MSI Book of Sccrets
Location: MSI Chicago
Date(s): December 5, 2012 – December 5, 2012
Client Name: Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Program Synopsis: Custom designed a scavenger hunt for a small group of executives. CEI iPad's were used to document the hunt and to complete challenges involving museum activities and interactive exhibits. Photos and Videos were provided online to client following program.
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Bugsy's Boondoggle
Location: Adventure Hunt in Chicago: start - Fairmont Hotel, end - The Underground.
Date(s): November 5, 2012 – November 5, 2012
Client Name: Kuoni Destination Management, Inc.
Program Synopsis: Bugsy's Boondoggle - Navigating the Future - Adventure Hunt in Chicago
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Urban Search Adventure
Location: North Michigan Avenue
Date(s): August 29, 2012 – August 29, 2012
Client Name: River West Meeting Associates
Program Synopsis: A recently-merged healthcare services company wanted to inject a little interactive fun in the three-day meeting. CEI produced a Nautical themed 3G adventure utilizing web-enabled iPads and real time interactive challenges as teams explored Chicago's Magnificent Mile and interacted with the locals.
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Corporate Citizenship Challenge - Presented by Goodwill Hunters
Location: Q Center
Date(s): July 15, 2012 – July 15, 2012
Client Name: Accenture LLP
Program Synopsis: Fifteen Accenture teams solved riddle & puzzle clues, hunted around the Q Center and located school supplies to be donated to Junior Achievement and Genesys Works.
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Windy City and A. T. Kearney History Comes Alive!
Location: Downtown Chicago
Date(s): October 14, 2011 – October 14, 2011
Client Name: A. T. Kearney
Program Synopsis: Teams tested their knowledge of all things Chicago and A.T. Kearney as they participated in this CEI adventure hunt that tested their cognitive and creative abilities, as they explored Chicago's Loop and River North celebrating 85 years of A.T. Kearney history!
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Accenture's Corporate Citizenship Challenge - Goodwill Hunters
Location: Q Center
Date(s): July 24, 2011 – July 24, 2011
Client Name: Accenture
Program Synopsis: With the help of our CEI team, Accenture continued its endeavor to make an impact on the local community by participating in the Corporate Citizenship Challenge. During the Challenge team worked together to locate hidden school supplies throughout the Q Center. The items that were collected were donated to Junior Achievement and Genesys Works, who provide mentoring services for economically disadvantaged youth.
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MSI Adventure Hunt
Location: Museum of Science and Industry
Date(s): June 11, 2011 – June 11, 2011
Client Name: Kuoni Destination Management, Inc.
Program Synopsis: Kuoni approached us to create a custom experience for the children of a family run company that was having its annual meeting here in Chicago. The group was diverse in age group including elementary, middle school and high schoolers as well as chaperones. After considering several program proposals we were contracted to produce a dynamic point based adventure hunt structured around the exhibits and history of Chicago's world famous Museum of Science and Industry. The group was divided into teams that were led by experienced former museum facilitators CEI tracked down specifically for this program. Groups accumulated points through a combination of trivia, puzzle solving, orienteering and physical challenges all integrated to the Museum's unique environment. Their facilitators kept score, acted as a navigator and assisted with some of the more difficult challenges.
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Picture This! Photo Scavenger Hunt
Location: Park Hyatt Chicago
Date(s): April 29, 2011 – April 29, 2011
Client Name: PRA Chicago
Program Synopsis: As part of an incentive reward trip to Chicago, WW Williams treated their employees to a fun view of Chicago. Teams roamed the North Michigan Avenue area in search of the perfect settings for memorable pictures. They got 'thrown out' of famous restaurants, posed with 'sports stars' and 'windy city politicians'. It was a great way for them to see some sights on a beautiful spring morning!
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Art & Architectural Orienteering
Location: Start: W-Hotel, End: Gino's East
Date(s): October 6, 2010 – October 6, 2010
Client Name: Eved Services
Program Synopsis: For a second evening in a row 20 members of a large home building materials company enjoyed the City of Chicago through a CEI Adventure Hunt. On this night teams relied on their navigation skills, maps and compasses as they sought out significant art and architectural landmarks in the city. Even when a significant site was found teams still had to answer questions related to the site and "shoot a bearing" to answer other questions.
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Goodwill Hunters
Location: Golden Gate Park
Date(s): October 6, 2010 – October 6, 2010
Client Name: Meetings and Incentives
Program Synopsis: Attendees for this hunt have a focus on Diabetes, and wanted to do something to help their cause. They teamed up to answer riddles and puzzles that led them to fun challenges around the park. Upon successful completion of their challenge, they received an item that was then donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes.
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Picture This! Photo Scavenger Hunt
Location: Start: W-Hotel, End: Bice
Date(s): October 5, 2010 – October 5, 2010
Client Name: Eved Services
Program Synopsis: Twenty international professionals from a top building materials company kicked off their visit to Chicago with CEI's Picture This! Photo Scavenger Hunt which took participants throughout the city interacting with locals and taking creative team photos. What a great way to introduce guests to the fabulous city which is Chicago!
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Wendy In The City
Location: Lincoln Park Zoo
Date(s): August 19, 2010 – August 19, 2010
Client Name: ADH Meetings & Events
Program Synopsis: Eight teams from this local property management firm set out on an important mission from City Hall - to find and stop Wendy Citay from continuing to wreak havoc on the City of Chicago by changing its visitors guide. Riddle and puzzle clues, digital photo taking and just plain old fun was in-store for this group of adventures as they scoured the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Lincoln Park Conservatory in search of this misguided villain!
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T-Systems Picture This!
Location: Hotel Allegro
Date(s): April 15, 2010 – April 15, 2010
Client Name: T-Systems
Program Synopsis: Teams set out to conquer the city armed with digital cameras and their imaginations. Each team was given a list of photo suggestions and items to gather. Upon returning to home base (the hotel) teams put together a collage to visually tell the story of their adventure.
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Highgate Senior Living - Adventure Hunt - Oct 2 2009
Location: Downtown Chicago
Date(s): October 2, 2009 – October 2, 2009
Client Name: TBA Chicago
Program Synopsis: Highgate Senior Living teams had the opportunity to get out of the hotel, explore Chicago and have fun shooting creative pictures all over the city with our Picture This! adventure hunt. Prizes were awarded to the teams in several categories and everyone went home a winner!
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McDonald's Windy City History Comes Alive!
Location: Began at the Sheraton Chicago, Ended at Rockit
Date(s): September 17, 2009 – September 17, 2009
Client Name: Eved Services
Program Synopsis: Teams from food service giant had the opportunity to test their knowledge of all things Chicago and see the city through the eyes of a tourist. Teams solved riddle and puzzle clues which led them to historic Chicago landmarks and “Famous Chicagoans.”
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The Great Race
Location: Pizzeria Due/Ben Pao
Date(s): July 8, 2009 – July 8, 2009
Client Name: Beltone
Program Synopsis: In conjunction with celebrating their 70th year in business, a national team of 30+ Beltone sales professionals met at Pizzeria Due to set out on their Great Race experience including solving riddle and puzzle clues, completing challenges and collecting unique items specific to Chicago! The ultimate goal was to collect the most gold coins along the way and arrive at the finishing mat at Ben Pao's in the time allowed. A great way to spend a summer afternoon in downtown Chicago!
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KPMG Picture This! Photo and Scavenger Hunt
Location: Chicago
Date(s): June 12, 2009 – June 12, 2009
Client Name: KPMG, LLP
Program Synopsis: To kick off their Summer Intern program, KPMG hosted a photo hunt in Chicago prior to networking event including KPMG staff and managers.
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Picture This! Photo Adventure Hun
Location: The Ritz-Carlton
Date(s): April 20, 2009 – April 20, 2009
Client Name: Wolters Kluwer
Program Synopsis: During a four day series of meetings to kick off a new intelligence platform, Wolters Kluwer tapped CEI to coordinate a fun activity. Our popular Picture This! Adventure Hunt was the ideal activity to get participants on their feet and exploring Dallas' Uptown neighborhood. Teams got the opportunity to "visually interpret" phrases and terms they were learning while "Forging a New Frontier".
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The Great Kraft CRM Road Trip
Location: Hotel Monaco/Brasserie Jo
Date(s): October 21, 2008 – October 21, 2008
Client Name: Meetings & Incentives
Program Synopsis: To have some teambuilding fun during a couple of days of meetings, M&I tapped CEI to produce A Road Trip Scavenger Hunt in the style of The Great Race. Teams traveled through the Loop, Millennium Park, and River North, competing in challenges and taking photos. The final Pit Stop was at Brasserie Jo, where the winning teams were awarded Chicago souvenirs.
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Picture This! Photo Adventure Hunt in Long Grove
Location: Kovitz Office and Downtown Long Grove, IL
Date(s): October 13, 2008 – October 13, 2008
Client Name: Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit
Program Synopsis: Forty support personnel from the law offices of Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit descended on the quaint downtown of Long Grove, Illinois to picture themselves "being wined and dined" as members of the Fine Dining Theme Team or "creating a masterpiece" as part of the Art Theme Team. With each team randomly selecting three out of nine potential themes (each with a dozen photo options), the fun continued for over two hours as participants interacted with the locals and teammates alike. When all the photos were captured participants traveled back to the Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit offices where they completed photo storyboards to present to everyone of their team's great adventure!
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2008 Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit Annual All Attorney Retreat Orienteering in the Zoo
Location: Brookfield Zoo
Date(s): October 13, 2008 – October 13, 2008
Client Name: Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit
Program Synopsis: As part of the Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit Day at the Zoo, the attorneys tapped CEI to provide a customized orienteering hunt around this unique venue. Solving puzzles and riddles that led them to a variety of exhibits in the zoo, teams moved in every direction, armed with a map, a compass and their ingenuity. The afternoon was spent learning interesting facts about the zoo occupants, and their teammates as well!
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Picture This! Hunt
Location: Plymouth Restaurant
Date(s): September 18, 2008 – September 18, 2008
Client Name: Corporate Learning Institute
Program Synopsis: For a fun teambuilding activity, Hub International contacted CLI for some hunt ideas. We put together a Picture This! Hunt, complete with digital cameras and individual team photo printing stations. Teams scoured the Loop and River East areas for the perfect background for their pictures. Each team was given the opportunity to have three different themes throughout the hunt to keep it all interesting. At the end, teams listened to Olympic Bob-Sled hopeful Jesse Beckhom.
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Clinical Affairs Team Scavenger Hunt
Location: W Chicago Lakeshore
Date(s): August 26, 2008 – August 26, 2008
Client Name: Eved Services
Program Synopsis: After a day of meetings the Clinical Affairs Team took part in our Picture This! Photo Scavenger Hunt. They had the opportunity to get out of the hotel, explore Chicago and have fun shooting creative pictures all over the city. Prizes were awarded to the teams in several categories and everyone went home a winner!
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MWI Scavenger Hunt
Location: Dick's Last Resort
Date(s): August 5, 2008 – August 5, 2008
Client Name: Eved Services
Program Synopsis: One of this conference’s sponsors invited attendees to participate in a scavenger hunt around Chicago after dinner. CEI produced a photo and scavenger hunt where teams collected items in various categories and photographed their team with the items. Ending at Dick's Last Resort, teams printed photos from their digital cameras and created collages. The sponsor judged and awarded prizes to the teams with the "Most Creative Photos," "Most Artistic Collage," and "Best Overall Team Spirit."
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The Great ATB Financial Race
Location: Downtown Chicago
Date(s): July 3, 2008 – July 3, 2008
Client Name: ATB Financial
Program Synopsis: Teams raced through the streets of Chicago using clues to determine their next locations while participating in challenges to earn gold coins.
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National Treasure Book of Secrets
Location: The Field Museum
Date(s): June 23, 2008 – June 23, 2008
Client Name: Total Event Resources
Program Synopsis: The Field Museum exhibits were the backdrop for this hunt. Guests were invited to explore the museum and answer questions in their Book of Secrets while enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvre before dinner. Once teams returned to their tables, they shared answers around the table and turned in a master book of secrets for scoring.
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Picture This! Photo Adventure Hunt
Location: Marriott Courtyard to Lincoln Park Zoo
Date(s): June 9, 2008 – June 9, 2008
Client Name: Corporate Learning Institute
Program Synopsis: A team of 15 hospitality professionals scoured North Michigan Avenue, River North and Millennium Park in search of imaginative photos to create a one-of-a-kind storyboard of their adventure. The final destination where the storyboards were completed was the Lincoln Park Zoo.
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MPC Offsite Program
Location: Hotel Orrington
Date(s): May 9, 2008 – May 9, 2008
Client Name: MPC Products
Program Synopsis: As a teambuilding energizer for their bi-annual offsite meeting, this group of engineers decided to hit the streets of Evanston in their very own mini Amazing Race. Eight challenge locations were found around town, including a Roadblock and Detour.
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The Great Chicago Chase
Location: Start/end: Marriott Chicago, Hunt: Downtown Chicago
Date(s): March 12, 2008 – March 12, 2008
Client Name: On The Scene, Inc.
Program Synopsis: Created the Great Chicago Chase for a group of fifty pharmaceutical reps from various South American countries. Each team of about 8 participants traveled in separate mini-coaches to up to 20 popular locations in the city including Wrigley Field, Sears Tower and the North Avenue Beach. Various Chicago characters were at several of these locations including Mrs. O'Leary at the old Water Tower and a local "up-and-coming" comic at Second City. Clues were translated in Spanish and Portuguese for the event.
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Hunt for Sam and Frank - A Culinary Adventure
Location: Lincoln Park Neighborhood
Date(s): September 15, 2007 – September 15, 2007
Client Name: Lockton
Program Synopsis: A small group of associates from Lockton took to the streets of Lincoln Park to find the fiends Sam and Frank. Armed with a packet of clues and a Polaroid camera, they took photos along the way to detail their adventures. The teams met up twice during the hunt to get new information and have some refreshments. At the end, they caught the culprit, and had celebratory food and beverage at John Barleycorn.
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Picture This!
Location: Hilton and Towers
Date(s): August 13, 2007 – August 13, 2007
Client Name: Event Architects
Program Synopsis: Kids between the ages of 7 and 16 were assigned a chaperone and then set loose to photograph themselves in the city. Meeting up with their emcee twice during the hunt, each team got new topics for their photos for each leg. Returning to the hotel, happy and tired, they constructed collages to help tell their tales for the day.
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Hunt for Con-Artist Joe
Location: Lansdowne Resort
Date(s): July 24, 2007 – July 24, 2007
Client Name: Corporate Learning Institute
Program Synopsis: Producing this event for a second year for this client, a multi-state tax team from a major accounting firm scoured the grounds of the Lansdowne Resort in Virginia in search of the elusive art thief Con-Artist Joe. Teams completed a series of six challenges and solved a variety or riddle and puzzle clues to apprehend this villain. A debrief at the end closed this adventure and helped teams analyze their strategies for success!
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The Great Race - Where the Miles Meet Race
Location: The Drake Hotel
Date(s): May 2, 2007 – May 2, 2007
Client Name: MetroConnections
Program Synopsis: Teams raced through the streets of Chicago to partake in airline themed challenges and collect stamps in their passports before hitting the Pit Stop mat.
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Hunt for Con Artist Joe
Location: DFW Hilton Lakes Executive Center
Date(s): July 18, 2006 – July 18, 2006
Client Name: Corporate Learning Institute
Program Synopsis: A multi-state tax team from a major accounting firm scoured the grounds of the DFW Hilton Lakes Executive Center in search of the elusive art thief Con-Artist Joe. Teams completed a series of six challenges and solved a variety or riddle and puzzle clues to apprehend this villain. A debrief at the end closed this adventure and helped teams analyze their strategies for success!
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Hunt for Sam & Frank
Location: Downtown Chicago
Date(s): June 27, 2006 – June 27, 2006
Client Name: Sidley & Austin
Program Synopsis: Summer associates scoured Chicago to find and determine who has been tampering with Chicago's food & beverage. Was it the illusive Frank Furter, or the conniving Sam "Pale" Adams? Only the winning team(s) could tell you!
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The Great Race
Location: Marriott Chicago
Date(s): April 8, 2006 – April 8, 2006
Client Name: Total Event Resources
Program Synopsis: This Great Race through Chicago included 56 teams going through two different loops (28 in each loop - in different directions) performing 12 different challenges along the way - including detours and roadblocks. They gathered puzzle pieces to put together a final picture before they could hit the mat.
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Roaring 20's Picture This!
Location: Start - Drake Hotel End - Lawry's
Date(s): March 4, 2006 – March 4, 2006
Client Name: GMS
Program Synopsis: As part of a Gangster theme Incentive Trip to Chicago, this group of financial managers from England took part in a Roaring 20's Picture This! Each team was given a 20's style team (Prohibition Team, Untouchable Team, etc.), a Polaroid camera and a chance to wander the North Michigan Avenue area snapping shots that fit their themed list.
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Hunt for Con Artist Joe
Location: Start - Pioneer Court End - Buca di Beppo
Date(s): October 13, 2005 – October 13, 2005
Client Name: Total Event Resources
Program Synopsis: After a significant downsizing, this company's HR department wanted a fun team-building event to re-connect the group and raise morale. The Hunt for Con-Artist Joe was customized for the company including tidbits about the people in the company and happenings from their past events. Each team nominated a member for their Most Valuable Special Agent, and got to root them on during a rousing trivia game at the end.
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Hunt for Chicago Joe
Location: Start - Columbia Yacht Club End - Nick's Fishmarket
Date(s): October 11, 2005 – October 11, 2005
Client Name: Renessen LLC
Program Synopsis: Our lead facilitator tied the day together for this group of managers from all around the country. They started the morning with an icebreaker, and then teamed up to find the conniving Chicago Joe!
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Orienteering Adventure Hunt
Location: Start - House of Blues Hotel End - Carmine's
Date(s): August 4, 2005 – August 4, 2005
Client Name: Manheim
Program Synopsis: This group got familiar with Chicago after solving riddles and puzzles. They discovered locations using a compass and map, and ended with drinks and fine Italian food.
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Picture This!
Location: Start - S&A office End - foodlife
Date(s): June 28, 2005 – June 28, 2005
Client Name: Sidley & Austin
Program Synopsis: Teams of summer interns scoured the city in search of unique photo opportunities to match their specific team identities, such as the Arts & Architecture team and the Chicago Blues team. With this event, guests get acquainted, explore Chicago and have fun!
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Hunt for Tax Cheat Tim
Location: Eaglewood Resort and Spa
Date(s): May 18, 2005 – May 18, 2005
Client Name: On the Scene Destination Management
Program Synopsis: Tax Cheat Tim needed to be found and stopped at suburban Chicago's Eaglewood Resort, before he corrupted the books of this highly respectful telecommunications giant. Finance Managers were assigned to find Tim, and along the way they met Informants, who gave them clues, once they completed challenges, solved puzzles or photographed evidence. Tim was apprehended, and the company's reputation was saved.
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Olympic Theme Adventure Hunt
Location: Chicago
Date(s): August 12, 2004 – August 12, 2004
Client Name: Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
Program Synopsis: The spirit of the 2004 Olympics in Athens was captured in this customized hunt for a Chicagoland firm. Instead of the standard prospects to look for, summer interns and young lawyers went on the search for Phevos and Athena the two little Olympic Mascots who got lost in Chicago while scoping it out for future Olympic games.
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