What do hunter-gatherers, Steve Jobs, and Special Forces have in common? Political equality – everyone has an equal say in what’s going on. Hunter-gatherer bands are famously egalitarian, using satire to keep hunters (think today’s entrepreneurs) grounded. If that doesn’t work, they have stones and spears to reinforce the norm. Steve Jobs took a page … Continue reading Team Equality Anyone?
In a world where we've outsourced so much of our humanity, it’s time to hit pause. 🌿We’ve handed over our thinking to AI, our work to machines, our social intelligence to social media, and even our emotional connections to empathic robots ❤️ If we’re not careful, we risk making ourselves a redundant species—disconnected from what … Continue reading Why We Need to Get Back to Basics and Reconnect with Ourselves
Nothing boosts your tenacity and mental toughness like stepping outdoors and embracing adventure based learning experiences (ABLE). ABLE to Enable! Whether as a team, small group or individual.... The highest form of resilience is built by challenging yourself in unfamiliar environments, learning new skills, and navigating complexity. These virtues transfer directly into your everyday life, … Continue reading Be more RAD – Robust, Adaptable, Determined.
Engaging in adventure-based learning, whether outdoors or indoors, is an incredibly effective way to enhance leadership, dynamic teaming, and peak performance. By immersing yourself and your team in real-world challenges, you create opportunities to tap into flow states—those powerful moments of deep focus and creativity. When your team experiences flow, learning becomes more engaging, memorable, … Continue reading Want to promote more flow into your life and work?
It was an incredible experience, and I couldn’t have asked for a better team, fielded by Bruntwood SciTech and the Grand Union . Together, they tackled 24 miles of stunning landscapes, all in support of the hashtag#GrowingProject, a transformative community programme using art, gardening, cooking and simply being together as a way of offering support … Continue reading I’m was thrilled to support a Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge last week!
Working on a presentation for next week... I wondered..... Are We Just Apes with Technology? In today's world, it's easy to see ourselves as advanced beings, separated from our ancestral roots by the layers of technology and modern comforts we've created. But are we really that different from the humans who lived as primarily as … Continue reading 🦍 Are We Just Apes with Technology? 🦍
We’re constantly hearing about groundbreaking advances in AI, but let’s take a step back. These innovations are exponentially more energy-demanding than a simple Google search, and data centres are consuming water at unsustainable rates. 💧 A study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that training a single AI model can emit as … Continue reading 🌍 Is Tech Really Our Future Without Radical Economic and Social Change? 🔋🚰
Disruptive protests. Do they actually change politics and tackle injustice? They absolutely can, but it’s not always straightforward. Why Disruption Works: Take the recent “Just Stop Oil” protests here in the UK. These activists have been causing quite a stir, blocking roads and staging sit-ins to push for urgent climate action. Five of them even … Continue reading The Power of Disruption: Can Protests Change Politics and Injustice?
In today’s fast-paced world, developing key interpersonal and behavioural skills is essential for personal and professional growth. Adventure Experiences such as mini-expeditions, Secret Agent Days, Walkshops, Thrivability Days, Dynamic Teaming Days provide an unparalleled platform for this development. 🌟 What Do We Mean by Soft Skills? 🌟 Soft skills encompass the interpersonal and behavioural attributes … Continue reading 🚀Why Adventure-Based Learning Experiences Are the Ultimate Soft Skills Development Tool & Really Impactful for On-Boarding New Recruits!🚀
In our evolutionary journey, collaboration has been our greatest asset. We evolved together, learning and growing as a collective. But somewhere along the way, hierarchy and power seized control, stifling change and innovation. When those in power bask in the current paradigm, their inner chump emerges. These chumps fear two things: not getting what they … Continue reading Be More Bee!
