A Lean Journey 
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on this journey because without learning we can not improve.
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin, 1750
Benjamin
Franklin’s famous quote has since been proven by science; educators now call it
“experiential learning.” Experiential learning is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully
engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to
increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values. It is also referred to as learning through action, learning by doing, learning
through experience, and learning through discovery and exploration.
Franklin’s famous quote has since been proven by science; educators now call it
“experiential learning.” Experiential learning is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully
engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to
increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values. It is also referred to as learning through action, learning by doing, learning
through experience, and learning through discovery and exploration.
There’s
a lot more to training than talking! Studies show that we remember 80-90% of
what we see and touch, and only 10-15% of what we hear…so there’s one thing for
sure — people don’t learn by us talking! People need to be involved in the learning
process in order to be able to perform what they’ve learned. By engaging,
involving, and enabling your staff, you build buy-in to support the long term
benefits and impact of a change.
a lot more to training than talking! Studies show that we remember 80-90% of
what we see and touch, and only 10-15% of what we hear…so there’s one thing for
sure — people don’t learn by us talking! People need to be involved in the learning
process in order to be able to perform what they’ve learned. By engaging,
involving, and enabling your staff, you build buy-in to support the long term
benefits and impact of a change.
Change
your mindset and you’ll involve learners more often – your job is not to train
but to create learning, so think of yourself as a Creator of Learning and
you’ll involve people in the learning process more often because you’ll always
be focusing on whether they’re learning, not whether you’re training!
your mindset and you’ll involve learners more often – your job is not to train
but to create learning, so think of yourself as a Creator of Learning and
you’ll involve people in the learning process more often because you’ll always
be focusing on whether they’re learning, not whether you’re training!
So
stop talking and start helping people learn!
stop talking and start helping people learn!
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