NEXTeams Team Building is the Professional Team Building branch of the NEXTeams Companies.  In 2001, Eriq Powers opened GO-AdventureSports, whose mission has been to introduce individuals and teams to enhanced teamwork and interdependence through the use of recreational team building and adventure instruction programming.  Over the years, and through his work with thousands of clients, Eriq has evolved as a team building facilitator and adventure guide.  This evolution has led to the realization that while there is inherent value in a recreational team building event, the lasting benefits can often be short-lived.  In recent years, Eriq has sought out knowledge and training centered around the development of teams and leadership, attending seminars, reading, and learning from other experts in the field.  The continuation of this evolution has led to the creation of a new and more in-depth process of team development – The NEXTeams Process.  Although NEXTeams Team Building will continue to offer high quality recreational team building and adventure programs, the new model will basically begin where the recreational team building program leaves off.

The culmination of a typical recreational team building program is the foundation of trust.  As we build trust, we are able to improve our communication, rely on other members of our team, and ultimately take risks that we might otherwise avoid.  The NEXTeams Process seeks to accelerate the foundation of trust, and thus create an environment in which teams can optimize their performance, and achieve their outcomes.

The NEXTeams Process

• Step One — challenge participants to get to the root of their ‘organizational identity’ and learn new ways to enhance that self-conception. The goal is to get everyone on the same page about purpose – the Real Mission of the organization.

• Step Two — invite participants to explore their role within the organization – not only their job title and responsibilities, but the potential benefits that they can offer to the organization as a whole – the Personal Identities within the organization.

• Step Three — give participants a task to accomplish – exemplified through traditional ‘team building challenges.’ The goal is to show through tangible experience the interdependence of the group – the TEAM within the organization.

• Step Four — focus on transferring the lessons learned in the initial program, back to the ‘real world’ of their day-to-day organizational function. Simple steps the leadership can take to encourage cross-communication, innovation, an environment of openness in the team – the TEAM Environment within the organization.

• Step Five — Following the initial four-step process, NEXTeams will be available for follow-up consultations and recurring “FLUX Re-Energizers.” – a chance to get together in the learning environment and check-in about things that are working and things that need more attention.