After Action Review
This method, developed by the US Army, will help you to understand how you have been able to achieve your goals and to reflect on how you can improve your plan of action.
This method, developed by the US Army, will help you to understand how you have been able to achieve your goals and to reflect on how you can improve your plan of action.
This non-verbal brain storming method will generate a huge number of ideas within a short period of time.
Tips for receiving and evaluating feedback.
This note-taking method, originally developed at Cornell University, is recommended by many educational bodies.
This is a simpler version of Ofman’s core value model, which highlights the link between a person’s strengths and weaknesses. Being aware of one’s “pitfalls” helps to put to better use the underlying strengths.
Preparing for change can be compared to a journey – the first step is to determine where you want to go to.
Active reading strategies can significantly increase learning new information. This particular technique is adapted from the SQ3R reading method.
An easy to use tool for gaining feedback and increasing the participants’ co-responsibility.
A chronological presentation of the course content provides an opportunity to give a final review of what has been achieved.
This is an easy and effective method for getting feed back on the course.
An easy method to use for making the beginning of the course more lively. It also works in groups where the participants are already familiar with each other.
This is an intensive and time consuming method for getting to know each other; therefore, it is only useful in situations where participants will spend a longer period of time together.
This method promotes “fixing things before they are broken”.
This is an effective method for overcoming the stiffness typical when beginning work in groups where the participants are not familiar with each other.
A method for giving and receiving feedback in a group.
The letters serve as a kind of contract with oneself that increases motivation to apply gained knowledge and skills to one’s own situation.
Gained information is applied to real-life situations and gives the participants the possibility to relate the course content to their own experiences.
This method takes away the attention from the trainer and provides space for the participants to share their expertise, thus demonstrating that their experience and knowledge is valued.
The goal of this method is to look at a specific problem from a variety of perspectives.
SWOT analysis is a widely used tool to analyse an organisation’s or product’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as looking at outside opportunities and threats.
Tips for effective brainstorming.
This approach will give structure to the problem solving process.
A guideline for selecting ideas, assessing their impact and creating a plan of action.
Moderation cards is a flexible tool that can be used in any situation where the trainer wishes to gain or summarise the group’s experience, opinions, questions, ideas, or suggestions
Mind mapping is one of the most effective tools for structuring lines of thought. It can be used for any kind of planning, summarising of information, or presenting ideas and thoughts in a structured way.
This method facilitates group discussions by drawing attention to roles that should be covered when discussing problems and by ensuring that participants do not compete with each other but think in a similar direction.
This method promotes interaction within the group, helps participants absorb the presented information, and gives them the opportunity to present their questions or further needs.
This is a highly entertaining exercise for breaking the ice, but it also highlights in a tangible way the problems involved in the collaboration process.
People will memorise all of the participants’ names in a short period of time.
Besides getting to know each other, this method provides the trainer with some insights in the participants’ backgrounds, motivations, and interests. In addition, the participants start becoming familiar with the course content.
The most common method for participants to introduce themselves.