Archive for October, 2006

Learning by doing

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Jim Belshaw commented:
I think that I would add learning by doing on the experiential side.
This is always good in a general sense, especially so where the exercise involves an on-going process. To make this work, you need to build in the culture and process elements up front.
This is true, both for facilitating training and for […]

Planning, preparing, positioning

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

What tools can you use to help you put together a good process on behalf a group?
Three that I use are: the practical result, the rational aim and the experiential aim. Each is pretty much what it says. The first is more about outputs, the other two are more about outcomes. Let’s […]

Proper planning prevents poor performance

Friday, October 6th, 2006

There are several noteworthy aspects to this aphorism. Firstly, I initially came across this in a class on paving, run at my local TAFE. So the point is equally practical and applicable wherever you go.
Secondly, it’s one of those ‘double-negative’ statements. As such, it doesn’t really guarantee a positive outcome. It […]