The ‘Journey Home’ is a journey towards a common goal. It is a great way to motivate your team, inspire your colleagues and step outside your corporate comfort zone.

Over the past few months exper!ence it inc. has been delighted and honored to deliver The Journey Home with some very prestigious international companies. The trend started with Unum Provident, an industry leader in disability income protection and one of the top providers of supplement benefits in North America. After lots of strategic planning at our e! office in Toronto, and some very informative conference calls with Unum Provident and the planning team, we got the show on the road. We took it all the way down to the sunshine state, to the Disney Yacht Club & Resort in Orlando, Florida.

“What time is it? The Time is now!” was the key focus of the event for Unum Provident. With an attendance of 180 people and a guest appearance by the beloved Buzz Lightyear, it was an eventful day. Also graciously co-hosting/ facilitating was Mark Jones, an employee of Disney for the last 25 years. He collaborated with Don Jones, Pat Sherlock and Ron Christian in facilitating the event.

e! then made the trek back north to Orillia, Ontario to participate in the Journey Home with The Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation (Ontario Stroke Strategy). The Heart and Stroke Foundation is a national voluntary, non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of Canadians by preventing and reducing disability and death from heart disease and stroke through research, health promotion and advocacy. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a Federation of ten independent Provincial Foundations and one National Office, led and supported by a force of more than 130,000 volunteers.

exper!ence it inc. helped launch the first day of The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Strategic Planning Session, with 60 participants experiencing The Journey Home at the Geneva Park YMCA. This is a very rustic and outdoorsy facility overlooking beautiful Lake Couchiching. Following the simulation, one participant said: “I enjoyed the Journey Home for the insight it gave the group into team building and collaboration.” Another comment made was: “The Journey Home was a great exercise to bring us all together.”

Continuing on with our ’Journey’ north, the e! team travelled to Cambrian College in Sudbury, one of 24 colleges comprising the Ontario College system. Established in 1967, the college provides career-oriented education, combining theory and hands-on experience.

“We succeed when we all work together,” were the words that Cambrian chose to define their event. Don Jones and Ron Christian were on hand as lead facilitators, marching to the beat of Mike Mulvihill and Claudio Basso’s live rendition of “Rocketman,” which kicked off the initial briefing into The Journey Home. With lots of talented help (Cambrian Senior Managers), Ron and Don’s Vision Command centre was a solid success. Thank you to Unum Provident, Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation and Cambrian College for choosing to embark on your mission with us. It was a pleasure to travel along with you and share in your ‘Journey Home’ experience.

Over & Out.... Interplanetary reporter
Caroline Card