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Can organisations improve their performance by learning from racing cyclists?
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Martin ThompsonFacilitator, expounder of experiential learning & improved performance, critical and creative thinker, family ...User is currently offlineMay 01 -
Shearing sheep and facilitating experiential learning are similar. Why?
Posted by Martin Thompson- 0 CommentsMartin ThompsonFacilitator, expounder of experiential learning & improved performance, critical and creative thinker, family ...User is currently offlineÂI spent a couple of days working in a shearing shed recently, as a helper not a shearer I hasten to add. At first sight the contrast between shearing sheep and my day-job of facilitating learning could hardly be greater.Mar 20 -
Planning: the key to effective facilitation or a recipe for disaster?
Posted by Martin Thompson- 0 CommentsMartin ThompsonFacilitator, expounder of experiential learning & improved performance, critical and creative thinker, family ...User is currently offlineThe lesson of the 5 P’s, ‘Poor Planning Provides Poor Performance’ often resounds around training rooms. It’s not surprising that the importance of effective planning (understanding the context, clarifying the aims and objectives, considering and evaluating alternative approaches, monitoring progress against plans, re-planning etc.) comes to the fore, but as facilitators of learning should we also construct and follow plans?Feb 15 -
Adding value: the facilitator’s objective and criteria for success.
Posted by Martin Thompson- 2 CommentsMartin ThompsonFacilitator, expounder of experiential learning & improved performance, critical and creative thinker, family ...User is currently offlineFacilitation is an enabling role (see my blog entry) but what should be the facilitator’s objective?Jan 24 -
Changing attitudes and behaviours within an hour
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Students and staff at Boston Spa School in Leeds all gained significant personal learning from a single lesson.Dec 21 -
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IAF Conference 2011 - Learning from others.
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Jamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineThe IAF Conference (International Association of Facilitators) in Istanbul was an opportunity to share ideas, be inspired and remember what it's like to be a participant.Oct 24 -
New kit: MTa TrainerBox - Available in German
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineToday MTa launched MTa TrainerBox, our first set of materials for German speakers. MTa TrainerBox is a set of 15 activities that focus on a wide range of interpersonal, management and leadership skills.Sep 28 -
MTa PASS: A study by Lancaster University
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineSep 28 -
Facilitating Experiential Learning with Young People
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineSep 22 -
Pathways to Peak Performance
Posted by Martin Thompson- 0 CommentsMartin ThompsonFacilitator, expounder of experiential learning & improved performance, critical and creative thinker, family ...User is currently offlinePPP seeks to unravels the complex inter-relationships between the mental attributes, attitudes and behaviours that underpin performance. It also presents an easy to use framework that enables facilitators and assessors to make sense of, and subsequently make best use of, these inter-relationships. This article provides an overview.Nov 25 -
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MTa in Malaysia and Singapore
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlinePictures from our experiential learning demonstrations and workshops in Malaysia and at the British High Commission in Singapore.Nov 12 -
British Embassy Vienna
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineMartin and Justine exhibit at the British Embassy in Vienna.Aug 01 -
Royal Air Force Halton - Facilitators certified by MTa
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offline5 facilitators from RAF Halton completed the MTa facilitator training course and were certified by MTa.Jul 12 -
Discover, Learn, Develop - Excellent feedback from the Leeds Workshop
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineRead report and view picturesJun 28 -
An evaluation of MTa PASS for North East Lincs Education Authority
Posted by Jamie Thompson- 0 CommentsJamie ThompsonDirector and Facilitator at MTa LearningUser is currently offlineThe participation of our pupils in this programme of work has meant that their communication skills have developed and by using mixed age and ability groups it has strengthened our school community and sense of identity...Jun 15 -
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