WHAT WE DO
SCOUTING TRIPS
Scouting Trips introduce teams and executives to the ExPLOREâ„ framework. These short reconnoissance missions are designed to immediately begin the survey work needed to identify the scope and opportunities of the next steps toward an Expedition.
Duration: One day to one week
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LANDMARK SURVEYS
This is an internal audit of an executive's or an organization's presuppositions, historical trends and future plans. This exercise defines the operating beliefs and assumptions about an organization, interviews, deliverable report and recommendations.
Duration: Two to four weeks
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MARKET CARTOGRAPHY
This is an external assessment of market viability. This exercise identifies a competitive landscape in relation to the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an innovation.
Duration: Two to four weeks
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EXPEDITIONS
The Expedition is what we call our fundamental consulting engagement. The ExPLOREâ„ framework is the basis of every Expedition. Expeditions are the core of what we do. Expeditions help organizations discover, analyze, connect, fund and implement. We guide leaders on a systematic trek to test their speculative hypotheses or to evaluate the ROI of their 'out there' ideas. Using our powerful proprietary framework, ExPLOREâ„ , The Exploration Group methodically guides organizations into their unique and uncharted territories of opportunity. It is a five-leg journey that uses time-honored principles, historical planning models and the hindsight of great discoveries.
Duration: Three months to three years
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SPEAKING, KEYNOTES
Inspire your organization or event. Great for team building or for launching new initiatives. Dwight Gibson energetically uses The ExPLOREâ„ , framework and its time-honored principles of the Great Explorers to open minds to an old new way of thinking about Discovery. These topics are completely customizable for your group objectives.
Duration: One day to one week
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ExPLOREâ„ FRAMEWORK TEACHING, TRAINING
Lead your teams or organization with a new vision for how to see a way forward. We teach historical Exploration methods and modern commercial applications.
Duration: Individual class sessions, conferences, semesters
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DEPARTMENT ADVISING, BOARD MENTORING
​New teams being formed and functioning teams that need an outside perspective to find the next horizon seek The Exploration Group as they look forward. By teaching and modeling the principles of exploration thinking we guide great teams in their formation and help existing leadership teams become stronger.
Duration: Six months +
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EXECUTIVE COACHING
Seeking career growth but not sure what to do next? The Exploration Group provides customized 1 on 1 coaching for the leader who is trying to figure out what is next and needs an outside voice to assist on the journey.
Duration: Six months +
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EXPLORATION ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES
We bring out your group's inner explorer by crafting guided team building adventures. We combine historical narratives and visionary ideas with a dash of danger and excitement to keep it real. It's expensive and it's transformational.
Duration: One to three weeks
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