Honoring Empowerment: Participant Choice and Control
In this episode, Phil discusses the concept of power in the context of challenge courses and ropes courses. He identifies six areas where facilitators may unintentionally take power away from participants and provides solutions to empower them. The areas include harnesses, knots, belaying, the challenge itself, support, and lowering. Phil emphasizes the importance of giving participants choice and control, ultimately honoring empowerment. \xa0 Takeaways
- Facilitators may unintentionally take power away from participants in challenge courses and ropes courses.
- Empowering participants involves giving them choice and control in various aspects of the experience.
- Teaching participants how to put on their own harnesses, tie their own knots, and belay can enhance their sense of power and control.
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