Collaboration as a team to revise a work process amidst changing requirements to deliver satisfactory results. Participants discover through self-assessment their own Change Style preferences. Participants interact with others of diverse perspectives and preferences to revise a manufacturing process to meet quality, production, and financial goals. Use Change Style Indicator and Paper Planes, Inc.

Change Style Indicator and Paper Planes, Inc.

• session is 5-7 hours
• works best with 12 to 30 participants

Here's the Discovery

• From among the many potential lessons from Paper Planes, Inc., participants learn to work collaboratively to change a work task.
• Facilitate participants exploring together the elements for evaluating and redesigning a work process and building "learning teams."
• Help participants discover the value and benefits of working from a perspective of continuous improvement.
• Using Change Style Indicator with Paper Planes, Inc., provides participants an assessment of their personal style.
• Offer participants greater insight into how they interact with others of similar and different preferences and perspectives.

This coordinated design combines an assessment and a simulation.

Use Change Style Indicator (online beforehand or self-scoring in classroom) to determine the Change Style preference of each participant at the beginning of the session. This can be completed in advance if pre-work is an option. Formal reports you produce through Discovery Learning’s Online Assessment Center, Inc., can be distributed to participants at the appropriate time. An accompanying Style Guide identifies strengths and pitfalls of style characteristics.

During the debrief after the first production run in Paper Planes, Inc., present information about Change Styles. Have all participants reveal their Change Style preferences. Pursue discussion about the interactions among participants during and following Production Run # 1 in light of this new information about Change Styles. Challenge the group to be aware of Change Style preferences as they plan and pursue Production Run # 2. During the debriefs of Run #2 and Run #3, ask participants to share their observations of interactions among team members in light of their new understanding of Change Styles.

More Information

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