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Express your creativity on canvas!

The Big Picture brings out your team’s creativity using outsized pots of paint and giant canvases. It’s a great collaborative event that gets your team members to interpret your key organisational messages and themes in striking and innovative ways. Above all, it helps you focus on the bigger picture!

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The Big Picture Snapshot

Here’s everything you need to know about The Big Picture*:

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

Event duration is
1-3 hours
Group size from
16 people
Cost is from
£1,950
Location is
Indoor

Features

Benefits

Huge selection of craft items

Accessible

Collaborative

Creative

Customisable & business relevant

Provides ultimate in teamwork and cooperation

Offers truly creative team-building exercise

Encourages brainstorming, negotiation and consensus

Brings out everyone’s artistic side

Gets the whole team working together on the bigger picture

Features

Huge selection of craft items

Accessible

Collaborative

Creative

Customisable & business relevant

Benefits

Provides ultimate in teamwork and cooperation

Offers truly creative team-building exercise

Encourages brainstorming, negotiation and consensus

Brings out everyone’s artistic side

Gets the whole team working together on the bigger picture

How The Big Picture works

What are the rules of The Big Picture?

Groups divide into teams to present concepts to Maximillion’s own Arts Council and secure funding for materials. They express specific themes on canvases that combine to create a composite masterpiece.

Who is The Big Picture for?

This indoor team building event works for all sorts of groups. It’s particularly good for breaking down barriers between people who haven’t previously worked together, as it’s great at promoting cooperation and collaboration.

How long does The Big Picture last?

The Big Picture takes two to three hours.

Like many other professional service providers, we are often metaphorically ‘spinning plates’ and ‘juggling’ competing priorities, so it was great for our team to try these challenges in real life. We discovered hidden talents and it reinforced that working as a team and providing a supportive learning environment are key to delivering an excellent result. Thank you to Maximillion for your support and encouragement during this fun event, as well as for your professionalism in pulling together a slick activity for 220 people.

University of Edinburgh

Lee Hamill, Director of Finance

Fantastic day and really enabled people to get to know each other and have a laugh at the same time. Exactly the aim!

University of Edinburgh

Mike and the team were great, really understood what we wanted to achieve on the event. Their willingness to adapt the schedule to help suit our needs was really helpful.

GTA Global

We held events running over two days. The Maximillion Gameshow which was fun and engaged all who attended the first evening event. During our away day we had Team Tops Trumps in the morning, again this was inclusive for all who were in attendance. Lastly during the afternoon of our away day we took part in Level-up which I have to say was great fun for all involved.

Resolis

Massive thank you to Rhys & Mike for creating a professional and overall enjoyable experience for our team. Throughout the entire process they worked hard to ensure our values and needs were met on the day. The delivery of the events was incredibly well received and I can safely say I would be glad to book with Maximillion again.

Thenue Housing Association

Sarah once again it has been such a pleasure to work with you. As ever, the professionalism and commitment to excellence which you and your (fantastic) team bring to our events has been extraordinary. We are all so grateful. Your own personal leadership, experience and organizational ‘knowhow’ is reflected in everything which your team does. Please do pass on my sincerest thanks to Sophie and Graham who were so good in the lead up and on the ground. I have handed over the Presidency of BSGAR to Raneem Albazaz, and I feel confident that BSGAR is in good hands with her, and that she is in good hands with you. Our BSGAR family is fantastic, and it is fantastic to have you with us.

BSGAR

Ian Zealley

Maximillion ran the Urban Adventure for our teams with the activity run in Edinburgh city centre and the feedback has been nothing but positive. The activity brought teams together from different offices and different business areas and was a great way for everyone to get to know each other in a fun and informal activity.

Nucleus Financial

We had an absolutely fantastic time at our Teambuilding afternoon hosted by Maximillion Events at our Ayrshire premises. This is now the 3rd time we have used their services and will definitely be looking to use them again next year. Such a lovely and professional group of people to deal with!! We had various games with a bespoke package set up for a group of staff members with varying degree of mobility. We did carpet curling (indoors), giant jenga, connect 4, darts, air hockey to name but a few all being done outside near to our foodhall and “refreshments” area. It was perfect, everyone had a blast and the Maximillion team were a joy to work with. Thorough, professional, safety conscious and lots of fun. They looked to enjoy themselves watching us and our very competitive natures shine through. Thank you again to all at Maximillion – you made our day that extra special.

RUA Life Sciences

June Ryland

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

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

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