How teams work
Teams are the competing groups inside a KaBoon season. How you divide people is up to you: by department, age, random assignment, or any mix that fits your culture. Every award a member receives rolls up to their team, turning individual recognition into friendly competition.
Team basics
Every member belongs to a team
Teams are the competing groups in a season. Each person is on exactly one, so every award has a team it contributes to.
At least two, usually a handful
A season needs two teams to compete. Most workspaces run two to eight, big enough to feel cohesive, small enough that everyone matters.
Split however you want
By department, office, tenure, age band, random mix, or anything else that fits. KaBoon does not prescribe a structure, you decide who ends up where.
Named for your culture
Houses, legions, crews, orders, guilds, pick a theme and your teams get names, colors, and descriptions that sound like your company.
Standings reset each season
When a season ends, team scores reset for the next one, so a strong start never permanently decides the outcome.
How points roll up
The magic is the automatic roll-up: one award counts for a person and their team at the same time.
Someone gives an award
A teammate runs /award in Slack to recognize a colleague, tagged to a company value. The recipient earns points.
Points roll up to their team
Those points automatically count toward the recipient's team total, no extra step, no separate tally to maintain.
The leaderboard updates live
Team standings shift in real time, so individual recognition becomes a visible team competition everyone can follow.
Why team-based recognition works
Recognition stops being anonymous
Praising a teammate visibly helps their whole team, so recognition carries weight beyond a single thank-you.
Quiet contributors get pulled in
Because every award moves the team total, people notice and celebrate the colleagues who usually go unrecognized.
Rivalry stays friendly
Competition is between teams, not individuals ranked against each other, which keeps the energy positive.
Frequently asked questions
What is a team in KaBoon?+
A team is a competing group within a season: a house, squad, crew, guild, or whatever fits your theme. Every member belongs to a team, and every award they receive earns points for the whole team.
How should we divide people into teams?+
However you want. Common options are by department, office, tenure or age band, a deliberate cross-functional mix, or random / enrollment-ceremony sorting to keep sides even. KaBoon does not force a structure; admins assign people (or let enrollment sort them) to match how your company likes to compete.
How do points roll up to a team?+
When someone gives an award with /award, the points count for the recipient and automatically roll up to that person's team total on the leaderboard. Individual recognition becomes team competition with no extra steps.
How many teams should we have?+
A season needs at least two teams to compete. Most workspaces run two to eight, sized so each team is big enough to feel cohesive but small enough that everyone's contribution matters.
Can we name teams to match our culture?+
Yes. Pick a theme and your teams become houses, legions, crews, orders, and so on, with your own names, colors, and descriptions. The competition sounds like your company, not a vendor template.
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