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WDHB Strategic Learning is an international firm specialized in immersive education programs[1] for corporations and executives.[2][3] WDHB was the first company to establish the concept of Learning Expeditions and create a new international learning experience for business people.[4] It was founded in Berkeley (California) in 1989 by Pascal Baudry[5][6] and now has offices in Denver, Paris, Singapore, Shanghai and Zurich.[7]

The company's main offering is custom made learning programs, which are tailored for and offered to executives of a single company,[8] and represent the fastest growing segment of the executive education market.[9] The company uses design thinking methodology to build its programs in cooperation with clients.[10] Programs include a large variety of activities, such as immersive visits and hands-on workshops[11] that take place outside of the office[12] and classroom, as well as daily debriefings.[13] Learning Expedition themes have included evolutions in retail & customer centricity,[14] fostering a culture of innovation,[15] media,[16] mobile lifestyles and models of collaboration.[17]

WDHB's President and CEO, Sunil Narang, is a regular speaker on experiential learning and change management.[18] The company's founder, Pascal Baudry,[19] is a psychoanalyst, engineer,[20] intercultural expert[21] and author.[22]

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19. ^ "Comment activer la créativité des managers". 26 February 2009.
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21. ^ "Vive la difference". The Washington Times.
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