Training

Be a Catalyst for Clarity

January 24, 2018 by Steve Davis 17171 CommentBe+a+Catalyst+for+Clarity2018-01-24+17%3A32%3A05Steve+Davis

It’s easy when we’re trying to present something new, particularly in a training and development environment, to be overwhelmed by all that we want our participants to know on the subject. As good trainers, teachers, and facilitators, we want our audience to get the most learning in the least time. The problem is that this […]

Designing with the ActivoGraph

July 8, 2015 by Steve Davis 5675Leave a CommentDesigning+with+the+ActivoGraph2015-07-08+16%3A52%3A07Steve+Davis

I’m sure you’ve designed or used activities for your trainings and workshops that just seem to work out great every time. Then occasionally, with others, perhaps you’ve run into trouble. Sometime back, while facilitating one of our Journey of Facilitation & Collaboration workshops, I was frustrated by this one activity that never seemed to work […]

Dethroning the God of Content

February 18, 2013 by Steve Davis 99Leave a CommentDethroning+the+God+of+Content2013-02-18+06%3A45%3A15Steve+Davis

It’s easy when we’re trying to present something new, particularly in a training environment, to be overwhelmed by all there is to know and say on the subject. In fact, I’m often asked by trainers, “How do I cover all the information I have to share in the limited time I have?” I usually answer […]

Triple Loop Learning

October 16, 2012 by Steve Davis 18551 CommentTriple+Loop+Learning2012-10-16+14%3A33%3A16Steve+Davis

You can’t manage knowledge workers. ~Peter Drucker As Peter Drucker’s quote implies, managing knowledge workers only holds them back. As we move deeper into the information age, it’s likely that many of those whom you facilitate, train, and lead will be knowledge workers to some degree. There has to be a more empowering way to […]

Training & Development

Effective adult training and development will emphasize participant engagement and co-creation of the course content so that relevant experience of participants is tapped and shared, and opportunities exist to practice new skills and receive feedback to assure learning transfer. In my opinion, effective training and development is really better defined as Learning Facilitation. We have several resources […]