Category: Spotlights

On 8 July 2017, FOCUS Adventure conducted a first ever large scale military-themed boot camp for an entire company of almost 200 participants, based on the belief that a team that goes through difficulties together grows closely together. Starting the day off with their company song and pledge to verbalize their commitment, the participants started off with 5BX (5 Basic Exercises) with facilitators role-playing drill instructors putting participants through push-ups and sit-ups whenever their movements were slow. Although sluggish and confused initially, as the day progressed the entire company grew closer and started moving quicker and more coordinated. In an unprecedented move, the entire company of almost 200 participants all did each low element together at the same time, the largest group we have ever had do an element together. Despite space constraints limiting the number of participants clearing the obstacles at any point of time, what was heart-warming was seeing the rest of the company cheering on and supporting colleagues and friends who were on the obstacles, and working together as one unit to overcome all the challenges. Even being given canned food to do outdoor cooking for their lunch did not managed to break their spirits. Overall, it was an impactful day both for the participants, overcoming challenges together as an entire company, as well as for our FOCUS Adventure facilitators, who were pushed out of their comfort zone, but stayed undaunted to deliver a quality programme.

On 4^th July 2017, FOCUS Adventure organised The Supermarket Race Challenge! for the Marketing Department of Zebra Technologies. A total of $1,620 was spent on groceries at Giant Vivocity supermarket, and what made it special was that a large part of the amount spent was forked from the participants’ own pockets. This was the 1^st time that we had participants whom support the meaningful cause to a much greater extent by donating their own money, in order to buy more groceries for the beneficiaries.

For the programme, we partnered with Lions Befrienders (http://lionsbefrienders.org.sg/) for the donation of the groceries. By going through The Supermarket Race Challenge!, the participants from Zebra Technologies were able to purchase sufficient groceries for 48 ration packs for the senior citizens. The ration packs consist of daily necessities which include toiletries, healthcare products like medicated ointment, biscuits, home care products like detergent etc. These were all items that the senior citizens needed, and we strived to be able to match their needs, at the same time purchase as many groceries as possible.

After the programme, we liaised with representatives from both Zebra Technologies and Lions Befrienders, and we delivered the ration packs to 48 different households. The senior citizens were elated to receive the ration packs, and were very grateful to the kind donations from Zebra Technologies.

Below is an excerpt from a representative of Lions Befrienders:

Dear Yueting and Yongjun,

Thank you for today’s ration distribution at Telok Blangah.

We are grateful for your introduction of Lions Befrienders to Zebra Technologies.

I look forward to another partnership opportunities with you.

FOCUS Adventure embarked on our biggest LEGO CHALLENGE programme with an institution! The objective was for the entire organisation to come together to work on their values and to align it with the institution’s purpose. It was a tough objective putting the pieces together, with our Facilitator and Project Manager having to meet our client, brainstorm for ideas and put it into a practical solution. In the end, a beautiful masterpiece was created by the entire group when the pieces came together! There was also a latest edition of live feed to be able to capture the audience attention during debrief as some of the presentation can be really intricate towards the detailed and specified blocks of LEGO. Overall everyone enjoyed the programme and it was great job. We can’t wait for an even bigger pax programme to break the record!

Some feedback from participants:

– As usual, the TEAM from FOCUS Adventure (Sauyan and Sasi) is flexible and responsive to our needs. The teambuilding programme was well-coordinated on the day of event. The professionalism and effort put in by the TEAM made us (the organisers) feel confident about whole event. Thank you and look forward to more working opportunities in future.

– Everyone in TEAM was friendly, helpful and willing to do their best in the area of expertise. Again very impressed with FOCUS. Thank you guys!!!

– Friendly and humorous facilitators; interesting questions for the lego exercises which make us think of the box and just be creative in creating the lego pieces together.

It was an intensive 4 Days 3 Night programme that the new hires from an MNC went through! The 4 days were packed with activities for the 15 participants. The suspense was high as no one knew what was next throughout the entire journey from the time they arrived to the time we ended! The last two days of the programme stretched the participants to the fullest in their camaraderie spirit and it was rewarding! On day 3, the participants set sailed on 2 of our sailboats from our Tuas office (Raffles Marina) to our site in Sentosa (One Degree 15 Marina Club) which is about 24 nautical miles away. On this particular day, the participants were in for a surprise as they faced strong currents going against them. The teams had to stand ground towards not one but two big storms! The second storm was in front of the sailboats, and we were running directly into it. One of the participants commented, “Are we heading towards the storm??” and yes they were! With many calculated risks and perceived/actual risks accessed, the Facilitators made the decision for the green light which turned out to be the best memorable experience for the participants! The amount of teamwork they had to put together during the journey was exceptional as teams need to complete various tasks on the sailboat in quick seconds and stress level was high! It was a ‘Where every moment is a challenge!’ for everyone! On a typical day the journey will take about 5-6 hours to complete. This time, the expedition took a jaw dropping 10hours to complete, and everyone came out of the boat visibly tired but a great sense of accomplishment!

Some feedback from participants:

“It teaches us to not fear the unknown and keep pushing our limits. Learned a lot from everything we did, very great job and fun activities!”  

“The debrief sessions, they help us to relate the experience from the activities to the Organisation and how we can better manage ourselves to better manage the working environment.”

FOCUS Adventure client, a MNC has designed a programme for new hires coming onboard to understand the company’s culture, skills and working behaviours of fellow colleagues. The participants were not only from Singapore but from APAC and around the world. A programme that was originally a bonding programme between the new hires soon became an event that is also CSR-focused. From a quick meeting with client, an idea of infusing the induction programme with CSR was conceptualised so people can relate better to it. For this first-of-its kind programme, a total of 6 bikes were built. After the session, participants found a greater sense of purpose working in this company. This will be an ongoing programme happening every second week of each month from August to December 2017. This is an excellent example of how FOCUS collaborate with our clients to come up with innovative ideas.

As proud partners of LooLa Adventure Resorts, an award-winning eco-resort, FOCUS Adventure led a 200 strong group of employees from a local MNC to the sunny island of Bintan for a CSR project. Although 75% of our Earth consists of water, it remains a stark fact that only 1.5% remains drinkable.

Fighting through the sweltering conditions, our contingent laid the foundations for a sustainable water source for a local community where water had quickly become a scarce and expensive resource due to toxic conditions of existing wells. These Safe Water Gardens (SWGs) will provide a lifetime supply of clean water to aid the local village in their day-to-day lives.

Our passionate drive to help ensured that we were pushed to our limits and enabled us to finish the project ahead of schedule, allowing us some time to spend with local children at 2 primary schools, where we interacted via traditional arts & crafts, sports & activities, and even repair some roads to further enhance living conditions there.

All in all, it was an unforgettable experience for both ourselves and the local community, and we look forward to the next time we have an opportunity to make a meteoric impact on those less fortunate than ourselves.

The Sustainability Imperative Showcase 2017

FOCUS Adventure is proud to be one of the representatives at the SID’s flagship conference that has grown to be a much anticipated event for directors and corporate leaders to experience, network and learn on the latest megatrends and thinking to help their companies create value. The 2017 conference themed “The Sustainability Imperative”, is held on 12th September 2017 at Suntec Singapore Convention and exhibition centre.

The event was attended by over 1,000 C-suites level including Board Members, CEOs and Directors from various stakeholders and companies. We were able to showcase our sustainability initiatives which included:

–         Harvesting of rainwater to wash our sea-based assets such as dragon boats and kayaks, to effectively reduce the amount of freshwater used.

–         Collection of used plastic water bottles, which can amount to over 65,000 per annum.

–         Recycling of the used plastic water bottle through various means:

1)    Planting of mosquito repellent plants using the recycled water bottles (vertical gardening)

2)    Customized bottle cap artwork using the bottle caps of the recycled water bottles

–         Coastal clean-up Programs

Developing a sustainable business model is the focus in today’s context, FOCUS Adventure will do our part in reducing the carbon footprint and help to create a more sustainable environment for all.

Toiling under the hot sun, braving the hazards of their jobs and the equipments, the migrant workers in our country have without fail, contributed greatly to building our nation.

In appreciation of their efforts, the FOCUS Adventure CSR team organised our first ever CSR FUN day for over 70 of our migrant friends at FOCUS Adventure’s Sentosa Tanjong learning facility, together with ItsRainingRaincoats, and student volunteers from Global Indian International School (10 students) and ITE College East (15 students) on the 25^th of February 2018.

The migrant workers were broken into teams together with the student volunteers, and were tasked to work hand in hand on the Incredible Sentosa Race! The race gave everyone a chance to enjoy the sights of Sentosa, while the challenges along the way allowed for greater interaction between students and migrant workers.

The programme ended off with everyone enjoying the Chinese New Year tradition of ‘Lo Hei’, together with a hearty lunch after a fun-filled morning spent exploring Sentosa. What was especially heart-warming was seeing the students sitting with our migrant friends eating together, and exchanging numbers and pictures on their handphones.

We believe that through our passionate drive for this programme, we have successfully broken through the hidden barrier between our migrant friends and youths, fostering teamwork and closer communication, teaching our future generation about compassion and awareness for the less fortunate and of course, making this programme a memorable and enjoyable FUN day for our migrant friends and students!

The CSR team look forward to creating more opportunities to make an impact on those in need, and to make the world a better place!

We hosted 20 students under FaithActs (one of FOCUS Adventure’s CSR partners), on the 23rd of February 2018 at CampChallenge Sembawang learning facility, as part of our CSR initiative for the children.

This allowed the children a chance to escape from the classroom setting, and enjoy themselves. For some, this was their first time at a birthday party, be it their own or someone else, and through fun and games, to remind them that there were still people who cared about them, and their birthdays were still important to them and to others. Our CSR team was pleased to be a part of this effort and we hope the children had a memorable first birthday party experience.

“Technology is best when it brings people together”. – Matt Mullenweg

Technology has become an essential part of our daily lives in this modern society. As a forward-looking teambuilding company, FOCUS Adventure hit a milestone on 23rd of May 2018, when we launched our very first technology-intergrated programme – The Robotics Challenge!

Participants were given the task to build robots from scratch in their teams. As part of the CSR-initiative, they taught children from less-privileged backgrounds how to use the robots. The Robotics Challenge! encouraged teams to tap on their creativity to complete a series of challenges which became resources for each individual robot to manoeuvre through.
This engaging activity introduced a fresh experience on how technology can be seamlessly incorporated into teambuilding
It was definitely a fruitful programme which we look forward to sharing with more of our clients and beneficiaries.

For more details, email us at info@FOCUSadventure.com or call us at 6278 6560