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How to Run the Marshmallow Challenge: Instructions for a Facilitative Approach to Maximise Learning
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How to Run the Marshmallow Challenge: Instructions for a Facilitative Approach to Maximise Learning

Originally published 15 Apr 2019 The Marshmallow Challenge is a very popular team-building activity which, done right, can be a fun way to achieve worthwhile...

Improving your team with Over The Bridge; Jamie’s activity guide
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Improving your team with Over The Bridge; Jamie’s activity guide

Originally published 27 Mar 2019 Providing an in-depth look into MTa favourites, Jamie, Alex and James have created this series to share with you a detailed...

Why soft skills are the new hard skills
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Why soft skills are the new hard skills

Originally published 17 Oct 2018 Hard skills were once the main focus of the training professional, but approaches and attitudes to talent development have...

Alex’s Favourite Activity for Leadership Development
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Alex’s Favourite Activity for Leadership Development

Originally published 25 Jul 2018 In this series of articles, I’m trying to capture some of the immense experience and knowledge held by our senior facilitators...

How to REALLY win at the Marshmallow Challenge.
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How to REALLY win at the Marshmallow Challenge.

Originally published 30 May 2018 You’re about to do the Marshmallow Challenge and want to know how to win? Or maybe you’re a facilitator looking to run the...

The Learning Arena: our robust methodology for effective experiential learning
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The Learning Arena: our robust methodology for effective experiential learning

Originally published 17 Apr 2018 The Learning Arena by MTa is a methodology for facilitating effective experiential learning activities. It is a practical...

What’s all this fuss about Lego Serious Play?
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What’s all this fuss about Lego Serious Play?

Originally published 15 Feb 2018 Being fairly new to the Learning & Development industry, I’ve been doing plenty of online research to gen up on some of the...

The Marshmallow Challenge doesn’t deliver. There are better alternatives.
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The Marshmallow Challenge doesn’t deliver. There are better alternatives.

Originally published 30th Nov 2017 I love TED talks.  I love experiential learning activities.  Both have so much potential to reveal powerful and challenging...

The Biggest Personal Challenge for Facilitators?
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The Biggest Personal Challenge for Facilitators?

Originally published 27 Nov 2017 Facilitating is an enabling role. It’s a role within a group, that helps others get the most out of themselves: their skills,...

Why the Paralympics are really the main event
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Why the Paralympics are really the main event

Originally published 30 Oct 2015 …were a wonderful celebration of sporting effort, achievement (often against the odds) and excellence: a great success in...

Which is the toughest team sport? Why?
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Which is the toughest team sport? Why?

Originally published 31 Jul 2015 Or put another way, which sport requires the most demanding and diverse range of team skills in the field of play? To win any...

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