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“I’ll send you our objectives and then it would be great if you could put a proposal together for us…” This is often how an interaction between a client and a learning designer begins. From that point onwards, the potential success of our partnership depends upon our ability not only to understand what the client wants but also to ... Read more...

Is it me, or is Emotional Intelligence starting to feel a little dated? An approach to people development that seems to be getting close to the end of its shelf-life? I know that this isn’t going to be a popular suggestion, there are a lot of educationalists and HR people heavily invested in EI as a core structure in how they approach assessment ... Read more...

That was the question I was asked recently by a colleague who had been on a working tour of the Far East. He had asked a significant number of first and middle managers to estimate how long they could take in any week to focus on their personal and professional development, and 30 minutes seemed to be the majority answer. Hence his question to me, ... Read more...

I’ve just returned from delivering teamwork training in Kuwait and, inevitably, this touched on the concept of leadership and leadership styles.  Participants on the programme were keen to know what I thought the “best leadership style” was, even though they recognised that this might be situational. Out of interest, I entered ‘... Read more...

There are so many factors that influence the way that a structured creative thinking process unfolds that it’s not surprising that every now and then the process seems to get, well….. just stuck. It’s not always the easiest thing to address these factors directly, you may not be able to change the working environment, or make sure that people... Read more...

To what extent does the design of a learning environment need to recognise the context within which the learning will be applied? This great question was asked during a recent RSVP Design train the trainer programme and it raises some interesting thoughts about the learning design process and the extent to which we can make the learning experiences... Read more...

If you ask non-specialists about their understanding of experiential learning, many will reply that it is learning by doing. Whilst there is an element of truth in this, it does not go far enough. We only learn from experience if we take time to reflect upon the things that happen to us; thoughtfully considering not only the experience itself, but... Read more...

The focus of the workshop was around Navigating Disruption, whether it is out of your control, or something which could have been foreseen, and building a culture which can respond effectively to those changes. The cause of disruption is usually the speed of technological change, social and political change and demographic change. The effect of ... Read more...

In June 2017 we [All Lined Up] were joined by Graham Cook and Geoff Cox of RSVP Design, for a workshop on the essentials of experiential learning.   They brought many of RSVP Design’s bestselling products, along with their expert knowledge on the field, and led a very successful workshop that was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the ... Read more...

Leadership is multi-layered, requires a wide range of skills and qualities, and is difficult to learn and to teach. At RSVP Design we are often asked if we can provide short  workshops or activities for leadership development. This raises many questions about the needs of the clients, their culture, beliefs, definitions of leadership and ... Read more...