It is one of at least two local companies that use rowing as a corporate training tool. Experiential training, also called action learning, is basically learning by doing. Beatty said SEI used Team Concepts for several years as part of its orientation program. According to the U.S. Department of Education, many corporations use experiential training to help create high-performance teams. When the ropes course was introduced to the corporate market in the '70s, it . . .
Some training firms specialize in one activity, such as ropes, golfing, rowing or rock climbing.
But most offer a mix of activities, ranging from original indoor group activities to white-water rafting and paintball. Virtually any activity can serve as a vehicle for experiential training. For example, Venture Up runs a motorless-vehicle competition. They work with things like PVC pipe, glue, heavy string, fabric, wood, and lots of unknowns. It can get pretty elaborate.