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302/Pitruchaya, Gokhale Road, Naupada, Thane 400602. Maharashtra

Tel: 08108652356.

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Email: rutsmariner@rediffmail.com

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Website: www.experientia.co.in

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Mission:

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“Enable to find hidden potential.”

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Why Outbound ?

  • Outbound training, Experiential learning, Outbound management development programme, Corporate management, Leadership development programme, Adventure learning, Outdoor workshops. These are all different titles, but, fundamentals of learning through nature and adventure, cannot change. Only the approach can be different.

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  • We use the outdoors as a vehicle for experiential learning, where the learning is real, with real successes and failures, and only genuine input will achieve lasting results. Understanding and true learning comes from the real world - the great advantage of the outdoors is that it forces you to use your communicative and reasoning skills and to confront problems head-on.

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Out Bound Training (OBT) Program:�

  • Keeps, man’s centre, beckoning like an adventure.
  • Helps, arise from weakness to learn strengths.
  • Turns, self discovery into acts of compassion.
  • Defends, human decency.

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����Principles and Methodologies: �

  • Opportunity to go beyond the Physical, Intellectual and Emotional limits.
  • Simulated activities in the undisturbed environment are aimed at providing experiential learning, as individuals and teams.
  • With calculated risk, teams are provided an opportunity to develop interpersonal relationship, mutual concern, respect and effective communication.
  • Without any regimental rule, participants get the freedom for introspection.
  • Living in harmony with nature is the basis of developing humility and empathy.
  • An opportunity to know own strengths and areas for improvement.

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KOLB’S LEARNING CYCLE…

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… KOLB’S LEARNING CYCLE.

  • Experiential learning is learning by doing with reflection.

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  • Reflection on the experience is a necessary precursor to learning.

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  • Such experiences are realistic, physically active, cognitively meaningful and affectively engaging.

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EXPERIENTIAL WAVE OF “OBT”

Comprises of 5 D’s:

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    • Diagnosis

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    • Design

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    • Delivery

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    • Debrief

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    • Detach

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�- Diagnosis -

  • Identifying the theme.

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  • Creating foundation for developing an experiential curriculum.

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- DESIGN -

  • Duration & Location of OBT.

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  • Small exercises (Ice-breakers / De-inhibitisers)

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  • Individual, Group, Team exercises.

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  • Progressively and increasingly difficult activities.

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�- DELIVERY -

  • Clarifying the objectives.

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  • Assuring Safety: Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social.

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  • Discuss topics related to upcoming activities.

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  • Walk the participants through various activities.

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  • Participants try new things, learn to trust and eventually GROW.

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- DEBRIEF -

  • Interpreting, issues manifested during the activity.

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  • Converging to a meaningful experience.

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  • Facilitating, transfer of learning to contextual situations.

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- DETACH-

  • Action planning, for implementation in real life situations.

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  • Evaluation

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- TYPES OF PROGRAMMES -

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Recreation

Education

Development

Addresses:

Group.

Interpersonal.

Intrapersonal.

Focuses:

Feeling.

Thinking & Feeling.

Behavior, Thinking & Feeling.

Delivers:

Emphasis on enjoying the experience,

Fun and Play .

Conceptual, Reflections,

Learning lessons.

Integration, General life analogies,

Transference to life.

Group Size:

20 – 100

10 – 40

10 – 20

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Some tools

Biped walk

Short treks

Nuptial Knot

Bomb Disposal

Ankles away

Campsite Cooking

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Do you hear me

Key punch

Holy cube

Bridge building

Multiple delivery

Slack line