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Knowledge. Performance. Impact. Designing & Delivering a SYNERGISTIC Learning Experience May 27, 2015 MBI – GP Strategies Company Confidential
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Transcript of Designing and Delivering a Synergistic Learning Experience
Knowledge. Performance. Impact.
Designing & Delivering a
SYNERGISTIC Learning Experience May 27, 2015
MBI – GP Strategies Company Confidential
Introduction
Steve Swink Training Specialist, GP Strategies
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The Constant Curve of Change in LEARNING
• The world is changing exponentially, and learning strategies
must change also.
– Building synergy into learning events is one way to keep pace
with this rapid change. 3
Why Synergy?
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled.”
—Plutarch Plutarch image from s9.com
What Is SYNERGY?
• Definition
– “…the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum
of its parts”
• Application
– “When people begin to interact together
genuinely, and they're open to each other's
influence, they begin to gain new insight.
The capability of inventing new approaches
is increased exponentially because of
differences” *
* Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Free Press, 1989.
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POLL
• How synergistic are training events you have
participated in?
Very dynamic
Somewhat collaborative
Occasional spurts of synergy
Not at all synergistic – one-way only
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Building Synergy Into LEARNING EVENTS
• Participant collaboration is key
• The higher the level of engagement,
the more potential for synergy
• Three primary areas of focus
– CONTENT
– CURATION
– CULTIVATION
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Definitions
• CONTENT
– Information, activities, guides, and other
resources used as a base for knowledge transfer
• CURATION
– The ongoing process of collecting, organizing, culling, and
filtering content from a variety of sources relevant to a
particular topic or area of interest
• CULTIVATION
– Developing, growing, and progressing through education,
observation, and practical application beyond the
classroom setting
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CONTENT
• Designing synergistic content
– Create “spark” or trigger questions
– Insert thought-provoking items
– Engage participants
from the outset
• Delivering synergistic content
– Encourage ongoing discussion
– Generate debates
– Foster participant-generated
review items
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• Group chats from instant messaging tools
• Discussion boards
• Social media
• Flipchart journals
CURATION
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CULTIVATION
• Building cultivation into design
– Determine collaboration platform
– Drive active engagement
• Delivering cultivation with
follow-through
– Mind boosters
– Community chat rooms
& bulletin boards
– Peer-to-peer ranking & rating
systems
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SYNERGY Comes Alive
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Example TACTICS
• Capturing instant message chats for curation
• Social media components
– “Jam”
– Yammer
– Tribe
• DART boards
– Discovery
– Activity (collaborative)
– Riddle
– Trivia
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PAYOFF – Results of Synergy
• Improved morale and Level 1 results
– With participants actively involved, they take ownership
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POLL
• Which area is most important to focus on when
developing for synergy?
Content
Curation
Cultivation
All of the above
None of the above 15
Summary
Context
Crowdsourcing
Community
Collective New
Insights
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Synergizing THIS EVENT
• Keep the conversation alive and growing
• We want and need your feedback
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Steve Swink Training Specialist
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