In Meta: We began to use activities as a tool for marketing, motivation and team building. The first event used a country estate in Toledo for a large scale role play with 200 people. The Great Hideway was an orienteering activity which required participants to complete a series of challenges.

Meanwhile in the world: Mikhail Gorbachev introduced glasnost and then became President of the USSR; the male ‘Y’ chromosome was identified; the Olympic Games were held in Seoul; and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles splashed around in the sewers.