What is a low ropes course?
A low ropes course is a series of experiential challenges that offer people a chance to practice working on collaboration in a simulated environment. Low ropes courses are used to surface the lessons of team problem solving, team planning, collaboration vs. competition and group decision-making using low impact exercises, either indoors or outdoors.
A low ropes course can be scheduled from two hours to two days, or used to spark energy in an existing meeting. The events typically range from five feet off the group to initiatives that are done on the ground or on the floor indoors.
Why we do this?
Participants learn how to:
Identify and meet customer requirements
Enhance relationships with customers
Balance planning, organization and action
Make choices about use of resources
Challenge paradigms and current mindsets
Communicate with each other
Commit to others' ideas
Consider the big picture
Assess risks in decisions
Encourage leadership to move to task-competent individuals
Anticipate and constructively deal with change as a group
Achieve high quality results efficiently
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