How it works
The learning loop
Most team days end when the event finishes. Ours start earlier and finish later, so people take something back to work: Profile, Play, Reflect, Apply.
The whole programme in under two minutes
See each stage in action, from the Animal Profile and profile-based teams to The Train Challenge, personal carriage missions and reflection. Then read on for the detail.
Watch the video
Watch the video
Profile
Each person gets a private link to the Animal Profile. It shows their percentage mix of Panther, Koala, Meerkat and Fox, with a PDF report to keep.
- Teams are formed from the profiles, not picked on the day
- Each player gets carriage missions matched to their profile
Play
Teams take on The Train Challenge. Each team shares one VR headset, so the people outside it have to guide the player inside. That's where working styles show up.
- Four carriages, four kinds of challenge
- Missions stay sealed until the day
- A4 player packs, printable in black and white
Reflect
Before they leave, players answer a few short questions on their phones about what they noticed in themselves and in others. Anyone who runs out of time gets a link by email.
The facilitator then runs a debrief using the team's profiles and how each carriage went.
Apply
Leadership teams leave with a written action plan with named owners and review dates. A follow-up session checks progress and starts the loop again for new starters, new managers or a changed team.
Each stage builds change at three levels
| Stage | Individual | Team | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profile | Learns their Animal mix and how it comes across to others | Teams built from the mix, so the challenge shows real differences | Shows the overall mix across teams and any styles that are missing |
| Play | Sees their own style under pressure | Practises guiding, listening and flexing together | Facilitator notes patterns across teams |
| Reflect | Names what worked and what to try next | A shared language for working styles | Shared themes, without names, for leaders to act on |
| Apply | Personal commitments back at work | Action plan with owners and review dates | Follow-up review against engagement, absence and retention |
What each person takes away
Profile report
A PDF of their Animal mix and how to flex with others.
Player pack
Their carriage missions and notes from the day.
Reflection summary
What they noticed and what they'll try next.
Action plan
Owners and review dates, on the Leadership programme.
Profiles are stored on a UK server and are not sold or shared outside the programme. You can ask for your data to be removed at any time.