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What is facilitation?

What is facilitation?

In short, facilitation is a way to improve team performance that benefits organisations and is applicable in multiple contexts. Facilitation operates on a deep level, allowing participants to explore beliefs and values, rather than merely being able to communicate...

The Lego Challenge team-building exercise: harness the power of play

The Lego Challenge team-building exercise: harness the power of play

Who’d have thought that playing with Lego could teach communication, collaboration, and teamwork?  If you’ve ever been involved in a corporate team building day it’s quite likely you’ve come across the Lego Challenge. This simple and elegant Lego team...

10 business simulation games to take a look at in 2021.

10 business simulation games to take a look at in 2021.

Online business simulation games are emerging as a highly effective and engaging way to deliver training, more so than ever due to their flexibility. Sessions can be delivered in-house or remotely and in the current climate they allow for...

How can experiential learning help teachers in the current Covid-19 crisis?

How can experiential learning help teachers in the current Covid-19 crisis?

Teaching is a tough job right now and it’s a daily struggle to deliver effective learning. In September, our schools finally re-opened after Lockdown #1 and pupils found themselves restricted to interaction within a specific ‘class bubble’. Now just...

Behind the scenes of our MTa STEM Kit reveal…

Behind the scenes of our MTa STEM Kit reveal…

What started out as a quick project on a Monday morning quickly escalated as we got into the build, and started to enjoy it – just a little bit too much! Here’s how we did it: #1 The Catapult...

Cadet training is back!

Cadet training is back!

The Top 10 MTa Activities for the New Normal. Seeing Cadet Squadrons get back to face-to-face MTa training has put a smile on our faces here at HQ. Through minor adaptions to briefs, training can continue to (safely) embrace...

How to Help People Solve Problems Effectively with Experiential Learning Activities from MTa

How to Help People Solve Problems Effectively with Experiential Learning Activities from MTa

Solving problems at work is part of the regular routine for many organisations. With rapidly changing circumstances, increased competition and evolving customer and market requirements, problems are inevitable. Being able to solve them quickly and effectively can be the...

The Best MTa Kits for Leadership Training

The Best MTa Kits for Leadership Training

Inject life into leadership development Leadership development activities are probably the most rewarding, but challenging, programmes any learning development professional can run. Get it right, and you can help create the leaders who shape the organisation. But if you...

Building Lego and MTa into your learning experience

Building Lego and MTa into your learning experience

Lego Serious Play and MTa’s experiential learning kits are excellent partners in creating engaging learning and development activities. But to get the most from them, you really need to understand how they can work together.  We already looked at...