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Thea Renate Berg

Stabspåkobling

Ta en kopp kaffe sammen. Snakke om hvor vi er, og hva vi kjenner på før oppstart.


Gå gjennom deltakerlister og godtatte invitasjoner. Status.


Gå gjennom dagens plan og samle forventninger, hoder og hjerter. :)

Veronica Spagna

CreAction for Hopeland

Participants will collaborate in small groups to the realizations of artistic painted products for giving their contribution to the Hopeland venue and leave their mark on the place (e.g painitng signals for the trees, tents’ names, venue areas’ names etc.)

Aga Leśny

Karty Ciekawości (Skala Współpracy)

Wykorzystanie "Kart Ciekawości" polega na zaproszeniu osób uczestniczących do serii rozmów w parach, koncentrujących się, na przykład, na pozytywnych doświadczeniach związanych z określonym tematem przewodnim (Twojego szkolenia, spotkania). Uczestnicy zmieniają partnerów do rozmowy oraz karty z pytaniami co minutę lub dwie.

Anmol Dhingra

Decision Rehearsal

Turn one workshop principle into a realistic decision, then revisit it twice with a changed situation. This facilitator-led exercise includes a worked delegation example and can run with paper and ordinary email; no special software or purchase is required.
Mirna Smidt  from Trainers Toolbox

Energising and Draining Activities

Track daily what energises and drains participants to reveal their strengths. Over a week, participants log the activities that lift or deplete their energy, sometimes called green and red activities, then read the pattern to surface strengths and weaknesses. Daily noticing is far more accurate than recalling it all at the end. Ideal for strengths, self-awareness and role-design work.

Melanie Martinelli

TOOL 3: Pre-training meeting with a manager

Before attending a training measure, a pre-training meeting takes place between the participant and their manager, in which, for example, the benefits, goals and possible applications of what is to be learned are discussed.

Melanie Martinelli

TOOL 2: Create a management summary letter for supervisors

At the end of the training, trainees receive a management summary letter to give to their supervisor. The key messages in the letter are to inform the supervisor how they can benefit from the application of what has been learned and to encourage them to support implementation.