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© 2013 The Center for Agile Thinking n www.agilethinking.com

Bringing Business Thinking to the Next Level

Agile Cri)cal Thinking Product Overview

www.agilethinking.com


Agile Cri)cal ThinkingTM is the Founda)on

Agile Strategic Thinking

Agile Communica)on & Influence

Agile Innova)on

Agile Teamwork & Collabora)on

Our Product Offering


The Agile Critical ThinkingTM Framework

The Agile Cri)cal ThinkingTM framework provides a roadmap to build a founda)on for 21st Century Skills

Prac)cal, applica)on-‐oriented )ps, tools & techniques

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What is the Agile Critical ThinkingTM Framework Three steps, each with a set of tools and techniques that are used to apply

cri)cal thinking techniques to common business situa)ons

Consider the Evidence

Assess the Situa3on

Take Ac3on

Job Aids provide a common language and approach that can be used both by individuals and teams

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Why We Focus on Organizations §  Organiza)ons create challenges to cri)cal, strategic and innova)ve thinking.

•  You may not have all the informa)on you need, when you need it

•  You have to balance mul)ple priori)es and agendas •  You have to promote and assess both, individual contribu)on and collabora)ve effort

•  You work in a complex, changing, global, connected environment

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In Organizations Agility Matters

Situa3ons Evolve Rapidly

New Informa3on Comes to Light

You Gain New Insights

Priori3es ShiD


Our Instructional Design u  Short, highly focused on-‐line modules expose the

learner to key concepts prior to sessions.

u  Prac)cal techniques and simple frameworks that can be applied to real problems

u  Learn by doing using worksheet ac)vi)es and job aids

u  Reinforce acquired skills through offline training guided by Team leaders or our trainers

Online Instruc)on Offline Training Prac)cal Applica)on


How It Works

Learn Concepts, Build Framework and Consider Personal/Team Applica3on Sequence of Learning • Views MindPops® • Reviews Big Ideas Worksheet • ‘Make it Yours’ (Self-‐Paced Ac)vity)

• Prepare for the Offline Session

Online Session

Establish Understanding of Key Concepts and Iden3fy areas of Applica3on and Prac3ce Components • Review ‘Make it Ours’ ac)vity • Discuss Applica)on and Concepts • Define the ‘Call to Ac)on’ • Describe Goals & Implementa)on

Offline Session

Reinforce Concepts and Apply the Tools and Techniques in the Work Environment Targets • Transfer learning to the job • Leader/Manager and team support each other to apply the tools

• Boost individual and team effec)veness

Applica)on

Value Value Value


Delivery Mechanism

MindPop® Make It Yours

Big Ideas Worksheet

Instructor Led Training

Leader Led Training

Course Module (Online Instruc)on)

Training Module (Offline Instruc)on)


MindPops®

u  Brief web-‐based presenta)ons built around a topic u  Varying lengths, depending on the topic (3-‐5 minutes) u  With a worksheet that recaps the Big Ideas and engages the

par)cipant to relate the content to their job


Sample MindPop® Topics


Make It Yours: A Big Idea Worksheet

u  Worksheets are used in conjunc)on with MindPops® to reinforce key learnings during the pre-‐work.

Recap of big ideas in the MindPop

Thought ques)ons that help the learner relate the idea to

real work experiences


Job Aids

u  Par)cipant uses techniques on the job to reinforce agile thinking skills

u  “Coach Me” walks through key tasks to use the job aid u  Job Aids can be used individually or in a group seeng


Sample Job Aid Topics


We Have Two Training Delivery Models

Instructor Led Training Leader Led Training

•  We provide the instructor & materials •  Pre-‐work includes MindPops® (short

on-‐line modules on a topic ) & worksheets

•  1 & 2 day sessions are applica)on-‐oriented to prac)ce skills & Job Aids

•  Web based follow-‐up for reinforcement

•  Managers or Team leaders conduct 90 –minute sessions to connect skills into daily work

•  Leader accesses facilita)on guide & materials via web

•  Pre-‐work (MindPops® & Worksheet) •  Sessions focus on applica)on of acquired

skills


How Instructor Led Training Works

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The leader selects the topics from our catalog

Par)cipants are registered using

their email address

Leader downloads facilita)on kit that can be used as is or

customized

Par)cipants view the MindPops® On-‐line and complete worksheets

Our trainers conduct

customized sessions to

reinforce and apply skills

Select Topic

Invite Team

Leader Prepares

Par)cipant Prepares

Conduct Session 1 2 3

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Thought Leader

Anne is a facilitator, coach and trainer of cri)cal, strategic and collabora)ve thinking in organiza)ons throughout the US and interna)onally.

•  Held execu)ve posi)ons in both the government and corporate sectors •  Recognized for groundbreaking work on diversity, workplace flexibility, using technology for making ‘people ‘ decisions, and team collabora)on

•  Holds MBA from the New York Ins)tute of Technology •  2003-‐2013 was Faculty, Wharton School teaching courses in business strategy and HR management.


Coaches

The Center for Agile Thinking India (Principal, Lead Coach) Last-‐Bench! Applied Educa3on (Co-‐founder & CEO, Trainer) OpenLogix Corpora3on (Honda R&D, Americas, Inc.) General Electric (Tata Consultancy Services) Educa3on: Post-‐Baccalaureate Cer)ficate Program in Business Essen)als from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Bachelors in Computers from Sardar Patel College of Engineering

The Center for Agile Thinking India (Learning & Development Head, Lead Coach) Last-‐Bench! Applied Educa3on (Head of Learning & Development, Trainer) Atos India Pvt. Ltd (Senior Technical Leader & Project Manager) Educa3on: PMP Cer)fied, Project Management Ins3tute Bachelors in Computers from Sardar Patel College of Engineering


How Leader Led Training Works

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The leader selects the topics from our catalog

Par)cipants are registered using

their email address

Leader downloads facilita)on kit that can be used as is or

customized

Par)cipants view the MindPops® On-‐line and complete worksheets

Leader conducts 90-‐ minute sessions to

reinforce and apply skills

Select Topic

Invite Team

Leader Prepares

Par)cipant Prepares

Conduct Session 1 2 3

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© 2013 The Center for Agile Thinking

Why Choose Leader-Led Development §  ‘So$ Skills’ are best learned by prac5ce, coaching and reinforcement §  Leaders learn themselves by ‘teaching’ others – so that the leader is

developing coaching skills that can be applied in any domain §  The ‘s5ckiness’ is reinforced because it is reinforced by the team and

creates a culture for cri5cal thinking §  The delivery model was developed so that it does not need any pre-‐

training or cer5fica5on to deliver §  We deliver the content through MindPops so that the leader focuses on

applica5on of the content to the work environment

© 2013 The Center for Agile Thinking

90-Minute Session Roadmap

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Kick off Introduce topic Confirm comple2on of Pre-‐work Reiterate requirement of new concepts Review agenda Review goals

Shared Understanding Why this is relevant How is it meaningful Personal & Professional benefits

Goal To confirm understanding and connect topic with the

team's work

Demonstrate and Prac>ce Techniques

Walk-‐through concepts using our examples or your own Work in pairs or trios to prac2ce applying techniques

Job Aids Relate concepts to everyday work and collec2vely brainstorm poten2al applica2ons

Goal Debrief experience and

summarize insights using ‘real work’ or examples you

provide

Gain Commitment How can we apply these tools in our own team How can we support each other How will we keep this going

Wrap Up Clearly define takeaways, to-‐dos and applicable concepts

Goal Reinforce concepts,

understand workplace applica>on, define roles and responsibili>es and future

work

Call to Ac2on Applica2on 'Make it Ours'

30 Minutes 45 Minutes 15 Minutes


Benefits to your organization •  Train team leaders, decision makers and managers to improve leadership and problem solving skills and apply them to specific job func)ons 1

•  Train team members and employees to inculcate analy)c and cri)cal skills and apply them to improve their professional output 2

•  Increase teamwork by promo)ng collabora)ve effort and helping individuals analyze roles and responsibili)es 3

•  Improve group func)oning and cohesion through our detailed and customized Leader led training 4

•  Combina)on of online instruc)on, self-‐paced ac)vi)es, solu)on-‐oriented job aids and offline training in one single package 5

•  Avail customized and cer)fied courses, designed by leading experts, at a highly affordable price 6


Clients Served


Contact

Visit us at

www.agilethinking.com

USA

Anne Pauker Kreitzberg [email protected]

+1 609 947 0944

India

Venkat Iyer [email protected]

+91 98200 69562

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