Strip life down to the family unit around the fire.

principle — attributed to Arthur Pearson

Pearson's account of the Outward Bound experience strips it to essentials. Social learning in a primitive setting. Dialing back the complexities of modern life until you are sitting around a fire in the wilderness with a small group, trying to stay warm and feed each other. Belonging precedes collaboration, and the conditions for belonging require stripping away rather than adding.

For program designers running team-building or retreat programs.

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