hidden from all when working well, but very obvious if not done. I have no hesitation to recommend Sarah and her team if you have an event you wish to deliver a the highest standards. The Optima team sends all our thanks to them.

Optima

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Lake District. Jenny & Rhys are extremely easy to work with and made both our Wednesday evening boat cruise and Thursday team building events, evening meal and band fun and enjoyable for all who attended. We would definitely use them again.Thank you Maximillion.

Resolis

Just a note to say thanks for all your help with the Yamaha event last week. It went very well, and the client was very happy. I know she was a bit worried just because of experiences at other venues around the world where things have not gone according to plan. So for us to arrive and see it all set and ready to roll, put her mind at rest.

Spectra

The general comment today in the office is how amazing the event was and how much fun people had.

University of Edinburgh

Everything from start to finish was amazing and Jenny kept in constant contact – couldn’t fault Jenny or the company whatsoever. Organisation/Communication was 100% perfect.

White & Mackay

The event was brilliant. Thank you so much to you guys and also Scott and his team on the day. You couldn’t have done more to help and we have had some lovely feedback. We even had people coming to look at the set up so they could copy it for their events, so we did a good job!

Standard Life

Katie-Lee

Thanks so much for all your help! The client was very happy. The planning stages were smooth and Rhys and the onsite team were wonderful too. We would recommend! Thank you

Conference Contacts

With restrictions in place that curtailed our previous plans for the company’s 50th anniversary we were delighted to find a great alternative and a team well-equipped to deliver an event for such a significant milestone. The Maximillion team worked closely with us, making suggestions and sharing ideas to help make our virtual away day celebrations a real occasion. The feedback from the events was really positive and it was great to have a chance to get together in such a fun environment when all the teams have been working so hard over the past months.

Risk Refrigeration

Nadia Rae, Group HR Director

I could not be happier with how the event was organised in the months preceding the event and how it was managed on the days. Sarah and her team were both efficient and delightful to work with. I also had positive feedback from my co-host colleagues and a large number of delegates. I am in fact already in dealings with Maximillion again, in preparation of a new international meeting. I highly recommend Maximillion and Sarah Esslemont for leading and organising meeting.

NHS Medical Conference

Mr Nicola de Liguori Carino, MD

I wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank you and your team for organizing such a wonderful event. Everything was handled so thoughtfully and professionally. Scott was a great help on ground and client really appreciated the entire Highland games setup. Please share my gratitude with all the team members involved in Highland games. Thanks to you & Jenny for accommodating last minute requests and making sure it was delivered on time. Whenever we have an event in UK, we will make sure to contact you guys. Next time please try and meet us. Thanks from entire team Thomas Cook.

Thomas Cook

Excited yet?

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Talk to our team of event creators today!

> Blog > Crime Scene Investigation
October 17, 2024

Crime Scene Investigation

Andrew Goodman
Author
Andrew Goodman

Book Your Event

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Talk to our team of event creators today!

Related Articles

Maximillion 30 Jun 2026

Cost Effective Event Options

NewsEvent PlanningConferenceFeaturedTeam Building
Maximillion 07 Nov 2025

Employee Ownership Trust

NewsFeaturedConference
Maximillion 04 Aug 2026

The Ultimate Guide to Team Building Scavenger Hunts

Team BuildingFeatured
Maximillion 16 Jul 2026

Summer Team Building: Making the Most of the Season

Team BuildingFeaturedEvent Planning

Let's talk

Let's plan an event you'll be proud of.

We're always ready to shred the script, mix things up and bounce right out of the box. Tell us a bit about what you've got in mind, and our event creators will get to work, turning your ideas into something your guests won't forget. The best events start with a good chat, so let's have one.

Ready to create your event or just want to find out more? Either way, we’re waiting to hear from you.

"*" indicates required fields

Never Miss a Beat

Sign up to our Newsletter to keep up to date

Step 1 of 5

Step 1 of 5

Ready to be inspired?

Take our quick 4-step quiz to share your location, group size, budget preferences and more.

We’ll use your answers to suggest tailored event ideas and a member of our team will get back to you within 1 working day.

It only takes a couple of minutes!