Our Approach To Training

Our Approach To Training

Approach To Course Development And Delivery

We hope to see you develop skills, that differentiate you; be it for a certification, continuing education units, or simply for the sheer joy of learning. We develop material and course room environments that are experiential, fun, and practical. We believe that our approach to course development and delivery differentiates us.

  • Skill-based training: “Training” is about development of skills that can be used in the workplace immediately after the course. In contrast, “education” is primarily about obtaining knowledge. Obviously, knowledge is a prerequisite to training. Unfortunately, most corporate training and almost all higher education is exclusively knowledge-based (i.e., long lectures, multiple choice exams and case studies). Our courses move you from education to training as quickly as possible through experiential learning.
  • Short attention span theatre: People, regardless of age, have attention spans of twenty or so minutes. We strive to engage you with a host of varied and creative approaches.
  • Launch, explore and summarize methodology: This three-pronged approach is what fundamentally differentiates our courses. First, we launch an idea or tool by providing the minimum effective practical knowledge required to begin using the method. Then, we explore the method with examples, exercises and interactive labs – elaborating as we proceed. Finally, we summarize our findings and monitor our skills development. This is the methodology that holds the course together.
  • Progressive labs and activities: Conducted either individually or in small groups to allow students to design, conduct, interpret and present their own results and findings.
  • Lots of 1:1 attention: This is achieved in many ways and is dependent on the student’s preferred learning style, including: in-class walkabouts, mentoring sessions, personalized labs and continued after training.
  • Learn by hand first: We analyze and communicate topics with many techniques that require post-it notes, diagrams, toys and even doodles. We learn to do this first by hand to gain a deeper understanding of the tools and techniques. We create a lot of flip-chart dust. We write results down, discuss them with peers, check our intuition against the results and present conclusions to the class for validation and reinforcement.
  • Practical concepts: Only practical concepts are taught. If we can't use it or don't need it to further a more advanced tool or technique, we don't cover it.
  • Unique content: We provide you with content that is not found in traditional training. Our decision trees and job aides are a passion with us and accelerate your skills development.

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