Adventure Coach

ADVENTURE COACH

Everything Flows, Nothing
Stands Still.

Leadership,
Team &
Personal
development

Create deep connection and team cohesion.
Rapid bonding, shared values, and open communication channels unite dispersed teams quickly.

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Leadership

Adventure Coach provides unique opportunities for leadership teams to experience flow states, develop psychological safety, and trusting relationships with team members. Outdoor adventurous experiences offer a dynamic and challenging environment that can enhance respect, trust, and dependability.

We believe that by engaging in adventurous activities, leadership teams can develop important skills that translate to the workplace. Feeling included, safe to learn, contribute, and challenge are essential cultural norms that can be honed through outdoor adventure activities, resulting in improved team effectiveness and innovation.

Team

Our adventures provide a unique and dynamic environment for team development, as they require participants to work together to achieve a common goal or overcome a challenge. This type of experiential learning promotes psychological safety, leadership, and the opportunity to experience flow states or team flow.

Team flow occurs when a team experiences a collective flow state, resulting in a shared sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. As a team successfully navigates a course or completes a task, they can experience a shared flow state, promoting team cohesion and motivation.

Personal

By engaging in adventure activities, you can meet your self-determination theory needs for autonomy, mastery, and relatedness, while also experiencing flow state. These activities provide opportunities to challenge yourself, learn new skills, work with others, and engage in activities that you find enjoyable and fulfilling. This can lead to increased well-being, motivation, and a sense of purpose.

Our unique Life Reference Cards are a powerful tool to guide you in meeting your Self-Determination Theory (SDT) needs, finding flow, and reaching your full potential.

“Impossible is a checklist”

Life Reference Cards

How?

Growth begins with self-awareness. By reflecting on your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, you can gain a deeper understanding of your needs for autonomy, mastery, and relatedness. Through self-reflection, journaling, and your daily checks, you can explore what truly matters to you and identify areas where your needs may be unmet or compromised.
Your LRCs enable you to set goals that align with your SDT needs. By clarifying what you want to achieve and why it is important to you, you can enhance your sense of autonomy and motivation. Ensure that your goals are meaningful, challenging, and relevant to your personal growth and well-being. Break them down into smaller, actionable steps to enhance your competence and provide a sense of progress.
Your LRCs involve creating a plan of action to pursue your goals and meet your needs. Break down your goals into specific tasks, set deadlines, and establish a clear roadmap to follow. By taking proactive steps towards meeting your needs, you can enhance your sense of autonomy and competence. Regularly review and adjust your plan as needed to stay on track and maintain motivation.
Your LRDs emphasise cultivating a positive mindset and self-motivation. Including daily checklists that reinforce your autonomy, relatedness and mastery.
Regular self-reflection is a vital part of your LRCs. Set aside dedicated time to reflect on your progress, experiences, and satisfaction in meeting your SDT needs. Assess what is working well and what can be improved. Celebrate your achievements and learn from any setbacks or obstacles. This ongoing evaluation process allows you to refine your approach, deepen your self-awareness, and make necessary adjustments to better meet your needs.
While our LRCs involve self-guidance, it is important to recognise when you may benefit from external support. Seek out mentors, coaches, or trusted individuals who can provide guidance, feedback, and encouragement. Engage in communities or groups related to your interests to foster social connections and a sense of relatedness.

By using your LRCs daily you actively take charge of your personal development and well-being, aligning your actions and choices with your SDT needs. It allows you to build a deeper understanding of yourself, set meaningful goals, take consistent action, maintain motivation, and reflect on your progress. Your Life Reference Cards can be a transformative process that supports your journey towards meeting your dreams and living a more fulfilling life.

Self-Determination Theory

Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a theory of intrinsic motivation developed by psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan. SDT suggests that people are inherently motivated to satisfy three basic psychological needs: autonomy, mastery, and relatedness. Autonomy refers to the need to have control and volition over one's actions and choices. Mastery relates to the need to feel effective and capable in achieving desired outcomes. Relatedness pertains to the need for social connections and positive relationships with others and our work.

According to SDT, when these three basic needs are satisfied, individuals are more likely to experience intrinsic motivation, personal growth, and well-being. In contrast, when these needs are thwarted or unmet, individuals may experience diminished motivation, psychological distress, and decreased well-being. SDT emphasises the importance of creating environments that support individuals' autonomy, competence, and relatedness to promote their intrinsic motivation and well-being.

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How Adventure Coach experiences promote team flow

Flow occurs when the level of challenge of an activity is matched with the individual's level of skill. In other words, the activity should not be too easy, or the individual will become bored, and it should not be too difficult, or the individual will become anxious. Instead, the challenge level should be just right, leading to a sense of engagement, involvement, and enjoyment.

Flow is characterised by several key components, including:

Challenge
Immediate Feedback
Clear Goals
Time Pressure
Shared Experience
Sense of Control

We provide opportunities for team flow by offering challenging tasks, immediate feedback, clear goals, time pressure, and shared experiences. When a team experiences a collective flow state, it builds trust and cohesion, enhances motivation, and promotes overall team development.

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Team Effectiveness

Google's Project Aristotle was an extensive research initiative aimed at understanding what makes teams effective. The project involved analysing data from hundreds of teams within Google and studying various team dynamics and factors. Here are the key findings from Project Aristotle:

The most important factor for team effectiveness was psychological safety. Psychological safety refers to a climate where team members feel safe to take risks, express their opinions, and be vulnerable without fear of negative consequences. Teams with higher psychological safety were more likely to collaborate, share ideas, and experiment, leading to better overall performance.
Dependability refers to team members' reliability in completing their tasks and commitments. Teams that had members who could be counted on to deliver their work on time and fulfil their responsibilities were more successful. Dependable team members create a sense of trust and contribute to a smoother workflow.
Teams that had clear goals, roles, and well-defined expectations performed better. When team members understand their roles and have a clear understanding of the team's objectives, it leads to better coordination and collaboration.
Teams that found their work meaningful and purposeful were more motivated and engaged. When team members connect with the purpose and value of their work, they tend to be more committed, satisfied, and productive.
Teams that perceived their work as making a positive impact, either internally within the organisation or externally in the world, experienced higher levels of motivation and performance. Understanding the significance of their work and how it contributes to a larger goal or mission can be a powerful motivator.

It's important to note that Project Aristotle found that specific team composition factors, such as individual skills or personality traits, were not as significant as the team dynamics mentioned above. The key takeaway from the project is that creating a psychologically safe and supportive environment where team members can freely express themselves, trust each other, and collaborate effectively is crucial for team success.