Capability Building : Not Report Building
Jun 5th, 2007 by alexanderhayes
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As we discussed at our Induction Day in Sydney for NSW LearnScope, we ( Robyn, myself and those managing NSW LearnScope ) are NOT encouraging team Managers and Facilitators to conduct skills audits nor surveys which identify strengths and weaknesses in any capacity of individuals nor teams at the outset of the project, during nor at the conclusion of the project.
We ARE encouraging Managers and Facilitators to consider using strength based feedback collection using a multitude of multimedia formats ( ie. podcasting ) from individuals and teams as to the manner in which they are engaging clients already, what they percieve they can benefit from with a LearnScope investigation of new and emergent communication technology and what they realised with their clients and/or reflections on what they learnt themselves as result of the project.
We ARE encouraging Managers and facilitators to do the above openly using a range of online spaces and places to “house ” and connect this material with others.Some people refer to this as action learning and others refer to this shift as capability building and personal development, with a shift away from expert centred models of didactic instruction which was known as Professional Development.
The reason we are NOT encouraging skills audits and quantitative analysis of an individuals weaknesses and strengths is that engaging in these activities often implemented in isolation leads to competitive and devisive behaviour and unreliable results which in our circumstance are of no real use for reporting purposes.
NSW LearnScope is looking for how clients have been engaged with what team members have applied whilst in the action of learning. NSW LearnScope is looking for exemplars of sustainable practice and community building which has come about as a result of team members strengths cognisant of others and working in collaboration with other teams.
NSW LearnScope is looking for connections between teams, between states, between individuals on the ground working with clients and stakeholders in the learning process.
NSW LearnScope values people in the learning process and the accounting process will be measured in how well we APPLIED our learning investigations, not in what we dont have in the begining, middle and end.