The best team exercises have a measurable long-term impact on the organization and culture. While exercises that are entertaining and highly engaging can give a team a much-needed boost of energy, team activities that incorporate learning and application make the organization better.
I like this idea. We've done something similar in the past with a positive effect. Yesterday, my leadership team and I were brainstorming ideas of what we could do this summer. I've been pushing the idea that I'd like to get our teams back to more storytelling and less dependent of our slides (we're trainers). I think we've become overdependent on them since moving out of a live classroom and into a virtual one using MS Teams. The theme we came up with was, Moments that Matter. Each team member would create a single slide and then tell a story about significant learning event in their lives. After presentations, I'm going to assign some reading/courses that go over story telling best practices and then ask the teams to revise their slide and stories based on what they learned. I like your Best Practices idea. Going to present this one to my leadership team as a possibility for our Winter All-up.
If you're willing to entertain a recommendation, David. Matthew Dick's book Storyworthy will help people practically tell better stories. Great resource. Would be on my slide!
I like this idea. We've done something similar in the past with a positive effect. Yesterday, my leadership team and I were brainstorming ideas of what we could do this summer. I've been pushing the idea that I'd like to get our teams back to more storytelling and less dependent of our slides (we're trainers). I think we've become overdependent on them since moving out of a live classroom and into a virtual one using MS Teams. The theme we came up with was, Moments that Matter. Each team member would create a single slide and then tell a story about significant learning event in their lives. After presentations, I'm going to assign some reading/courses that go over story telling best practices and then ask the teams to revise their slide and stories based on what they learned. I like your Best Practices idea. Going to present this one to my leadership team as a possibility for our Winter All-up.
If you're willing to entertain a recommendation, David. Matthew Dick's book Storyworthy will help people practically tell better stories. Great resource. Would be on my slide!
Thanks Steve. Always up for recommendations. I will buy it now (I have a book buying problem)
Oh I love this. Taking a ‘see one, do one, teach one’ approach.
I’ve encouraged a 3 slides in 5 minutes approach but 1 slide with 3 parts is an excellent idea!!!!
Good to hear... hope you can use it.
Would love to hear how it works for you if so, Dr. Nia.
Excellent idea
We spent a few extra minutes unpacking this Field Notes entry in this 15-minute discussion today:
https://x.com/i/spaces/1lDxLPnXwjYxm
"Industry Best Standards"
"Leading Practices"
You might also consider this an evaluation of "Little Know Industry Latest Trends"
Is that the nature of your question, Doug?