N is for Neuroscience
Training our executive brain to build an Executive Mindset OUR NEW BRAINS Human brains have been evolving for a least a million years. Human brains were originally less a third of the size and much less functional than they are now. The most recent functionality is called “the executive brain,” and is located high in […]
W is for Warmups – How?
Warming Up Your Learners – How? So, what are WarmUps, why are they preferable to Icebreakers, and how do you reliably design WarmUps that begin to activate the brain functions that are necessary for learning? Definition: A WarmUp is a transition into a learning activity. It serves three purposes in training…… like your alarm clock, it […]
W is for Warmups – Why?
Warming-Up Your Learners – Why? Here’s a way to align with the brain’s start-up processes! It is rare that participants come in ready to learn. Many trainers believe it is because participants are distracted. While the trainers are prepared to start, they watch participants come in focused on their life – what they were just […]
D is for Design
Design ensures that training addresses the intricate challenges of our rapidly changing world. We offer some initial thoughts on how to approach and create a training design that will support the capacity of participants to address these challenges. Yes, some designers are tempted to quickly put together a content outline, an agenda with some presentation […]
L is for the Learning Environment
Have you ever entered a training space and felt deflated by a sense of dead energy or unappealing aesthetics? Many of us have been daunted by a training space that is sad, sterile or downright ugly. We ask ourselves, “How can I quickly transform this space into an environment that will support learning?” First Impressions […]
P is for Presentation
Finally, there seems to be a growing awareness that everyone in the room has a contribution to make. And many are searching for a new archetype and experimenting with new technologies to bring forth participant intelligence, curiosity and wisdom. We were at David Fox’s dazzling Leed Platinum Victorian house in San Francisco (highest level of energy efficiency […]
S is for Skill Building
Recently, we did a public offering in the Kala Arts Institute Berkeley for a diverse group of participants. The two-day workshop was filled with creativity and delight. The art institute created an inspiring learning environment. We walked through an art gallery to reach our workshop space and moved some print equipment to expand our space. […]
C is for Cascade
ParCenTra’s cascade learning model successfully scales up the training capacity required to launch a major initiative. Effectively implemented in a wide variety of national and international organizations, our high-engagement model initiates an intensive training of trainers who in turn train others in the same intensive process, creating a cadre of competent trainers. This cadre then […]
