Expand your potential

The inspirational talk "The expedition across the icecap of Greenland" is about learning to expand your potential by pushing your boundaries step by step.

This talk is aimed at companies and organisations who wish to inspire their employees and leaders to think outside the box, find new ways of gaining insight into their hidden potential, and unleash their talents.

In Spring 2008, CEO of ANTROPE, Cristine Silke Hansen flew to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland to realise a dream of crossing the arctic icecap. The talk gives an insight into the preparation of completing an extreme task in unknown territory. It's a story about giving yourself 100% every day, with a very steep learning curve the first week, until the pressure starts to smooth out and you can start to enjoy the journey.

It is also a story about being in a team with people you didn´t know beforehand, and being able to work as a team in order to reach the goal of getting to the finish line together. Things didn´t always go according to plan, and towards the end of the expedition everyone was put under extreme pressure when things took an unexpected turn.

Cristine Silke Hansen will talk about her trip experiences and elaborate on the physical and mental challenges she met along the way.  Some of the important milestones on the expedition will be mentioned, such as DYE 2, an American radar station abandoned in 1988, and meeting an American couple working in the middle of the icecap to prepare the landing strip for American Hercules planes.  Film clips and photos from the expedition are shown alongside the talk. Questions from the audience are welcome.

The talk gives inspiration to use as reflection and a learning tool in order to meet challenges and problems which teams typically meet, and looks further into team dynamics, communication and the consequences leadership style has on team performance.