Packrafting & Coaching: Where Team Development and Adventure Come Together
At Rent a Packraft, we believe in the power of adventure. But what happens when you combine that with professional team coaching? Together with De Buitendienst, experts in coaching in nature, we offer a unique two-day event that focuses on collaboration, leadership and personal development.
During this outdoor experience, we combine a packraft trail with in-depth team coaching, reflection and leadership assignments. The result: stronger teams, more ownership and lasting impact in the workplace. A powerful experience for organizations that want more than an ordinary team outing.
Who is The External Service?
The Outdoor Service is a specialist in outdoor team coaching and leadership development. They believe that nature is the perfect learning environment for personal growth and team development. With their expertise in coaching and years of experience guiding teams in challenging conditions, they bring a unique dimension to our packraft adventures.
Their strength lies in connecting adventure with targeted coaching interventions. They know better than anyone how to get teams out of their comfort zone while creating a safe learning environment where real development takes place. Their philosophy is that real change happens when people are challenged in an authentic environment away from the daily routine of office and meeting rooms.
The Outdoors focuses on what teams really need: practical skills that are immediately applicable. Their coaching revolves around concrete situations that teams recognize from their daily work. Theory becomes living practice. They combine proven coaching methodologies with the natural learning processes that occur during outdoor activities. Their coaching team consists of experienced professionals who are at home both in nature and in the world of organizational development. For more information about their approach and expertise, please visit www.debuitendienst.com.
Why combine Packrafting & Coaching?
Packrafting in a group requires cooperation, communication and mutual trust. Although you are individually in your own raft, you must navigate as a team, support each other and overcome challenges together. Exactly the ingredients that are also essential to a well-functioning team in the workplace.
Combining this outdoor activity with professional coaching creates a powerful learning environment where teams not only have fun, but actually grow. The water forces teams to communicate as a group, help each other and make joint decisions about route and approach. These natural challenges are used by The Outdoors as learning opportunities for in-depth team development.
The combination of packrafting and coaching works so effectively because both elements reinforce each other. The adventurous nature of packrafting causes people to let go of their habitual patterns and become more open to new insights. At the same time, De Buitendienst’s professional coaching provides the right guidance to turn these experiences into concrete development steps.
In addition, the natural setting creates a unique atmosphere in which authenticity and vulnerability naturally emerge. These are essential ingredients for deep team development that are often harder to achieve in traditional coaching settings.
Two-day Packraft & Team Development: The Program
Day 1: Connecting & Navigating
Morning We kick off with a brief briefing in which we lay the groundwork for a safe and educational experience. After explaining packraft techniques and safety protocols, we start with a hike where The Outdoor Service deploys connective exercises that promote team cohesion. This hike is the perfect warm-up for what is to come.
Afternoon After lunch in nature, we dive into the water for the first team assignment. This is where real cooperation comes in: communicating as a group about the route, supporting each other from your own raft and setting the course together. The trip is interspersed with moments of reflection in which De Buitenendienst helps the team become aware of their cooperation patterns.
Evening The day concludes with a shared meal followed by a campfire session. Under the guidance of The Outside, we reflect on the day, discuss group dynamics and make connections to the work context.
Day 2: Leadership & Resilience
Morning The second day starts with a morning routine in nature: a silence walk or breathing exercise that helps to start the day focused and aware. During the packraft expedition, we introduce alternating leadership within the team. Each team member gets a chance to take charge while The Outdoors observes and coaches on leadership skills.
We intentionally confront teams with obstacles, both literally on the water and figuratively in coaching assignments. How do you deal with setbacks? How do you maintain an overview under pressure? These questions come up naturally and are directly utilized for learning processes.
Afternoon After lunch and an initial review, we dive into an intensive team workshop. Here we translate to the work context: how do you apply the lessons learned when working together under pressure, taking ownership and showing flexibility? The Field Service ensures that these insights remain not only theoretical, but also practically applicable.
Measurable Results of Packrafting & Coaching
Upon completion of this two-day experience teams:
✔ Strengthened cooperation and mutual trust: Teams get to know each other in a different way and build deeper trust
✔ Greater resilience and ownership: Overcoming challenges together grows the ability to handle change flexibly at work as well
✔ Developed leadership skills: Each team member discovers his or her leadership skills in challenging circumstances
✔ An unforgettable experience in nature: Because real change happens when people are touched, not just informed
Practical Information Two-day Packraft & Team Development
Participants: Maximum 15 people for optimal guidance and group dynamics
Price: On request, tailored to your specific needs and group size
Want a Two-Day with Impact?
Get in touch and find out what this unique combination of packrafting & coaching can do for your team! Together with De Buitenendienst, Rent a Packraft ensures that you not only have a great time, but also return to the workplace stronger.
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