The incredible learning capacity of humans

Humans have an enormous capacity for learning, a capacity genetically coded into us. Learning is an innate capability of all humans, but it varies by individuals, as height or body build. Training programs that are designed to take advantage of this incredible learning capacity create Impact.

Design for Impact program is one of its kind, a unique program that helps the participants master the essential skills of designing impactful training programs. The program supports the participant in understanding the science of learning and unravels the secrets to enhance content design skills. The program motivates participants to dive deep to attain mastery and expertise in chosen topics. It helps participants to organize key insights and skills in a way that brings meaningful change.

Why is Content so important for Impact?

Rich and Insightful Content is the soul of a training program. Participants do not carry the trainer home. They take the content home. And if Content is as precious as diamonds, participants will cherish the same for a lifetime. However, content development is no easy task. It’s an art form that requires craft, creativity, and mastery of specific skills. Like any other professional activity, Content development requires cultivated ability.

Content Development is also driven by deep thinking, analysis, contemplation, and iteration. The keyword here is ‘development.’ It implies a process. It means using Content to lead to a defined outcome. That outcome in the context of Training is ‘Impact’ or ‘Transformation.’ ‘Design for Impact’ at heart is all about improving one’s thinking process, finding excitement in idea generation, and organizing these ideas in ways that create Impact.

How do people learn and change?

Is it a change in behavior or understanding? Is it a process? How People learn and change? How the mind absorbs information? How do we strip an idea down to its core?. Design for Impact is a program unlike any we’ve crafted before—precisely because of how thoroughly it immerses the participants in the experience of Instructional Design and Content Development that is in tune with our natural learning process.

The world is shifting from generic training programs to specialized training programs. How do we design training programs with depth and range to Create Impact? The world is transitioning from ‘If Learners just had the information, then they could perform’ to actual bridging of knowledge and skill gap. Real ‘Impact’ creates ‘Change,’ in other words, ‘Transformation.’ Design for Impact program aims to equip participants with skills to seek ‘Transformation’ than just sharing information.

How to master the craft of designing training programs?

New age Training programs are not just about motivation but Impact. Just like digging a well at the surface level does not lead to anything other than more mud and rocks; similarly, a training program that does not have depth in Content and only touches the topic at the surface level cannot create Impact. Impact leads to transformation, and for the same, one needs to craft a program that addresses a problem at its deepest core.

Program Content

Three Major Ingredient of any Design
Importance of providing a focal point.
The role of Darwinian Prioritization and power of consequential thinking
Keys that spark Self Transformation
Understanding Social Learning Theory
Knowledge – Five levels of learning
Skills – Five levels of Skill Building
Whole versus Part Learning
Massed vs. Spaced Practice
Elaboration Theory – The Macro Theory of Design
The Gagne-Briggs Theory for designing terrific training programs
Relapse Prevention & Whole learning
Compliance vs. Gaining Commitment
Balancing Depth, Feasibility, and Simplicity
Progress begets Progress Methodology.

The Joy of Designing Training Program

The goal of a well-designed program is for learners to emerge from the learning experiences with new or improved capabilities. A well-designed program motivates learners to take back their learnings to the real world in ways that enhance the quality of life.

A well-designed program helps learners bridge the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Sometimes the gap is knowledge, but sometimes the gap is skills or the right mindset. And at other times, it is overcoming an old habit, developing new thought patterns, or learning to step out of the comfort zone.

Design for Impact explores these various needs of learners. Designing a program that takes into account the human brain learning processes, difficulty involved in re-learning or unlearning, mind blocks that tend to de-rail new changes, and building momentum to evolve to a better person are the essential elements to consider while designing a training program.

Few Questions that are explored in this program

What is unlearning? How do we unlearn?
How to bridge the motivation gap?
What is hunger for knowledge, and why is it important to address the same?
What is subconscious learning, and how it differs from conscious learning?
How do we spur participants to move from ‘Knowing’ to ‘Doing’?
What is Cognitive learning process, and how to overcome those bottlenecks to learnings?
How do we get the sequence and flow of the training material right?
How do we design a program that is engaging and interactive?
What neural changes happen when learning occurs, and how can you strengthen new neural interconnections?
What is the secret to original content creation?

Takeaways

Enhance your ability to assimilate, synthesize and sculpt Content.
Learn the art of drafting simple yet life-changing messages.
Overcome psychological barriers to designing content-rich training programs.
Learn the psychology of Learning and Change.
Learn the art of designing a workshop that has depth, spark, and power to bring change.
Learn the various elements of content design that are essential for a power-packed workshop.
Improve Results in achieving learning objectives.
Tap into your creative potential to design original Content.
Satisfy your participant’s hunger for knowledge and desire to learn something new.
Master Content Development Process.
Learn the secret to organizing your Content to create Impact.
Learn the secret to ignite your passion for diving deeper for Subject Mastery and content Development.