Arts in business - Kunst som læring

For too long we have let language be the main tool for learning despite the fact that there are many flaws to language as a communication tool. First of all it's problematic because people add different meanings to words depending on history, social influence, culture and personality. Second, it's shown that we all adapt knowledge in multiple ways, not only linguistic (eg. Gardener). It' long overdue that we look to the arts, not only as a tool for creating good experiences, but also as a tool for effective learning and communication.

This blog is dedicated to share knowledge about how we can use our creative skills to create a richer environment for knowledge sharing and learning in organizations, the schools and society.

onsdag 3. mars 2010

Diversity Icebreaker - Effective and Fun Tool for Communication and Teambuilding

Are you red, blue or green?

No I,m not talking about yoour political preferences. I'm talking about how you prefer to communicate.

In team processes it's common to use tools as Belbin or MBTI to map and understand diversity. These tools are often complicated and expensive to use. And quite often they contribute to stereotype and increase the differences between the members of the group.

Diversity Icebreaker is a different kind of tool which uses colors as labels. The use of colors contributes to open up communication between team members, allowing them to give the different types their own meaning, leading to, not only kowledge about others, but even more important; self-knowledge and insight.

It's also very easy to use and easy to understand and it doesn't require any form of certification, although you ought to have some insight into psychological processses before ou start analyzing others with this tool.

If you are interested in knowing more about this tool, check out these dates:

Trondheim, Otium Sanserom: 11. mars. kl 9-13
Oslo, Human Factors office: tirsdag 23 mars. kl 12-15.
Oslo, Human Factors office: fredag 4. juni, kl 9-12.

www.diversityicebreaker.com

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