Organizational culture trumps strategy because the environment your people work in affects their effectiveness.  Experiential Learning and team building activities are a powerful learning tool because they help to build a positive culture in FIVE important ways:

1. They Get Everyone on the Team Involved:

The most effective way to learn something new skills is to actually do it. Remember the old saying- “I hear, I forget, I see, I remember, I do, I understand?”

Research shows that when your people just sit and listen, they retain less than 20% of what they hear.  When they are involved in active experiential learning they retain 90%!

2. They Offer Leadership Opportunities:

In every activity they will encounter, there is an opportunity for leadership.  This aspect of the fun and challenging activities is always addressed in our debriefing discussions.

It is important to recognize the personality types and strengths in your group, then everyone will be better equipped to lead from where they are when you experience real adversity.

3. They Are All Safe and Fun Activities:

The Experiential Learning activities Sean  uses will offer all participants a safe and fun atmosphere to risk, learn, share ideas, and make mistakes.

As you see below, our time together will be spent in a “no-judgment” zone, and there are no physically demanding tasks, so all of your people can participate!

4. They Build Knowledge and Relationships.

Team play allows your people to learn about each other and share laughter in a controlled situation.

Knowing how each of them handles obstacles or frustration is invaluable – for each activity is itself a microcosm of the challenges your team may be facing.  How do you communicate? What are your team personality types and individual strengths? Perhaps most importantly, an event provides opportunities for self-discovery!

5. They Provide Relevant Take-Aways:

Teambuilding challenges do more than just build trust and relationships among your people – they offer  lessons for more productive roles and interactions.

Your group will become more comfortable as they laugh together and become more familiar – but the activities can also be utilized to pinpoint and improve on the issues your team may be unwilling to address.