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The Case for Chocolate - this is a new, but exciting project with extraordinary scope for facilitating learning around a broad range of issues - including project management, visioning, achieving effective communication, time management etc. Employed very successfully already with a large multinational life reassurance firm and a government agency, the activity requires all team members to involve themselves in the design and production of a box of chocolates ……. yes, real chocolates. The individual chocolates, as well as the box in which they are to be presented, are to be designed and produced in a way as to 'symbolically represents the group' (its values, behaviours and/or vision etc) as it is, or would like to be.

Rollerball - is a team development activity for large teams or for multiple teams. Designed as mid-term team-development exercise for an e-procurement solution for one of the high street banks, the briefing was written to reflect the various aspects of the real project rollout, so that the activity becomes an obvious metaphor for aspects of the real project. The physical objectives is to successfully "roll out" a ball (only powered by gravity) from one end of a constructed runway, through all zones, to the other. Each group will have an assortment of bamboo canes, pipes, guttering, tape, string etc to build their section of the "track". The learning objectives are to emphasise the importance of collaboration across work groups (success depends on all groups working as a single team working towards a shared goal), as well as providing a vehicle upon which to pre-empt some of the issues that may arise.

The Ultimate Pursuit - a multi-vehicular treasurehunt around a country estate in Berkshire pitting teams against each other in pursuit of the 'Holy Grail'. With 4x4 Land rovers, taxis, tandem bicycles, helicopters, roller-skates and other weird and wonderful modes of transport, the teams will have to undertake a series of challenges (both physical and cerebral) as they make their way round the course.

Military Theme - a fast growing ISP was taken up to the Midlands for a lightly military-themed day, around the idea of the US TV series M*A*S*H. Delegates took part in a range of activities - as if on a real military base - from tank driving to shooting and orienteering to archery ……. and much much more.

Designing and producing a T-shirt - a team project involving the full process of creating a bespoke T-shirt. 40 delegates from the country's leading legal recruitment firm were involved from design, through preparation of templates to print of enough T-shirts for all in attendance. The entire process takes place to a back-drop of up-beat music to drive both creativity and production. As well as being great fun, the activity represented a powerful vehicle upon which to focus discussion and learning around the team's vision for the future of the newly re-structured organisation.

'Covent Garden meets It's a Knockout' - a carnival atmosphere created through a range of activity and food stalls, street performers (stilt walkers, jugglers, magicians) and musicians. The central focus to the day being the activity arena in which teams (dressed to represent the theme of their team - e.g. Victorian Cricketers, Alien Invaders, Frolicking Farmers, Nuns 'n Vicars etc) will take part in a series of both traditional and unique challenges, loosely based on the style of 'It's a Knockout'.

Rocket Theme Day - a series of grounds-based problem solving activities around the theme of space, with the 'launching' of the rocket being an analogy for 'launching' clients business into its next phase of growth! It is designed to first and foremost to be a fun project, but can help reinforce learning around issues such as 'competition v co-operation', learning styles and trust. When delivered in the recent past, we have included items from client's product ranges throughout the project for developing product and brand awareness.