A meme on Facebook read: “Field trips shouldn’t stop after you graduate. I feel like if a bus pulled up to your job every few weeks and your boss was like ‘We’re going to the planetarium and lunch is provided and your friends are all coming too’ that things would be so much better.”
Jonathan Edward Durham wrote it as humor, but I believe there is truth in his first line. Field trips shouldn’t stop after you graduate. Think of how your organization could learn if you visited other places every now and then. You could experience how other organizations handle customer service. Check out competitors. Test out wayfinding by being in a new situation. Get inspiration for office layout or decor. Get closer to your customers. Learn about the history of your community, or visit organizations in a totally different industry and see what ideas you could adopt.
In addition to the learning, field trips could serve as a team-building experience and stimulate creativity thanks to a break from the routine. Think about how you can incorporate experiential education into your professional development plans.
