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Orienteering demands as much from the group as it
does from the individual. An activity where
personalities are tested and inner qualities are
brought to the fore. An excellent Team Building
exercise, ideal for finding out more about
individuals than is revealed in their normal working
environment. Do you really know the strengths and
weaknesses of your Team?
We are able to offer this exciting challenge and
activity at locations within an hour of central
Mumbai, and regularly run this event for groups in
other locations. A fully structured day out which
enables you to address particular team issues and
development needs in a fun and relaxing way - great
value and very rewarding for all involved.
Team Challenges
These will be located at suitable venues out and
about on the orienteering course…and each one will
be operated by one of our tour leaders who will
explain to the group the objectives and aims as well
as the rules, time limits etc.
They will be observing the activity and making notes
which will allow us to review each team and provide
feedback on how each team undertook the activities
and challenges - and how they worked as a team. Each
Team Challenge concentrates on different themes some
of which are listed below.
Relevant Themes
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A desire for all people to be involved and to have
equal roles throughout
- Encourage all people to contribute ideas and
expertise
- Idea generation, creativity and development as a
crucial element
- Enable everyone to feel comfortable with sharing
their views
- Ability to try "different" solutions and be
creative
- Examine ways to handle conflict and manage
differences
- Identify elements of successful teams - working
well together
- Communication and trust are paramount as some team
members are blindfolded in this exercise which
examines how people can adapt their leadership style
- A challenge where planning is essential. What role
will each member of the team adopt and how will they
react with working under pressure and tight
deadlines?
- A logical problem relying on the group sharing
information and listening to each other.
- Simple actions and instructions - but can a team
do it all at the same time, and who will be co-ordinating
their actions?
Mountain Bike Orienteering
This is recommended in a large area with at least 4
hours in hand. Ideal to explore a new location in
the countryside.
Each team will be issued with a set of maps and some
details about checkpoints - each of which will have
a "K-point" value. Teams are aiming to collect as
many "K-points" as possible, by visiting each point
and answering a simple question about that
location…however, this must all be achieved within a
set time period and ensuring that teams arrive on
time at the designated meeting point for lunch!
After being issued with the instructions, there will
then be a 10-minute period while teams plan their
strategy. Our tour leaders will be observing closely
the planning and questioning that follows before
teams head off into the countryside.
By not providing a set route - and with plenty of
options and choices - the planning of the route is
going to be crucial. This will involve input from
all members as to their expected speed, limits etc.
Then a route has to be formed - ideally an optimal
route minimising the distance - again bound to be a
point of discussion.
There may be "Challenge Points" which every team
must visit in rotation.
Along with the "Challenge Points" that must be
visited there will be further optional points which
can also be visited to earn further "K-points" - but
again the choice of route will be important.
The aim of including a number of challenges and
exercises was to look at specific elements of
working within a group, but throughout the trip
everyone's interaction and involvement with each
other will be strengthened and developed. Also
progress will be made with individual goals and
awareness as well as contributing towards
departmental objectives. |
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