Last week we skipped out on a day at our desks and spent the day at Coors Field for a Rockies Game. We also enjoyed lunch at the local brewery next door.  After filling up on good food and local beer we walked across the street to Coors Field, lathered on the sunscreen and cracked open some peanut (The perks of working at 2240 Blake Street), all the while becoming happier and more productive workers. 

These “BI Fun Days” have become an important part of the work culture here. It may sound counterproductive to take your employees away from their e-mails, calendars, and reports but we’ve found it to be quite the opposite. These fun days have brought several benefits to our office, and in turn to our clients. Here are some of those benefits: 
1.	<em>Enhancing communication</em>, chatting over beer and peanuts has turned into a great way for us to get to know more about one another’s personalities, habits, and characters, fostering more positive communication. 
2.	<em>Building Morale</em>, getting out in the sun not only does the body good, but the mind and spirit as well. Healthier people are happier people, and happier people are just so much better to work with!
3.	<em>Team Building</em>, gathering around a lunch table versus the conference table changes up the entire dynamic of the BI team, being together in different places and different situations allows a chance to enhance the feeling of being part of a team.  Laughing with someone makes it easier to work with someone. 
4.	<em>Sparking Creativity</em>, we all know too well what it feels like to run into a creative block, being stuck at your desk, staring at the same project for hours is bound to make anyone hit a wall, by spicing up the atmosphere we get a chance to revitalize and spark up new ideas. 

When a client walks in our office we want them to feel the positive energy. We want them to feel like this is a team they want to work with. The BI Fun Days have helped us maintain a work environment that people enjoy coming into every single day. And that’s worth more than money can buy. Fun at work is possible, and sometimes even necessary. 


