Teamscapes, the innovative series of experiential learning activities developed by Sundial Group, are now available throughout the United Kingdom following the creation of “Sundial Learning” and the appointment of BlueSky Experiences Ltd as a licensed Teamscapes provider in Scotland
First unveiled in the 1990s, Teamscapes is a series of team development activities intended to engage participants of all ages and abilities. Grounded in the belief that people learn best by “doing, reviewing and doing again”, Teamscapes activities simulate the issues that teams of people can encounter at work, and encourage teams to work together towards a common goal. The activities themselves are a means to whatever end an organisation desires: their objective-focused nature means they are far more measurable and effective than most other activities offered under the banner of “corporate team building”.
Sundial Learning is a new division of Sundial Group, best known for operating three specialist conference and training venues in the Midlands and South East. Sundial’s Learning & Development Director, Lucy McGibbon, heads up the new organisation along with Lorraine Swann, who returns to the Sundial fold as Teamscapes Business Manager. “We now handle every request for team building that comes Sundial’s way” explains Lucy. “Our approach is to liaise with the client and take time to understand what they want to achieve before tailor- making an event that will best meet their specific needs”.
Previously only available at Sundial’s three venues, Teamscapes can now be run at any location in the United Kingdom, whether it is a hotel, training venue or even at the client’s office. The Teamscapes portfolio includes outdoor activities, indoor tasks and culinary challenges. “Teamscapes are incredibly powerful activities”, continues Lucy “and I’ve seen people at all levels in organisations of all shapes and sizes have very significant “eureka” moments that have gone on to radically change the way they interact with colleagues”.
BlueSky Experiences is a professional event management specialist based in Scotland at a state-of-the-art team building and development centre in Perth. Upon encountering Teamscapes at an event, they decided that they would like to add a selection of the activities to their extensive offering and in July this year a licence agreement was signed allowing them exclusive rights to deliver Teamscapes activities North of the Border. BlueSky’s trainers also spent three days with the Sundial team learning about the unique Teamscapes facilitation process and how it differs from typical team building and becoming Accredited Teamscapes Facilitators.
