Vertical Playpen

Josh Nadzam (Co-founder of On The Move Art Studio) joins Phil to discuss;

- Discovering the power of facilitation

- Growing as a facilitator

- Facilitating dialogue sessions and why it is so novel

Learn more about Josh - https://www.joshnadzam.com/

Learn more about On the Move - https://www.onthemoveartstudio.org/home.html

Email Josh - [email protected]

Joe Hirsch (Ted X Speaker and Author of "The Feedback Fix) joins Phil to discuss;

- The qualities of positive and negative feedback

- Moving from a feedback to a feedforward mindset

- The feedback wrap

- How we can empower our participants and colleagues using feedback

Connect with Joe - [email protected]

Learn more about Joe's work - https://joehirsch.me/

Myriam Hadnes (workshops.work) joins Phil to discuss;

- The importance of leaders role modeling vulnerability

- The work before the work, assessing the needs of your clients

- Why doing things you have never done before can enhance your facilitation skills

Connect with Myriam - [email protected]

Learn more about Myriam's work - http://workshops.work/

The training team gather to discuss;

- Facilitating a 1-day challenge course experience

- Facilitating a multi-day challenge course experience

- Advice on challenge course programming

How to contact us:

Phil Brown - [email protected] OR @verticalplaypen on Instagram

Chris Damboise - [email protected]

Lisa Hunt - [email protected]

Hanne Bailey - [email protected]

Rich Keegan - [email protected]

The Training team discuss;

- What is a challenge course?

- What's in a name? Challenge, high, ropes?

- The history of challenge courses

- Our memories of our 1st ever challenge course experiences.

Madeline Brooks (Executive Director - OnBelay) joins Phil to discuss;

- Her introduction to the world of adventure education

- How to create safe and trusting environments for those impacted by cancer

- The work of OnBelay and how you are able to support that work

Find out more about OnBelay - https://www.on-belay.org/

Donate - https://www.on-belay.org/donate/

Connect with Madeline - [email protected]

Andrew Florence (Director of Experiential Learning at Crossnore Communities for Children) joins Phil to discuss;

- Holiday Traditions and how he entered this industry

- Trauma Informed Facilitation and the bringing adventure and experiential programming to Crossnore

- The alchemy of facilitation and trying to find your voice in this industry

Learn more about Crossnore Communities for Children - https://www.crossnore.org/

Connect with Andrew - [email protected]

Join the Training Team!! - https://high5adventure.org/job/full-time-adventure-educator-trainer/

In this episode, the Training team discuss;

- Training and preparing your participants to belay

- Your role during this process

- Advice on ensuring you and your participants are ready to belay

How to contact us:

Phil Brown - [email protected] OR @verticalplaypen on Instagram

Chris Damboise - [email protected]

Lisa Hunt - [email protected]

Hanne Bailey - [email protected]

Rich Keegan - [email protected]

Join the Training Team!! - https://high5adventure.org/job/full-time-adventure-educator-trainer/

The Training Team gather to discuss;

- What is Belaying?

- What does the word mean?

- What are the foundational principles of good belay?

- The recommended method of belaying?

- Trainer tips that help improve belayers techniques

Reach out the training team for more information on how to belay.

Instagram - @verticalplaypen

Join the Training Team!! - https://high5adventure.org/job/full-time-adventure-educator-trainer/

Mark Suroviec (WorkPlay Solutions) joins Phil to discuss;

- Finding joy in creating team experiences

- The right time to try a new activity

- Staying curious in our industry

Learn more about Mark - workplaysolutions.com

Listen to his podcast - WorkPlay Solutions Podcast

Connections before Content - Virtual Workshop - Thursday March 10th - 3:30 - 5:00pm EST

Register here - https://store.high5adventure.org/collections/virtual-workshops

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