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Out of Adversity Comes Innovation

Published: Saturday, March 28, 2020

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair..."

It was as if Charles Dickens were a psychic! How well he describes our situation. We are no doubt in our own season of the best and worst times. Things are troubling for sure but not all things! Years from now, when we look back to this time, it will undoubtedly come with sadness. But I firmly believe we will also marvel at the goodness it spawned. Contrary to the reports of toilet paper and cleaning product hoarding, I have witnessed many moments of generosity, teamwork, and ingenuity!

The last few weeks have been consumed with helping clients figure out how to continue to onboard new employees and deliver leadership development without relying on in-person workshops. The question has been,

“How might we create and deliver interactive, challenging, and gameful virtually experienced digitally-enhanced learning that delights, engages, and equips learners?” 

The teams I’ve had the privilege to collaborate with are taking such an optimistic view! It’s an honor to be part of the process with them. We’ve decided to see this as an invitation to ideate. Ours is not a “have to” but a “get to” mindset. Instead of just “adjusting” to virtual, we are capitalizing on this opportunity to create phenomenal hybrid (self-discovery + online collaboration + virtual facilitation + coaching) experiences. The solutions we are crafting combine the upsides of each modality we put into the mix to produce effective “sticky” learning.

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I am confident that if we as an industry strive to create engaging brain-based participant-centered experiences (not defaulting to passive methods), from this adversity we will produce great innovations in learning!

What examples of the "best of times" are you seeing these days?

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