It's frustrating when a carefully designed exercise fails, or when a lively discussion falls flat. SOMETIMES the reason that some things don't go to plan is because we didn't properly take into account the culture of the delegates. Culture is huge, and difficult to define but it must be taken into account when designing training...
This appears like a simple case study. Give 2 teams an overview of a proposal that has been submitted from site to head office and the associated response, and see how each interprets the response. But it can reveal all sorts of underlying issues! A great way to explore assumptions, bias, the impact of fuzzy...
Culture is such a massive topic and can be hard to define. L&D folk are often asked to help define, shape or change culture. Clearly, it can't be done quickly. EVERYTHING is intertwined, and it's hard for individuals to see how they can make a difference. These two simple exercises can quickly and easily illustrate...
As facilitators, we are often asked to help our organisations (or our client's organisations) to define their vision and values. There are lots of tools available to use - Check out THIS WEBSITE for some canvasses that you can use, or our page on businesses planning tools for some great ideas. But if you need...
Often training is not about training, but more about facilitation and helping groups to gain clarity or solve problems. This FEARLESS CULTURE website has lots of useful canvases and structures that you can use to facilitate discussions and capture outcomes whether face to face or virtually. VISIT THE WEBSITE
This Cultural Cookbook from Glassdoor is a lovely practical resource for anyone working on defining or changing organisational culture. It covers what makes a great culture and provides action steps to put it into practice. Thank you Annette Barnes for sharing. DOWNLOAD NOW This document, kindly shared by Jon Britain provides some useful ideas to......
Handout summarising John Kotter's 8 Steps to Sustain Change. DOWNLOAD NOW This content is only available to logged in users. If you would like to become a member of the Training Designer's Club, you can join here Please log in / become a member
This handout outlines 8 reasons that creativity and innovation may get blocked. A great resource for any session on creativity, innovation, change, problem solving or even culture. DOWNLOAD NOW This content is only available to logged in users. If you would like to become a member of the Training Designer's Club, you can join here...
A messy but simple and powerful exercise that allows you to explore concepts such as leadership shadow, culture and change. You need a few minutes to set it up, so it's best done at the start of the day or after a break. DOWNLOAD NOW This content is only available to logged in users. If...
