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BOLD Program
Duke BOLD (Building Outdoor Leaders at Duke) is an experiential outdoor leadership organization run by and for Duke graduate students. Founded in 2010 by Andrew Dietrich (MEM/MBA, 2012) and several classmates, BOLD was created to offer students a different kind of leadership experience -- one that engages the mind and the body.
Leadership Theory
BOLD’s leadership theory was designed to be simple, intuitive, and grounded in genuine outdoor understanding. The three nodes of BOLD’s leadership theory are:
Awareness (self-awareness, others-awareness, situational awareness)
Mission (individual purpose, collective goals, prioritization, communication)
Action (expedition design, role-setting, preparation, execution, adaptation, reflection
Additionally, all of BOLD's major events develop around and rely heavily on what we like to call a "SOLID foundation"
Safety planning
Outdoor skills
Leadership
Interdependence
Drive
Three-Phase Experiential Leadership Model
BOLD is an outdoor leadership club, as opposed to an outdoor club. This is an important distinction that influences every detail of the organization’s activities and their execution. BOLD’s version of outdoor leadership is communicated through the Three-Phase Experiential Leadership Model, a progressive set of experiences that lead the BOLD participant to a place of self-transformation, interdependence, and a deep appreciation for the power and beauty of nature. The three phases of the leadership model are: 1) Foundation 2) Cornerstone and 3) Keystone



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