Author: Kim Simmons

Welcome to WhiteWater Teams
We are pleased to confirm your enrollment in our “WhiteWater Teams” seminar to be conducted at the:
Radisson Hotel in
Salt Lake City, Utah
May 16-19, 2006.
“WhiteWater Teams” is not a traditional learning experience. While extremely enjoyable, it is also highly demanding and intensive. Come prepared to work full days and some evenings. The evening work schedules are determined by the learning team to which you are assigned, and not dictated by the workshop staff.
Because of the nature of the workshop, participants are required to stay at the hotel where the session is being held. Therefore, you must call the Radisson Hotel at (801) 531-7500 to confirm your reservation prior to May 1, 2006. Please identify yourself as being part of the “WhiteWater Teams” workshop in order to secure the special rate of $99.00 per day for single occupancy.
To assist you in planning your week, we have included a basic schedule for the week. The session will begin Tuesday, May 16th at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 19th. Breakfast will be provided in the meeting room daily at 8 a.m.; other meals are “on your own.” Dress is casual, and the workshop is informal.
We look forward to seeing you in May. Give us a call if you have any questions at (801) 358-9074.
Very truly yours —
Kim B. Simmons — President

The WhiteWater Teams Experience
WhiteWater Teams is a deep immersion learning experience where you build a real team — in real time — with real accountability and with real success. You can’t learn how to effectively navigate today’s business whitewater by hearing about it from the shore. You have to get in the boat and run some rapids. Participants in WhiteWater Teams get to run the rapids of business whitewater and take new knowledge, skills and abilities back to their real lives!!

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Agenda for the Week
Please note that approximately 5:30 pm each day — we finish in the main session but your team has a product/task to complete and have ready by 8:30 am the next morning.

Introduction -- Tuesday 8:30 am – 9:30 am / THE JOURNEY / Participants and Staff / SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES / Systems Thinking / The Shifts / Learning Approach / Whitewater Learning Cycle / Transitioning / System Accountability / Personal Learning Journals / In-House Workshops / LEARNING / The Quest / Learning Values / Leaders and the Learning Process	Task 4 – Wednesday 9:30am - 12:30 pm / INDIVIDUAL VITALITY / Identifying and Satisfying Individual Needs / Individual Vitality and the Four Basic Work Perceptions
	Task 5 – Wednesday 1:30pm - 4:30 pm / SOCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL I / Social Processes / Team Growth Stages / Building a Plan / Individual/Team Growth Questionnaire / Cog’s Ladder
	Task 6 – Wednesday 5:30 pm - Thursday 8:30 am / ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES / Environmental Fit / Feedback Processes / Environmental Systems
Task 1 – Tuesday - 9:30 am - 12:30 pm / PURPOSING PROCESSES / Revisiting and Using Mission, Vision, Values / A Purposeful System / Growth Values – Teaming Skills	Task 7 – Thursday 8:30am - 12:30 pm / SOCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL II / Understanding Managerial and Leadership Functions / Organizational Models
Task 2 – Tuesday - 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm / TECHNICAL PRODUCING PROCESSES / Identifying the Steps / Design Principles	Task 8 – Thursday 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm / FEEDBACK PROCESSES / Team Development Grid / How to Learn from your Own Experience / Johari Window
Task 3 – Tuesday 5:30 pm – Wednesday 8:30 am / CONTROL PROCESSES / Assignment Unknown / Problem Solving/Decision Making	Task 9 – Thursday 5:30pm - Friday 9:30 am / SYSTEMS THEORY / Key Personal Learnings / Systems Thinking / Glossary / Final Product 9:30 am—11:00am