Here’s a complete breakdown of went down at our recent intervention with an Indian conglomerate.
Participants: 40ish
Profile: front-liners
Duration: full day
Industry: Manufacturing (metals)
Approach: Facili-Training
Tool / Methodology : Ludofication + OBT
Desired Outcomes:
1) Alignment of frontliners with the core values
2) Instilling a sense of big-picture thinking, and belongingness towards the organisation
As the audience was a group of front liners, their key job role is execution. Thus, to create a healthy mix of kinaesthetic and cognitive energies in the room, this blended approach seemed fitting.
The Blueprint:
1) Started off with a robust context setting, obtaining participant buy-in and contracting with several stakeholders holders.
2) First half was dedicated to Ludofication. Here, each deck of cards was 100% customised as per the organisation, and job role. And this was the first time that we developed the entire deck in Hinglish.
3) Reflections from the first half were jotted down, and then we commenced with the kinaesthetic simulations for the day.
4) Another round of group wisdom harvesting, and we slipped into the final collation of the day + closure.
The Processes:
1) Perfect Squares: this process was used as a quick bridge between the first and second half.
2) BlindFolded Balloon Towers: this process is Neanderthal, but I put a spin on it. The entire team was asked to create the tallest balloon tower, but blindfolded. Only 2 people from the team could see and guide, but not participate in the execution. And then of course there were certain “climatic changes” which demanded for resources to be taken away mid-way; going silent for a bit, and more. We then pulled out metaphorical parallels from the activity to the actual events on shopfloor. Truly a rich pot of insights this was.
3) Dominoes: It’s a process that always, always works. Here, each team was asked to create individual domino designs, and then mid-way, they were asked to connect their individual pieces with those of others. And the entire Domino had to cascade together.
This process was the perfect crescendo, coagulating the entire day’s reflections together.
The Result:
Won’t get into the specifics here for obvious reasons, but let’s just say that by the end of the intervention, my team and I were profusely thanked, and the Sponsors were beaming ear-to-ear with what emerged in the room 🙂
The rich insights that emerged, and the blind spots highlighted were absolutely profound.
And the Gujarati-Hindi-English blend was a big hit.
Personal reflections coming up in part 2.
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