Here’s how we create magic and fun through organizing team buildings and corporate events in Croatia

In this article, we share our way of thinking about team-building organization, based on significant experience working with major companies like Thome, Caudalie, and Adriagate.

Although Authland primarily focuses on distributing local experiences—tours and activities—through partnerships across the tourism sector and by digitizing how those offers are presented and booked, throughout the year we also often receive inquiries to organize team buildings in Dalmatia or Istria.

And now, after four years of organizing these kinds of events, we can say—this line of work is anything but foreign to us. Quite the opposite.

Team buildings are an ideal platform and stage for creative ideas, a chance to put local people and their services front and center, and, ultimately, an opportunity to make dozens of people from the client company genuinely happy.

From collaborations with big brands like Adriagate, Caudalie, Thome, and Cognism, we’ve brought new knowledge and experience into Authland.

Today, we can say with full confidence that we know how to craft an experience that works for larger groups and truly helps participants unwind.

5 components that create corporate event magic

We’ve highlighted the components we stick to when organizing team-building and corporate events in general. Implementing them, by itself, isn’t a guarantee of success, but combined with careful planning, hands-on operations, and constant attention to detail, they make the difference.

1) Deep understanding of the client company’s needs

Every successful team building starts with a high-quality conversation with the responsible person on the client side.

Those answers become guidelines for setting the level of innovation, authenticity, fun, and other factors that define the event’s tone.

Some standard questions we ask in the prep phase include:

• What is the desired scope of the food & beverage menu?
  This matters for two reasons:
  a) so we can define the budget (lunch or dinner can be basic and conventional, but they can also be an experience in themselves that sets the entire atmosphere);
  b) if the menu is the central element of the event, we need to know how much it shapes the scenario - for example, an expanded wine list can naturally create an event that “revolves” around an eno-story.
• How many types of activities does the client want?
  The answer helps us jointly define the optimal number of activities for the allotted hours and plan logistics in time with respect to the number of participants.
• Participant demographics.
  It’s crucial to know the age, gender, and preferences of the majority - these data determine the choice of activities, location, tone of communication, and the overall approach.

2) The right people for the right client profile

Not all experience providers are equally suited for all types of groups. Finding ideal partners and orchestrating them smoothly during the event is perhaps the most important element of a successful team building—or corporate event in general.

For example, for a younger group with an average age around 32, we won’t choose an agritourism whose staff lacks presentation skills or has an archaic approach to food service (say, a buffet-style menu).
For older generations (let’s say 55+) we won’t hire a young DJ spinning Wiz Khalifa and Drake.

3) Food and drink with an X-factor

This is the part we especially love.

A good understanding of client needs is the foundation of success, but the magic begins when true knowledge of local gastronomy and the providers themselves enters the picture.

In most cases, we try to work with partners who have experience, know the flavors of the region, and have their own authentic specialty - a dish you can’t find anywhere else.

For instance, we’ve had wonderful moments with a cocktail master who instantly picked up the group’s vibe, or at an agritourism that, in agreement with us, introduced a traditional dessert based on a centuries-old recipe - alongside a tasting of donkey milk.

4) Innovative locations

When choosing a location, it’s important that most participants have never been there.

The freshness of a new place—combined with quality execution—brings positive surprise and a real wow effect.

And to know which locations are fresh, new, and hidden, you need to understand the local ecosystem. That’s exactly where we strive to be the best.

5) Unexpected moments and attention to detail

Every great event is made up of a series of smaller, equally important moments. For a team building to succeed, on the day of execution we carefully track all processes, the atmosphere, and the flow of each segment.

Facial expressions, the energy in the air, a shortage of some ingredient, heightened interest in a specific activity - these are the details that make up the living fabric of every event. It’s on us to notice them, understand them, and react.

In all of this, the best allies are effort, good will, and creativity. That’s when layers and layers of magic arise - the kind that makes the experience unforgettable.

Why do we enjoy events we create for other companies?

The answer is simple: because they allow us to show what Authland truly is - a platform that brings together local experience and activity providers at the highest, most authentic level.

Organizing these events creates room for creativity and harmony - assembling various elements into a whole that acts as a catalyst for good energy and unforgettable fun.

Because our experiences are powered by local people and communities.

And when companies step away from the everyday work rhythm, that becomes exactly what matters most-primal relaxation, in contrast with the nature of their work.

And that’s why…

When you combine the right people, authentic locations, top-notch food, and attention to detail, you get what we at Authland love to call: team building with a soul.