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Principles
We believe that individuals in organizations have a great capacity to lead.
With your decision to develop the most precious of your organization capabilities -- your people -- we can harness that capacity for you.
Collaboration
"People learn and solve problems better in groups."
ParticipAction solves complex problems from multiple perspectives with collaborative solution design. We engage in open sessions with our clients to get access to their tacit knowledge. We move quickly to understand clients' specific challenges, whether they are in the area of organizational learning, change management, technology, or other business issues. ParticipAction includes clients on our teams working in tandem to achieve objectives. Collaborative solution design also breaks down real and perceived barriers, avoiding territorialism and pre-conceived, biased solutions. Our knowledge of learning theory complements this work.
Analysis/Design
"People learn in contexts; learning design starts from the analysis of the context."
Learning requirements ground our training initiatives in identified, measurable organizational needs. Quantitative and qualitative research defines what we control - and forces us to work on how to deal with what we don't. This assessment guides us through the difficult beginning of emerging change. After that, clear objectives and careful sequencing of learning activities center the training strategy and move it forward.
To sustain the learning in the long run, we will support and energize your organization's community of practice. While we initiate and model the learning, we develop your company "learning system" as the machine that executes it to create lasting results.
People-Centered Learning
"People learn by doing better than by listening."
ParticipAction takes pride in designing learning experiences that people enjoy. Consider: just the word "training" evokes images of dogs instructed to sit and stay. Is it any wonder that people have adversarial relationships with it? To improve learners' experiences, we work with our clients to design learning that is user-friendly.
Learner-centered training engages participants in reflection, discussion and open questions to which they have the resources to respond. Participants are challenged to re-create content in their own context and in a safe setting with peers. When time is devoted to completing tasks rather than presentation, learners are engaged, active and focused.
See how our team embodies these principles.