The Matrix – Aligning individual goals with team success
Team cohesion and alignment
Overview The Matrix is an immersive activity that demonstrates how individual actions impact overall team success. Participants experience firsthand the importance of communication, coordination, and planning within a connected system, highlighting how personal contributions and teamwork drive results.…
Attentive Work
Communication Skills Practice
Cooperative Problem-Solving
Goal Alignment
Group Activity
Roleplay / Simulation
Workshop
Description
Overview
The Matrix is an immersive activity that demonstrates how individual actions impact overall team success. Participants experience firsthand the importance of communication, coordination, and planning within a connected system, highlighting how personal contributions and teamwork drive results.
How It Works
Participants form a network, each physically linked to others via cords on belts. Colored links — representing resources or information — must be passed through the network according to strict rules. Every participant has a specific target sequence to complete. As team members finish, they exit the network, requiring careful planning and real-time adjustments to maintain the team’s overall flow. Success is only possible through cooperation, adherence to the system, and strategic foresight.
Why It Stands Out
This activity transforms abstract organizational dynamics into a tangible, hands-on experience. It offers immediate insight into how collaboration, structure, and communication affect team performance — all in a controlled, engaging environment.
Benefits
Key Benefits
🔹 Strategic planning & workflow design — Teams learn to organize tasks efficiently and avoid bottlenecks.
🔹 Systems thinking — Understand how individual actions influence collective outcomes.
🔹 Communication mastery — Practice clear briefings, updates, and coordinated problem-solving.
🔹 Leadership & role awareness — Experience guiding or supporting within interconnected systems.
🔹 Collaboration under constraints — Navigate challenges where rules and interdependence matter.
By the end of the session, teams gain:
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Sharper strategic and operational planning skills
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Improved communication and coordination
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A deeper understanding of how individual efforts affect collective success
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Practical insights for applying systems thinking in the workplace
Perfect for teams aiming to strengthen coordination, clarify roles, and improve performance in complex, interdependent environments.
Hosted by Jeroen Tholen
About the Host
Jeroen Tholen is a workplace experience and operations leader with 20+ years of international experience across hospitality, construction, tourism, and corporate environments. He specializes in optimizing operations, elevating service delivery, and building high-performing, people-centric workplaces.
A multilingual manager (EN/FR/NL), Jeroen has coordinated complex projects, VIP events, and cross-functional teams across Europe and Australia. Known for his structured, empathetic leadership style, he strengthens client and supplier relationships while ensuring smooth, efficient, and high-quality execution.
Passionate about learning and team development, Jeroen is an accredited team coach and facilitator trained in NLP, DISC, Belbin® Team Roles, and Collective Intelligence. He also holds EU certification to lead outdoor corporate learning experiences.
His mission is clear: to help teams build engaging, resilient cultures that drive performance and sustainable growth.
Travel Locations
Travel & Logistics Overview:
I deliver workshops across Europe, with travel options tailored to the type and duration of the session.
All my offerings and formats are available for the cities of Geneva, Lausanne, Neufchatel, Bern, Interlaken, Lyon, Grenoble and anywhere in between.
Workshops Requiring Car + Trailer Transport
The following five activities require road transport due to equipment size:
• Island Challenge
• Bridge Building
• Team in Balance
• The Maze (Outdoor version)
• Team Challenge
All other workshops and activities can be transported by train or plane.
Travel by Car:
Half-Day to Full-Day Workshops – For sessions up to 1 day, I travel by car to:
Switzerland: Basel, Zurich, and all regions in between
France: Dijon, Valence, Clermont-Ferrand, and surrounding regions
1-Day (Large Groups) or 2-Day Workshops – For longer or large-scale workshops, I travel by car to:
All of Switzerland
France: Strasbourg, Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Marseille, and surrounding regions
Car travel rate: chf 0.70 per kilometer (invoiced based on actual distance).
Travel by Train or Plane:
I am available to travel anywhere in Europe for:
Minimum half-day workshops, or
Short 2-hour workshops if the flight is no more than 2 hours (one-way)
Travel expenses (invoiced at actual cost):
Parking at Geneva Airport (GVA)
Train or plane tickets
Taxi/ground transport from destination airport to the venue and back
Accommodation
Any required hotel or overnight stay will be charged to the client at actual cost.
Certifications & Credentials
I have a BA in Outdoor sports management, European qualified (EQF5) that allows me to practice and train all types of outdoor sports. All our activities are considered within our Professional Liability insurance. We work under NDA’s with our clients when requested. Besides this, I am fully accredited in Team coaching, NLP, Collective Intelligence, Belbin(r) Team Roles, DISC & EQ, NVPF Change Facilitator.
Client Requirements
Depending on the groupsize - experience (activity). Example: group up to 16 persons, full-day experiential workshop; projector, flipchart and an indoor or outdoor area of 80m2- 120m2 would be appreciated
Past Clients
UN, IOM, CERN, Givaudan, JTI, Movenpick, Baxter, Unilabs, Constellium, STMicroelectronics, KONE, COTY, France Boissons, Cegelec, Group RATP, Shell, Migros, Medtronic, ACER
Focus Areas
Creative/CultureWell-being/HealthDevelopment/Coaching
Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Languages
English, French, Dutch
Corporate Experience
Significant
Session Types Offered
Interactive & Passive
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
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