The 21st century challenge for your organisation
The boundaries between work and home are becoming increasingly blurred. The way we continuously look at screens is giving us sleep problems and issues with distracted thinking. We are all more anxious than ever. According to PwC ‘more than a third of the UK workforce is experiencing anxiety, depression or stress.'
Tackling this widespread problem requires a change in culture and leadership style, towards one which puts people first and enables employees to thrive.
Tackling this widespread problem requires a change in culture and leadership style, towards one which puts people first and enables employees to thrive.
Nature lowers blood pressure and stress levels, it’s a remedy for distracted thinking, and it’s energising, relaxing, and calming. In fact just 20 minutes in nature is enough time to experience a significant energy boost.
The health benefits of bringing your team into the wild
Time spent in nature is a powerful way to boost wellbeing. Nature is like a super cure. Being outdoors in the wild has a dramatic range of benefits, for both physical and mental health. Time spent outdoors boosts mood and energy, improves attention and encourages connection between colleagues and builds community.
If your team feels good, they'll do good, together.
If your team feels good, they'll do good, together.
Questions we help you answer• How can you reduce stress and boost mental health?
• How can you use nature to bring more wellbeing into the workplace? |
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This programme is especially good if you have:
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● teams with high levels of stress
● employees experiencing burnout ● staff and managers needing a digital detox |
● teams spending a lot of time in front of screens
● team members who are constantly distracted ● leaders who can't switch off |
How does it work?
Spending time in fields and woods brings an incredible sense of wellbeing. We take your phones off you for the day and design the activities and the programme in such a way to help you feel good and look at how you can bring more wellbeing into the workplace.
Starting with activities that bring everyone together and lower barriers, with reflection that gets people thinking about the way you work, we create a space for a rich and meaningful conversation that includes group creative thinking and collaboration on a deeper level in order to surface practical ideas from the whole team that can be acted on.
Starting with activities that bring everyone together and lower barriers, with reflection that gets people thinking about the way you work, we create a space for a rich and meaningful conversation that includes group creative thinking and collaboration on a deeper level in order to surface practical ideas from the whole team that can be acted on.
Group size: from 5 up to 50 people
Client Case Study
Client: Sussex University Library Service
Location: Self-contained nature site, near Brighton
Group Size: 20
What they said:
“It was a really interesting day of learning, working together and getting to know colleagues better all in a natural setting. You could see the positive impact it had on people. With lots of great ideas formulated at the end of the day to help bring a bit of nature into our daily work lives.”
Participant
Who they are
The University of Sussex Library is dedicated to delivering high quality, innovative information services, which contribute to the successful learning, teaching and research of the University and the community.
Work in the Library is fairly stressful as staff have a busy workload, and there is a lot of demand for services, from anxious students and academics.
Their question:
How can we use nature to manage the pressures of work and reduce stress in the workplace?
What happened:
We start with a temperature check of how stressed people are right now. Then introduce various techniques and ways to use nature for reducing stress, including a foraging for health session. At the afternoon campfire session the group have a meaningful conversation about what they can do to reduce stress, using their proximity to the local park. They come up with plenty of ideas including playing birdsong in the library in the morning, organising plant swaps, and scheduling walks.
Location: Self-contained nature site, near Brighton
Group Size: 20
What they said:
“It was a really interesting day of learning, working together and getting to know colleagues better all in a natural setting. You could see the positive impact it had on people. With lots of great ideas formulated at the end of the day to help bring a bit of nature into our daily work lives.”
Participant
Who they are
The University of Sussex Library is dedicated to delivering high quality, innovative information services, which contribute to the successful learning, teaching and research of the University and the community.
Work in the Library is fairly stressful as staff have a busy workload, and there is a lot of demand for services, from anxious students and academics.
Their question:
How can we use nature to manage the pressures of work and reduce stress in the workplace?
What happened:
We start with a temperature check of how stressed people are right now. Then introduce various techniques and ways to use nature for reducing stress, including a foraging for health session. At the afternoon campfire session the group have a meaningful conversation about what they can do to reduce stress, using their proximity to the local park. They come up with plenty of ideas including playing birdsong in the library in the morning, organising plant swaps, and scheduling walks.
Price
corporate, charity and small business rates available
full day session - take as a standalone, or as part of a series
Please note: the price depends on numbers, location, the menu, and number of sessions, contact us for more details
For more information, and to book:
Want something different? Talk to us about a bespoke tailored event.
Locations & What's Included
We use a choice of locations, including a nature reserve or a woodland in London, or several sites in the beautiful Sussex countryside (just 1 hour from London, close to Brighton). All have a fire and cover in case of bad weather. The cost includes hire of the site, all kit and materials, insurance, refreshments, and skilled and engaging facilitators. Plus a short briefing meeting to agree aims beforehand and a debrief afterwards to make sure it’s achieved your aims.
Optional Extras:
● Transport to venue
● Photography ● Venue if outside of Sussex
Optional Extras:
● Transport to venue
● Photography ● Venue if outside of Sussex
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An amazing day, we were thoroughly inspired by the whole experience |
For more information, and to book:
Want something different? Talk to us about a bespoke tailored event.
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