we will bring home what we sought outside, what we found for ourselves, for our team

Nature shows the way, teaching the balance between priorities, projects, and actions, inspiring continuity. It represents the sprouting of new ideas and the search for nourishment. Through the wood wide web of the forest and the connection between Identity, belonging, and society, new dynamics and awareness emerge for both individual and professional spheres, helping to identify solutions and responses to team challenges.

Similarity between the horizontal and vertical connection of the entire ecosystem and the interdependent organization of individuals within an institution. Two entities that form a larger organism: the society, were they act with impact.

there can be no practical application without a solid theoretical foundation

OUTDOOR & INDOOR

It is the practical application of training, the bridge between various outdoor and indoor workshops and transversal skills, the so-called soft skills. However, the outdoor Sniffing Out experience can also be purely casual and light-hearted, designed solely for detoxing and self-care.

The offer is tailored for:
Private, public, and non-profit companies – Cooperatives – Associations and public & private entities – Universities.

For the following activities and categories:
Management – Business departments – Consultants – Pre-employment screening – Universities.

The Sniffing Out workshops are held in the Berici Delle Meraveje (Berici Hills – VI) and on the Diesel Farm hills during workdays, throughout the year.

The activity is supported by a rental service for all the necessary equipment.

THE WORKSHOP

It is not only beneficial for the growth of teams, but also provides experiences that nourish the spirit of individuals

Woods Immersions – Dynamics of Identity & Belonging – Diving into Cooking

Integrated into a team-building journey, these three activities create a balance between well-being, creativity, and awareness. These are moments of authentic connection, far from daily routines, offering the opportunity to explore oneself and others in a new way, fostering psychophysical well-being. They provide specific and profound contributions to the development of a group, enhancing internal relationships and achieving common goals.

WOODS IMMERSION

The activities are organized within the forest, a perfect laboratory for a process of transformation, to focus and channel imagination and willpower, to change behavioral patterns and mental habits, and to encourage new levels of awareness.

The Woods and Its Canopy – Trustingly Surrendering, Sleeping Suspended – Surpassing the Image, Wandering Blindfolded

These are sensory and perceptual journeys in contact with the cosmos of nature, where our senses will be activated to discover, develop, and enhance tenacity, humility, enthusiasm, and courage, involving body, mind, and heart. They are designed to rediscover the value of time, connections, and intuitions. What they offer to people and the process

Example LAB

HANDING OVER TRUST, STAYING SUSPENDED

Participants remain in a closed hammock, in a chosen forest where trees and humans meet a few meters above the ground. It activates the feeling of conquest, complicity, and enthusiasm to immerse oneself in new distances and perspectives. The experience involves building and staying suspended on the trees. It is about having trust.

• Main soft skills objective:
  • Empathy – Motivation – Self-awareness – Problem solving – Time management
  • in-depth analysis
• Duration: 4 hours – or one night
• Where: in the Berici Hills of Vicenza and the surrounding area
• Season: all year round
• Tools: closed hammock, sleeping bag, first aid kit. Rental service available

The detailed workshop is reserved for the meeting with the client.

DYNAMICS – Identity & Belonging

they are the thread that connects individual experiences to collective understanding, enabling us to share and create meaning together

The narrative structure of Aristotle will be used to better understand and manage the roots and consequences of the surprises that are part of corporate life.

THE MODELS

Focused on exploring identity and belonging, they help participants better understand themselves and others, as well as their role within the team.

Carrier and/or make a Difference – The Dilemma – Accepting Divergences

• WHAT THEY OFFER TO TEAM BUILDING:
  • Personal and group awareness: Encourages reflection on strengths, weaknesses, and personal values, fostering greater empathy among team members.
  • Trust building: Through the sharing of personal and professional aspects, it promotes the creation of a safe and open environment.
  • Recognition of diversity: Highlights the value of individual differences and how these can contribute to the richness of the group.
  • Development of a shared vision: Exploring collective identity helps the team define its goals and the meaning of shared work.
  • What they offer to people and the process

THE DILEMMA

It is a workshop divided into three parts. The first and second parts can be undertaken by participants from teams of different Organizations/Companies. The third part is for team work within a single Organization/Company.

First Part – The Dilemma

• Summary description: In pairs, team members are presented with a “case study” that unfolds in stages. At each stage, the pairs must discuss among themselves before engaging in a discussion with the entire work table.
• Key Soft Skills Involved

Part Two – Understanding Better What The Dilemma Teaches Us

• Summary description: Exploring the insights from the dilemma using the model of our cylinder in the picture, which helps us better understand how individuals interact with each other and with the organization they are part of. In this summary, it is allowed to agree to disagree.
• Key Soft Skills Involved

Third Part – Workshop

The facilitator, drawing on the experience of previous sessions, guides the group in applying a new perspective to a topic chosen by the client. The enhanced and integrated soft skills within the group are utilized to tackle challenges or leverage business opportunities, such as Project Review or creating new Project Building.

• Timing:
  • First and Second Part: in one single day, 1h30 for each Part
  • Third Part Workshop: After two weeks, 3h
  • Where: Casa Bella Pai in the Berici Hills of Vicenza or Diesel Farm in Marostica
  • Season: All
  • Tools: Provided by Sofiste’s

The in-depth part of the workshop is reserved for the meeting with the client.

DIVING COOKING

The workshop consists of a live session, conducted via digital connection, with Chef Giacomo Gaspari, known as ChefOne and an ambassador of Italian cuisine worldwide. The chef seamlessly blends Oriental and Mediterranean cuisine, drawing inspiration from the energy of the Ayurveda system. These are creative concepts designed to share the final results of the culinary experience with joy and satisfaction.

The kitchen is a sacred place, where matter transforms into emotion and time bends to the warmth of fire. And then there is the gathering, the very essence of cooking, the moment when art is offered and becomes a gift.

Arte e Poesia, Disciplina

For Experiential or Training Team Building, Operational Activities for Senior Managers – Top Executives – Business Consultants

Throughout the year and for a maximum of 8 people, the workshop is held in the Berici Delle Maraveje (VI) and in other kitchens in the province of Vicenza.

Diving Cooking as a Team Building Workshop

In the kitchen, every ingredient has a role, and each phase of preparation requires coordination and communication, just like in a business team. What it offers to people and the process

LAB Example

Rice and Its Transformations

The task involves cooking the product within a set time, following the type of rice, its qualities, properties, textures, and specific characteristics. How rice can be worked with: sweet, arancino, supplì, sushi, risotto… In the processing phase, information can be shared, or one can rely on creativity to bring the dish to completion. Each person creates their own, with their own idea. Creativity will be evident in the success of the dish—it “comes from within,” from how it’s imagined, and from how the idea is “brought to life.”

It’s a journey that establishes empathy with the “product” and what is being created. A journey with a mandatory pace, leading to the achievement of self-awareness.

• Main soft skills involved:
  • Problem-solving – Work ethic – Teamwork – Time management
• Duration: 3 hours
• Where: Diesel Farm Kitchen – Marostica (VI)

The workshop’s in-depth session is reserved for the meeting with the client.

HOW TO CONTACT US

For information, available dates, and prices, send an email to corporate@sofistes.com or call +39 0444 021851.