In a world of constant complexity, leadership can’t just be taught—it must be lived.
Leaders and teams don’t just need new knowledge. They need new ways of seeing, sensing, and showing up.
That’s why we design Immersive Development Journeys (IDJs)—high-impact experiences that go beyond theory to transform mindset, deepen presence, and build adaptive capacity through real-time learning.
Participants learn in the here-and-now—feeling pressure, reflecting in action, adapting together, and emerging with new awareness and capability.
What are Immersive Development Journeys (IDJs)?
Immersive Development Journeys (IDJs) simulate real-world complexity in safe but stretching environments.
Think: leadership offsite meets immersive theatre—crafted to provoke insight, shift behaviour, and transform team dynamics from the inside out.
Each IDJ is designed to:
- Cultivate leadership agility and embodied presence
- Strengthen trust, communication, and collaboration under pressure
- Build emotional intelligence and systemic awareness
- Shift team culture through shared, unforgettable experience
These aren’t events. They’re transformational interventions—engineered for deep learning and change that lasts.
IDJs: How Do They Work?
Rooted in Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle, IDJs emphasise learning through doing, giving participants space to:
- Test new behaviours
- Receive in-the-moment feedback
- Learn through direct experience
An IDJ involves two cycles through the experiential learning process: beginning with an Immersive Learning Cycle, where participants design and test experiments in a safe learning environment with peers, followed by an Action Learning Cycle. Here, participants apply new approaches back at work, before reconvening in small peer learning groups to reflect, assess progress and sustain peer coaching.
Step Into Starship Academy
Starship Academy is our flagship IDJ—a next-level leadership experience set aboard a life-sized spaceship in central London.
Participants step into a dynamic, high-stakes mission where they must lead, adapt, and collaborate under pressure. Through immersive narrative, live roleplay, and real-time decision-making, teams develop the mindset and agility needed to navigate the unknown—together.
Created in Collaboration
Our Immersive Development Journeys are powered by Immersive Learning Group (ILG) — a joint venture bringing together three pioneering teams. Together, we bring storytelling, strategy, leadership and teamwork to life:
Living Systems is a leadership, team, and culture development consultancy with over 20 years of experience working with some of the world’s leading organisations and Europe’s most innovative scaling tech companies.
MindBlown are ground-breaking innovators in immersive theatre, escape rooms, and collective problem-solving challenges, including the acclaimed immersive adventure, Midnight Madness.
SIA offers secured lending, invoice and asset financing, across Angel, VC and more mature funding markets. They provide the financial backing and expertise needed to develop the set and technology behind Starship Academy.
Ready to experience learning like never before? Let’s create a transformational journey for your team or organisation.