How we work with you

When you call us in, the first thing we do is listen. We find out what your learning needs are. What’s the topic? How many participants per program? What are your learning points? How do we fit in to your overall training initiative?

Next, we learn about your organization. We meet with a focus group of managers or employees that you select – knowledgeable insiders who can give us the feel of your company. We learn your terminology, your industry’s demands, your company culture. We listen to your stories. The goal is to create learning that fits your organization and your people. (Our proudest hour is when participants say, “This really looks like us.”)

Then we design the program. Based on all the information you and your people have given us, we figure out the most effective way to make the learning come alive. We send you scenarios (descriptions of the action that will take place in our interactive scenes) for your approval. Are the situations accurate? Will the learners recognize and identify with what’s happening in the scenes? If something’s not quite right, we’ll change it.

We read you the scripts. After you approve the scenarios, we write the actual scenes the interactors will present at the program. We come in and do a little staged reading for you, so you can get the feel of what the real program will be like. Here’s your chance to help us get the tone right, to make sure we have the correct terminology – to make changes and put your stamp of approval on the “live case studies.”

Then we rehearse. We cast your program with skilled interactors who reflect your learners in age, gender, ethnic background, etc. We work with them on the scenes and the interactive replays and give them all the background they need to get it right.

Program day! We arrive early with program handouts, props, and simple costumes (we can even use your uniforms if you like). Then you can relax, as we present a learning session with maximum impact.

After the program. With your permission, we’ll follow up with Level 1, 2 or 3 evaluations, to make sure the learning stays with your people long after the session ends.

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