156 - Adventure Education means Facilitating Vulnerability with Phil Brown (Part 2)

If you think of adventure education, do you imagine rock climbing, swinging from trees, and kayaking down flowing streams?For Phil Brown, Lead Trainer at High 5 Adventure Learning Centre, it looks more like overcoming vulnerability and supporting one’s peers.Adventure education is facilitation in action - literally. The act of exploring and adventuring stretches far beyond the physical experience and challenges us emotionally and socially.Phil joins me in this episode to share the facilitation lessons he’s learned from a career in adventure education. Find out about:●       Why adventure education is about far more than physical challenges●       How to encourage risk-taking when you've worked hard to establish trust and psychological safety●       Why collective and individual growth happens when we share novel experiences●       How we each need different support structures around us to take risks - and how we can facilitate them●       What it means to be vulnerable in a shared space and the things it can teach us Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.  Click here to download the free 1-page summary. And if the idea of NeverDoneBefore 2021, the community of facilitators, caught your attention; click here to explore it in more detail!A huge thank you must go to SessionLab, the sponsor of Workshops Work. Claim your free two months of SessionLab Pro now – this deal is exclusive to Workshops Work listeners!Exclusive offer from Facilitator Cards for workshops.work listeners you can get 15% off your entire purchase at shop.facilitator.cards by using code workshopswork. Questions and AnswersPart two[00:44] Phil shares a story of how different personalities require different types of encouragement and empowerment.[07:56] How do you make adventure education to a person with a physical disability?[16:48] Can adventure education translate to digital spaces?[19:56] What's the difference between an adventurous experience and a vulnerable experience?[24:21] What happens if we stop asking people to be vulnerable and, instead, ask them to be adventurous?[27:18] Do we apologise for our emotions because we are not comfortable in them ourselves?[31:08] Is it worth evaluating workshops immediately after they finish?[33:42] What would be your advice to a facilitator who wants to be a little more adventurous?LinksVertical Playpen - High 5’s podcast hosted by PhilHigh 5’s websiteConnect to Phil:On Support the Show.**Click here to navigate through all episodes via this interactive podcast map.**If you're inspired by our podcast and crave similar conversations, consider joining Dr Myriam Hadnes' NeverDoneBefore Facilitation Community. **If you're keen to master the art of facilitation, discover our expert-led live, online Facilitation Courses at the NDB Academy. **If you enjoy the show, consider a one-off donation and contribute to the ongoing costs of running the podcast.