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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

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But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning

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There was a slowness to it that we don’t have with digital photography (perhaps because the slide film was expensive and we didn’t want to waste film). To much product-driven learning, and I don’t discover new ideas. One is left-brained and the other right-brained.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

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Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time. This takes a bit more effort than putting together a slide deck. And, as the facilitator, you have to be good at improvising and skilled at coaching some participants to adapt exercise so it meets their need. Reflection.

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How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery

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Cindy and Jeanne wrote this great reflection of what we learned and how we facilitated this very interactive session. The session not only included training tips, but modeled them during the session so that the audience interacted and practiced skills directly. Finally, learners made a decision to incorporate the skills in the future.

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3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’

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This reflects my own journey, and many also in attendance at the event, as my experience with DevOps has slowly matured alongside the emerging technology. saw audience members partnering up to conduct a team-building exercise built to skill up on development concepts in a fun, engaging manner. DevOps Sessions + Speakers.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. I was able to rearrange an area for viewing presentations slides and have enough space for participants to move around for full group exercises. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Used as a facilitation technique in training can also help people generate ideas on how to apply the skills or concepts being taught. Write them on a flip chart, white board, or slide so everyone can see it. see above).