In the Dark
Methodology
Methodology
A premier immersive experience that changes how people innovate together
The world has never been more interconnected in real time and our human connections have never been more fragile AI is rushing in to fill the gaps, creating anxiety and confusion among workforces. The trust falls, icebreakers and corporate personality tests aren’t working anymore. The leadership off-sites, board retreats, and summits have largely become perfunctory exercises. Meanwhile, people who are disconnected and disenchanted cannot solve the hardest problems we face today.
This moment demands something deeper to re-energize and reconnect people on a human level because when everyone feels empowered to show up as their authentic selves communication is clearer, problems are resolved earlier and creative solutions emerge faster.
That is precisely why Sara Minkara created her In the Dark a one-of-a-kind blindfolded experience that helps unlock authentic leadership, deepen trust, and spark innovation.
Importantly, In the Dark is not a simulation of blindness. Participants’ sight – and other overly relied-upon verbal cues and frameworks – are removed in order to free them to tap into their most honest, unvarnished perspectives. They are given the freedom to simply consider the problem or question itself, rather than getting bogged down with who they’re speaking to, and how they’re being perceived.
The subsequent experience has helped transform leadership teams, shift culture, and unlock new solutions across multiple Fortune 500 companies and international organizations. Organizations and leaders who have experienced it have reported significant improvements in communication, team cohesion, and problem-solving abilities.
What People Say
How to Use In the Dark
The Signature In the Dark Experience:
For forging new bonds and reconnecting long-time teams and collaborators.
- Team Offsites & Retreats
Orientation Program
Onboarding Sessions
Fellowship & Leadership Program Kickoffs
Networking Events
Create authentic connections
Build trust among changemakers—beyond titles and credentials
Foster meaningful networking that opens doors to unlikely partnerships
Give participants a memorable shared experience that sparks ongoing conversation
The Custom In the Dark Experience:
Designed to address your specific needs and challenges.
- Board Retreats
- Strategic Planning
- Manager Trainings
- Communications Training
- Journey Mapping for Products or Customers
- Surface true perspectives and unspoken tensions
- Identify gaps in thinking, service, and access
- Foster difficult conversations and break down silos
- Enable deeper innovation grounded in lived experience
The Comprehensive In the Dark Experience:
A series of custom engagements designed to change culture, solve deeply rooted problems, and produce organization-wide change that lasts.
- Brand-aligned multi-session journeys
- Cultural transformation initiatives
- Inclusion innovation pilots
- Internal innovation teams or ERGs
Solutions for adaptive challenges
A “reset” internal culture that will continually bear positive results
Revamped programs and products, actually reflective of stakeholder voices and experiences.
Experience an In the Dark
If you don’t see your use case represented here and think Sara would be a good fit for your organization, please tell us more about your team, event, and needs. We look forward to hearing from you!
Some of the organizations who have benefited from In the Dark and Sara’s speaking engagements:
