Promoting creativity, problem solving and out of the box thinking
Promoting creativity, problem solving and out of the box thinking
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Professional communication => relationship
Why did I choose this tool? I chose this tool because of its simplicity as an introduction to the educational relationship that can be achieved while working with groups of (young) people. In order to establish a relationship with a learner as a skill, the main approaches for creating professional relationship need to be internalized, practiced and reflected. How does…
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Building a relationship. What works?
Why did I choose this tool? Building a relationship is somewhat magic and individual in each case. Therefore there are no universal rules that would guarantee an educational relationship. This is an incomplete list of ideas that might work. How does this apply to being a trainer? A youth worker and a trainer in the youth field both do educational…
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The best vision comes out of InterVision
It is an opportunity to use each other’s vision, experience and ideas in order to find new ways of addressing issues in your work context. In summary, Intervision is about: Inter-collegial consulting; in a work context; with colleagues, equals (not the formal hierarchy is important, but the felt freedom to speak up and show weakness); with a simple format and structure (and…
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First time in my life
Why did I choose this tool? From our experience, we react differently to unpredicted situations. It depends on our previous experience with something similar, so if we had one, we will know how to react, or if we didn’t have that experience, we can choose different ways to react to the unpredicted situation. How does this apply to being a…
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Yes, and
Why did I choose this tool? We introduce briefly seven elements of the improvisation and invite you to try out those elements by practicing. This exercise is excellent at freeing up random associations in your mind. It jogs your mind and makes it aware of possibilities you may have not considered. I sometimes do this as I’m walking to the…
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H assessment
Why did I choose this tool? The ‘H’ Assessment is a simple self-monitoring and self-evaluation tool to explore the positive and negative reasons for your ability to create supportive relationships with learners and to suggest action ideas to improve it. How does this apply to being a trainer? Main content: ‘H’ assessment Time Needed: This activity can be undertaken individually…
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Repetition
Why did I choose this tool? We chose this creative tool as it helps you to practice to be more supportive and accept other ways of thinking. This is an entertaining exercise to practice. How does this apply to being a trainer? The exercise allows for the training of the “ego” of the trainer. This exercise is about letting go…
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Let’s brainstorm what we will make for lunch
Why did I choose this tool? One of the authors started to work as a project manager in a business organization and as a new employee noticed that people would discuss issues in different meetings over a few days and couldn’t come up with solutions. When several methods were applied, the issue was solved fast and in different ways. This example…
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Try it on
Why did I choose this tool? Skill to apply the method comes through experience, in this e-learning tool we encourage you to try out one of the method and broaden your awareness about each of the tool. How does this apply to being a trainer? It helps you to have your “box of methods” which encourages creativity, problem solving and…
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Creative theory
Why did I choose this tool? In such a variety of tools, we (the authors) use the main techniques which we know will work. But in order to know the differences you should broaden your knowledge and here is a lot of material for e-learning about creativity methods, techniques and moreover some research that is interesting and valuable. This knowledge…
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