Fortude and Sandbox create Sri Lanka’s largest sand sculpture on record
Fortude, a global technology solutions provider, in collaboration with Sandbox Consultancy, recently embarked on a team building initiative to create Sri Lanka’s largest documented sand sculpture. The structure was built by Fortude employees and labeled the ‘100% Zero Carbon Footprint CHIP Challenge,’ embodying the company’s core values; Caring, Humility, Integrity and Passion.
The challenge garnered the participation of Fortude’s 200-strong team of employees, who worked together to create a sand mosaic with 4500 cubic feet of sand spanning 90 feet in length and 45 feet in width. The mosaic was a depiction of iconic Sri Lankan figures and symbols, reflecting ancient engineering artifacts.
Speaking at the event, Oshana Dias, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Fortude said: “At Fortude, we are constantly looking for new and engaging ways to nurture better collaboration. The challenge was unique and sent out a powerful message of what great teamwork can achieve.”
The exercise was not only a team building initiative, but the zero-carbon foot print challenge saw the beach restored to its original condition as part of Fortude’s ethos to save the environment.
Managing Director, Angelo De Silva, speaking for Sandbox said: “At Sandbox we look at providing unique challenges that are not only completely immersive experiences for the employees, but also bring in the quantitative research and data component by developing themes exclusive to a set of participants, apart from mainstream Learning and Development initiatives. The challenge with Fortude was developed over several months as we wanted it to be the first of its kind conducted in Sri Lanka, whilst also ensuring all corporate values were carefully embedded into each step.”
About Fortude (Pvt) Ltd
Fortude delivers Infor M3, Infor BI, Business Intelligence Services and Enterprise Software Development services across the Fashion, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing and Healthcare domains, to a growing portfolio of global customers. Fortude has grown into a team of more than 200 extensively qualified, multi-skilled, experienced professionals, working in offices in USA, UK, Sri Lanka, and Australia. Fortude maintains a proven track record of delivering customer value and maintaining customer relationships.
About Sandbox Consultancy Services (Pvt) Ltd
Sandbox Consultancy Services (Pvt) Ltd, renowned for its futuristic, fresh & simple approach, is revolutionizing Talent Development & Engagement across Sri Lanka’s top corporates. The company combines gamification, immersive experiences and technology to facilitate real-time learning experiences that are both inspiring and engaging (www.sandbox.lk). Sandbox is the first company in Sri Lanka dealing exclusively in gamification tied in with quantitative research and data providing their clients with the right tools to make data driven decisions when managing changes in processes, structures, technologies and interpersonal and group relationships in their organizations. They have further ventured into providing solutions in Virtual and Augmented Reality, Gamified Recruitment/Talent Acquisition, Gamified Assessments and Gamification of local tourism experiences.
