At MTa, we’re a small specialised team focused on designing and supplying training materials that enable facilitators to deliver world class experiential learning. We care about what we do. And so, when a kit leaves the shelf, we want...
At MTa, we’re a small specialised team focused on designing and supplying training materials that enable facilitators to deliver world class experiential learning. We care about what we do. And so, when a kit leaves the shelf, we want...
Facilitating experiential learning activities with young people presents some unique challenges and opportunities. What are the traps we should avoid? Many of these lessons are equally valid when working with adults. Avoiding Conflict 1. Forming a team isn’t always...
The Olympic Games …were a wonderful celebration of sporting effort, achievement (often against the odds) and excellence: a great success in every way that has inspired young and old alike to get out and get involved in sport. But...
Tell me about experiential learning An Interview with Martin Thompson This extract is based on an interview with Martin Thompson (MT), the founder of MTa Learning, by Evgeny Dotzenko (ED), Head of the HR Consulting Department in the Training...
Beyond the ropes explains 14 principles of experiential learning. The author is Martin Thompson, founder of MTa Learning. The article was first published in 2008. Despite working as a facilitator of experiential learning for over 30 years and a...
Which is the toughest team sport? Or put another way, which sport requires the most demanding and diverse range of team skills in the field of play? To win any competition, you need to understand the criteria for success:...
MTa Learning’s Founder Martin Thompson explains how cycling has introduced him to a new type of team working, which set him thinking… I started cycling recently, so decided it was time to enter a race. Race against the clock...
In this expert guide to leadership, MTa’s Founder Martin Thompson uses the example of the highly successful professional cycling team, Team Sky and their General Manager, Sir David Brailsford to highlight 7 lessons of leadership. Bradley Wiggins won the...
My positive experiences and challenges faced through using Twitter as a tool to promote thinking In June 2011, I was persuaded to start writing Tweets for @MTa_Learning. My aim was to stimulate thought about personal development in general and...
What is Experiential Learning? (And other frequently asked questions!) MTa’s definition of Experiential Learning is: ‘developing personal understanding, knowledge, skills and attitudes through the analysis of, and reflection on, activity’. In this definition ‘Activity’ can include anything from an...
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