A planning day in the great outdoors
A full day designed to use nature to improve your individual and team contribution to a powerful planning or strategy offsite.
Use our unique bush boardroom to increase mental clarity. We take a stripped back and unplugged approach to these days - minimal distractions for the best results. A morning mindful hike will prepare the team for the session, with their creativity boosted by up to 60%!
Duration: 7 hours
Group size: 6 - 16 people
From $300 - $500pp (plus GST)
Programme overview
Mindful hike, 1 hour: The morning begin with being mindful in nature to destress, tune in to the rhythm of your intuition and reduce cluttered and unproductive thinking. Kylie will give your team all the tools they need to engage all their senses, and tap into the unconscious wilderness of our brain. This is a powerful way to destress, reconnect and promote divergent thinking ready for the planning session.
Morning tea: Hot drinks and light refreshments.
Ancient forest highlights tour, 30 minutes: As we make our way into the bush boardroom, hear from Sanctuary Mountain staff about the birds and the bees, the flowers and the trees and what makes the conservation project at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari truly special as the largest mainland ecological island in the world!
Strategy/planning session: Exclusive use of our bush boardroom table for your session.
Lunch: Buffet-style lunch served in the forest shelter (which also serves as a breakout area).
Wellness break: Short walk to the forest canopy tower
Strategy/planning session resumes: Exclusive use of our bush boardroom table for your session.
Morning or afternoon tea: Light refreshments and hot drinks to conclude the day with some shared reflection.
Programme runs from 8.30am or 9am and finishes at 3.30 or 4pm.
NOTE: The above programme is for a company-facilitated planning day. If you would like to bring in an external facilitator, please enquire.
What's Included?
1 hour guided mindful hike
30 minute guided Ancient Forest highlights tour, by Sanctuary Mountain's expert volunteers
Morning or afternoon tea immersed in the bush
Buffet lunch with locally and consciously sourced ingredients
4-5 hours exclusive use of our Bush Boardroom (un-facilitated)
Provided for the Bush Boardroom session: Sparkling and still water, an easel, butcher's paper roll with markers, outdoor cushions and blankets for the cosy factor!
* Our Bush Boardroom is design to be an un-plugged digital-free experience which your team will innately benefit from (no powerpoints, no Wifi!); challenge yourselves to go minimalist for the day; You are welcome to bring laptops if needed, however long their battery-life with last in the in bush!Mindful hiking quick tools pdf emailed to your team after the day
Our packages include on average a 15% - 20% conservation contribution to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari from your company
*All prices New Zealand dollars and GST exclusive.
More optional inclusions
- Do you have your own external facilitator? Why not suggest a session with them at our bush boardroom following a 'walking primer' - a little more exciting than a four-walled room and whiteboard!
- Give back to conservation: Is your team feeling fit and strong? Get hands on with giving back to conservation by lending a hand to the rangers by clearing monitoring tracks.
Testimonial - Sentinel Homes
“Anything to lighten up a team meeting is greatly appreciated, but Kylie went above and beyond to deliver us an unforgettable experience. The 'Bush Boardroom' is an amazing idea and we all thoroughly enjoyed having our meeting amongst the stunning native plants and (vocal) native birds. The afternoon tea that was ready for us afterwards was one to remember, with a delicious spread made to meet all our dietary requirements. Thank you Kylie for planning everything perfectly and seeing that the whole afternoon ran smoothly. We highly recommend Nature and Nosh for an awesome corporate experience!"
Nate Alley - Managing Director
Say hello
kylie@bushboardroom.co.nz
Phone: +64 204 130 5060
