Management
Development Outdoors
By Management
Development Outdoors we are referring to the use of outdoor activities as a
medium for training and learning. This is really an extension of experiential
learning, and one that helps learners to access all of the modes of accelerated
learning, or SAVI learning - Somatic, Auditory, Visual and Intellectual
learning.
These activities may be adventure based, such
as caving, climbing or canoeing. They may equally be simple problem solving
exercises, using rope, wood or scaffolding, that take place outside. In fact
many of the tasks can and frequently are done inside.
For this
training to be effective it should be used only when appropriate and crucially
it must be integrated with professional facilitation and review.
It is also
important that the training is accessible to everyone, regardless of age or
fitness - our outdoor exercises are designed with this in mind.
Some further
thoughts are included in the articles below, including the thoughts of an
initially sceptical OD consultant, who became an advocate.
The Great Outdoors- Macho Nonsense or Serious Development Alternative?
Benefits
of using Management Development Outdoors
How to ensure a successful MDO event
Considerations for the Training Department or the Manager Sponsoring
the Event
How to get the most from a MDO programme as a delegate.
Activities available
- including pictures from recent courses
Effective Applications
- some examples
