What you have cited is also part of employee engagement. The objectives of employee engagement are:
1. Learning through both fun and meaningful activities.
2. Bringing about employee participation in running the organization.
3. Promoting bonding between the employees and the organization.
4. Developing employees' net worth in terms of skills and knowledge in the areas of problem-solving and strategizing.
Some of the activities, apart from what you cited in your post, are:
1. Suggestion scheme
2. Best idea selection in any area like sales/marketing/design/packaging, etc.
3. Problem-solving games
4. Fun games
5. Picnics
6. Experiential outdoor games
7. Conducting music and dance competitions
You can hit as many ideas as possible.
Criteria for Selecting an Engagement Activity
1. Keep in view the category of employees for whom the activity is meant. For example, the counter staff with normal formal education in a retail store may be interested in fun games but not in De Bono exercises on lateral thinking. They may find it too serious to be involved.
2. Keep in view the character of the establishment - whether it is manufacturing or stores or a bank or insurance company, etc.
3. Timing of the activity is another key factor. See the social mood of the organization. In some organizations, staff may be in a holiday mood during summer vacations. You may get a lukewarm response on such occasions.
You can develop the subject based on these inputs.
Regards,
B. Saikumar
Mumbai