Methods of training: new strategies. You’ve been given a task: to conduct a workshop or training on a specific topic. It doesn’t have to be Lean, although it’s likely I’ll base it on that. There’s a group, and your job is to train them, to impart knowledge on the given topic. There are many ways to do this. You could be like the worst-remembered lecturer, put content on slides and read it for two hours. Or you can do it differently, which I’ll try to explain in this post.
Methods of Training – Participants
It’s worth discussing the participants themselves. I won’t elaborate on participant types as it’s a broad topic that will probably be covered in a separate post. However, I want to highlight two reasons why participants attend trainings. The first is internal training, where a company’s employee trains others in a method or tool to be implemented there. The second group includes participants who sign up for the training themselves, interested in the topic, wanting to improve their knowledge or skills.
Methods of Training – Challenges and Responsibilities
Does this make a difference to the trainer? Absolutely not, each group should be equally important and we should prepare just as well for each. Knowing which group we’re dealing with gives us insight into the participants’ attitudes, which is always useful. The first group is often reluctant, unlike the second, which is interested and enthusiastic from the start. Thus, the trainer bears a responsibility that often causes stress and fear before undertaking such tasks. What if I can’t handle it, if I can’t engage the first group or discourage the second? I know this feeling, it always accompanies me, but it motivates me to act and find new ways to present my knowledge.
Effective Training Approaches
Methods of training: new strategies. So, how do you prepare for such training? Assuming you were chosen for this task because you have the right knowledge, the only problem is to convey it in the right way, simple, right? Let’s clarify what the right way means. “Tell me, and I forget. Show me, and I remember. Involve me, and I understand and learn.”These words, attributed to Confucius, could well be the agenda of any training. So we have a part where we talk, supported by visual materials, usually a presentation. There’s also a practical part, where we can show what we talked about and let participants practice it. While the first part is relatively easy to prepare, with knowledge and interesting examples to cite, the second part requires creativity. How to practice often complex topics in an interesting form? I’m not talking about purely manual topics like learning a new tool, but think about topics like 5S, process balance, Kaizen.
Utilizing Simulation Games in Training
Simulation games come to the rescue. I often use this solution, usually following the principle of learning through play. So there was a cookie man factory, a decorative bag factory, or my favorite pizzeria. I’ve encountered skeptical attitudes, but they usually passed as the exercise progressed and participants reached desired conclusions and results. Laughter is always a plus. I’ve also used blocks, often employed in various trainings. I recommend this aid because you can use it for different topics, making things much easier.
Professional Training Solutions: Advanced Simulation Games
Methods of training: new strategies. However, I want to tell you about more professional solutions. There are companies that create such games; you can buy them and have the topic covered, or invite a company to conduct a training based on the game, which is also an interesting experience. I’ll start non-Lean with a game created for project management training. The game was developed by Jakub Boczkowski, a long-time Portfolio Manager in international organizations, who cut his teeth on projects. The game is partially board-based but also requires a presentation to guide players through the game. Game elements include a board, project cards, resource pawns, dice, money, and a PowerPoint presentation. The goal of the game is to introduce people to the concept of project portfolio management and the need for project management offices (PMO) in organizations. It does this by demonstrating the chaos that occurs if we don’t have an organized approach to managing project portfolios. With one facilitator, the game can accommodate about 35 people – 5 teams of 7. During the game, players choose projects to implement over 10 rounds, considering the availability of Project Managers, human resources for project implementation, and funds. The game also has a random element introduced by dice rolls, and events like war, epidemics, etc. Additionally, new projects are introduced in various rounds. The game is extremely interesting and allows for the transmission of complex knowledge in a very accessible way.
Case Study: The Lean Production Game of Koromo
Methods of training: new strategies. Another game is the typically Lean production of Koromo. Created in 2015, it has been continuously improved since. Its creators are three outstanding Lean specialists: Jakub Kocjan, Krzysztof Bednarz, and Tomasz Szczotka. In the simulation game, participants repair damaged vehicles arriving at a car workshop. During gameplay, problems and challenges arise, which players…
My name is Magdalena and I have been involved in production since 2010. I started as an Operator, and then developed as a Foreman, Production Planner, and I finally ended up in Lean. In the meantime, I graduated from the Faculty of Management with the specialization of Business Psychology. I did it relatively late, because I focused on practical knowledge, which directed me to this particular field of study. Currently, I am still mainly a Practitioner who is closely related to Lean, process management, as well as the building and managing of teams. I also run workshops and consultations concerning this subject, which is my great passion. As a lady in Lean, I want to show you Lean and Management from a slightly different perspective - lights and shadows, as well as fantastic and absurd features. However, no matter how you look at it, it is, above all, a fascinating path to perfection, which I hope you would like to take with me.
