
#000 – Welcome to Leading by Adventure
Exercise and develop the more spiritual aspects of what makes you YOU; 50 weekly self-development challenges Why take these challenges? To encourage and support you ...

#001 – Doodle Your Adventure
(Re)Discover the practice of doodling; Engage more of your body in thinking and learning; Generate glimpses into the wisdom and insight of your subconscious Why ...

#002 – Fixing ‘That’s not me!’
Breaking through the invisible boundaries that confine our potential; Take a moment to experience the cathartic effect of small freedoms Why take this challenge? Helping ...

#003 – The Hand of Friendship
We are relational beings, and when those relationships develop we sense it touch our spirit in special ways Why take this challenge? Deliberately growing relationships ...

#004 – An old battered box
This week’s adventure: Choosing a side. Then choosing to step into it. If there was one piece of ‘goodness’ you wish you could pass on – ...

#005 – Disrupting the Camouflage
Disrupting the Camouflage; Better Embrace Diversity in your Meetings; Make your virtual meetings a visual feast Why take this challenge? To redress the effect that ...

#006 – Walk and Listen
Walk and Listen . Get to know someone better through their own story in their own words. Don’t let Covid constrain our working practice more ...

#007 – Using the Third Space
Use small pauses between things to best ready yourself for each challenge and opportunity. Divest yourself of the debris of what’s past and put on ...

#008 – Practicing Gratitude
Adopt a happier perspective on your life through intentional appreciation of it; Build attitudes that bless those around you and adds a sense of joy ...

#009 – Not Your Usual Seat – Building Empathy
Develop insights that will help you to improve the relationships around you – help others to move past their points of ‘stuckness’ simply by asking ...

#010 – Now for something completely different …
Tactile physical puzzles can provide helpful respite from Zoom fatigue. Give yourself a short break from the screen – try something manual Please help us ...

#011 – It is what it is
Recognise and appreciate what you can and cannot change – Conserve your emotional and spiritual energy for the things that you can do something about ...

#012 – Hello Old Friend
Explore simple ways to make your meetings more collaborative and engaging – Bring back the humble flipchart to your remote meetings Please help us to ...

#013 – Verbal Voyages
Only say ‘Yes, and …’ and see what new perspectives await you – Give your curiosity a serious workout today! Please help us to get ...

#014 – Discovering Diversity
Investigate & celebrate the diversity that is around you – Invite your people to introduce more of themselves: their richness, their uniqueness, & their journey ...

#015 – Facilitating Adventure in Others
Building confidence in our ‘voice’ and the ‘voices’ around us – Using structure to draw out insight and self-discovery in people Please help us to ...

#016 – Developing a strategic context
Use strategic perspective to tune into new opportunities in your fast-evolving reality – Fast, frequent SWOT analysis can help your team develop timely insights Please ...

#017 – Mapping Motivations
Understand the forces that shape the behaviours around you – Learn to better modify behaviours through forcefield analysis Why take this challenge? Gain greater insight ...

#018 – Diagnostic Bones – Fishbone Diagrams
Look deeper than what at first appears; help your team solve issues at their root Please help us to get the word out in just ...

#019 – Clues in Timidity – Tapping Intuition
Tap into your intuition and use it to ensure a more secure footing – Use your subconscious to check whether your conscious has the whole ...

#020 – Campfire Truths
Discover where people are coming from and their expectations – Build greater awareness and ownership for the outcomes Why take this challenge? Clear the air ...

#021 – Mystery Startpoints
Massively increase your creative options for finding novel ways forward – Use Brutethink to give your brain a real workout in making new connections Please ...

#022 – Bringing the Best Version of Yourself
Creating a climate in which authenticity and creativity thrive – Being the person who makes the difference to your meetings Please help us to get ...

#023 – Spotting Adventures
Open your mind to the wider potential of your environment – Use de Bono’s PMI tool to better identify new possibilities Please help us to ...

#024 – Minding the Ripples
Anticipate the full implications of your decisions ahead of time – Use the solution-effect diagram to accentuate the positive Please help us to get the ...

#025 – Are you Seeing Yourself?
Take an adventure into your own thinking processes – Use ORID to improve how you engage with conflict Please help us to get the word ...

#026 – The Spirit of Shared Adventure?
Adventuring together through teamwork, support and a sense of progress – Using Kanban and daily standups to support each other’s individual adventures Please help us ...

#027 – Review
Ensure you maximise your team’s learning from each adventure – Use simple review tools to capture and reinforce new insights Please help us to get ...

#028 – Wheel Decide Desk Stretches
Use frequent physical stretching exercises to help keep you brain active – Try out the Wheeldecide/Bupa stretch combination for an easy solution Please help us ...

#029 – Scouting the Terrain (Using Questions)
Develop your facilitative leadership skills – Provide empowering leadership through your choice of questions Please help us to get the word out in just two ...

#030 – And I said to myself … Accessing your highest future potential
What advice might your future self give to your current self? – Using elements of Theory-U to listen to your ‘highest future potential’ Please help ...

#031 – Review your mental structures
Examine the patterns around you to identify new creative freedoms to add value – Create do-differently matrices between activities and goals Please help us to ...

#032 – Reflection in the breeze
Take space and time for your mind to ‘listen’ to what is going on around it – Arrange time, location, and environment for your mind ...

#033 – Triangulate your Character
Use reframing to understand and reshape your impact and influence on those around you – O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us. To see ...

#034 – Going Wild – Intentional Diversity
Bring your whole self to your work place – Make diversity matter in all of us Please help us to get the word out in ...

#035 – Two wolves – Feeding Character
Understand how your current activities and practices are feeding character – Use the story of the two wolves to better support your growth as an ...

#036 – No Longer in Rome – Changing Habits
Change habitual patterns to make you more effective in what you seek to do – Use simple techniques to break unwanted habits and create new ...

#037 – Wisdom – A word from the wise
Broaden the insight and creativity of your team – Use TED wisdom to stretch your thinking Please help us to get the word out in ...

#038 – Sensing the Wind
Take time to observe the natural flow of things around you – Develop greater insight into how your team functions in practice Please help us ...

#039 – Shadow Boxing – Competing with yourself
Deliberately sharpen your approach by competing with yourself. How would the best version of yourself apply for your role anew? Please help us to get ...

#040 – Problem Sharing
Accelerate your progress to resolving conflict within or between teams – Reconsider how we see problems and our own part within them Please help us ...

#041 – Silent Sorting – Affinity Diagrams
Gain new insights into situations by allowing patterns to emerge – Use affinity diagrams to drive greater participation and ownership Please help us to get ...

#042 – Modelling Mastery
Set your own roadmap for working toward exemplary leadership – Use professional analogies to identify skills and practices you can develop Please help us to ...

#043 – Uncovering Motivation
Increase your motivation by making clearer connections to your purpose – Use the Five Whys technique to gain new insight on your goals and how ...

#044 – Guest Adventurers
Inspire your team meetings and foster creative outcomes through unusual perspectives – Use imaginary participation to induce novel perspectives Please help us to get the ...

#045 – Carve your Totem – Define your values
Develop greater insight into your personal values and their role in influencing your thinking – Use modelling and metaphor to explore what is important to ...

#046 – Compass Headings – Setting your Direction
Clarify the difference you want to make in this world – Build on the totem exercise to translate hope into action Please help us to ...

#047 – The Courage to be Second – Leading by Following
Oftentimes change is more dependent on the first follower than the initiator – Confident humility can make the biggest difference Please help us to get ...

#048 – Camp customs – The power of ground rules
Strategically decide your team and meeting freedoms for best results – Develop your own ground-rules for ensuring healthy productive teamwork Please help us to get ...

#049 – Selecting Shore Parties – Using Breakouts
Creatively organise meetings to utilise the power of different combinations – Structure & equip your breakouts for creative insight & ownership Please help us to ...

#050 – Remote cabins – space for strategic reflection
Get some serious thinking time to prepare for the future you want – Organise a day-long meeting with yourself and no interruptions Please help us ...

Empowering the Disadvantaged: AI as a Catalyst for Change
What if a simple AI tool on a battered smartphone could transform livelihoods in the world’s poorest regions? – – – – – – – ...

The Adventurer’s Guide to Unleashing Intuition
Introduction: In an era defined by rapid change and complex challenges, the ability to blend rational analysis with intuitive insight is more crucial than ever ...

Unlocking the Hidden Value in Challenges: Developing Performance and Potential
Are you missing out on half the potential value of tackling your most difficult challenges? Surprisingly, many organizations are! And the reason for this is ...