the center for agile thinking: client pitch

© 2013 The Center for Agile Thinking

www.agilethinking.com

Bringing Business Thinking to the Next Level

Agile Critical ThinkingProduct Overview




Our Product Offering

Agile Strategic Thinking

Agile Communication

& Influence

Agile Innovation

Agile Teamwork & Collaboration

Foundation Course

Agile Critical Thinking



The Agile Critical ThinkingTM Framework

The Agile Critical ThinkingTM framework provides a roadmap to build a foundation for 21st Century Skills

Practical, application-oriented tips, 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 critical thinking techniques to common business situations

Consider the Evidence

Assess the Situation

Take Action

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 Organizations create challenges to critical, strategic and

innovative thinking.

• You may not have all the information you need, when you need it

• You have to balance multiple priorities and agendas • You have to promote and assess both, individual contribution

and collaborative effort• You work in a complex, changing, global, connected

environment

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In Organizations Agility Matters

Situations Evolve Rapidly

New Information

Comes to Light

You Gain New Insights

Priorities Shift



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

learner to key concepts prior to sessions.

Practical techniques and simple frameworks that can be applied to real problems

Learn by doing using worksheet activities and job aids

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

Online Instruction Offline Training Practical Application



How It Works

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

Activity)• Prepare for the Offline Session

Online Session

Establish Understanding of Key Concepts and Identify areas of Application and PracticeComponents• Review ‘Make it Ours’ activity• Discuss Application and Concepts• Define the ‘Call to Action’• Describe Goals & Implementation

Offline Session

Reinforce Concepts and Apply the Tools and Techniques in the Work EnvironmentTargets• Transfer learning to the job• Leader/Manager and team

support each other to apply the tools

• Boost individual and team effectiveness

Application

ValueValue Value



Delivery Mechanism

MindPop® Make It Yours

Big Ideas Worksheet

Instructor Led Training

Leader Led Training

Course Module (Online Instruction)

Training Module (Offline Instruction)



MindPops®

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

participant to relate the content to their job



Sample MindPop® Topics



Make It Yours: A Big Idea Worksheet

Worksheets are used in conjunction with MindPops® to reinforce key learnings during the pre-work.

Recap of big ideas in the MindPop

Thought questions that help the learner

relate the idea to real work

experiences



Job Aids

Participant uses techniques on the job to reinforce agile thinking skills

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



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 application-oriented to practice 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 facilitation guide & materials via web

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

skills



How Instructor Led Training Works

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The leader selects the topics from our catalog

Participants are registered using

their email address

Leader downloads facilitation kit that can be used as is or

customized

Participants view the MindPops® On-line and complete worksheets

Our trainers conduct

customized sessions to

reinforce and apply skills

Select Topic

Invite Team

Leader Prepares

Participant Prepares

Conduct Session1 2 3

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Thought Leader

ANNE PAUKER KREITZBERG

Anne is a facilitator, coach and trainer of critical, strategic and collaborative thinking in organizations throughout the US and internationally.

• Held executive positions in both the government and corporate sectors • Recognized for groundbreaking work on diversity, workplace flexibility,

using technology for making ‘people ‘ decisions, and team collaboration• Holds MBA from the New York Institute 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 Education (Co-founder & CEO, Trainer)OpenLogix Corporation (Honda R&D, Americas, Inc.)General Electric (Tata Consultancy Services)

Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Business Essentials from The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaBachelors in Computers from Sardar Patel College of Engineering

The Center for Agile Thinking India (Learning & Development Head, Lead Coach)Last-Bench! Applied Education (Head of Learning & Development, Trainer)Atos India Pvt. Ltd (Senior Technical Leader & Project Manager)

Education: PMP Certified, Project Management InstituteBachelors in Computers from Sardar Patel College of Engineering

RAJEEV CHHAJER

MOUSHMI MEHRA



How Leader Led Training Works

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The leader selects the topics from our catalog

Participants are registered using

their email address

Leader downloads facilitation kit that can be used as is or

customized

Participants view the MindPops® On-line and complete worksheets

Leader conducts 90- minute sessions to

reinforce and apply skills

Select Topic

Invite Team

Leader Prepares

Participant Prepares

Conduct Session1 2 3

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Why Choose Leader-Led Development

‘Soft Skills’ are best learned by practice, 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 ‘stickiness’ is reinforced because it is reinforced by the team and

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

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

application of the content to the work environment



90-Minute Team Session Roadmap

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Kick offIntroduce topic Confirm completion of Pre-workReiterate requirement of new conceptsReview agendaReview goals

Shared UnderstandingWhy this is relevantHow is it meaningfulPersonal & Professional benefits

GoalTo confirm understanding and connect topic with the team's

work

Demonstrate and Practice Techniques

Walk-through concepts using our examples or your ownWork in pairs or trios to practice applying techniques

Job AidsRelate concepts to everyday work and collectively brainstorm potential applications

GoalDebrief experience and

summarize insights using ‘real work’ or examples you

provide

Gain CommitmentHow can we apply these tools in our own teamHow can we support each otherHow will we keep this going

Wrap UpClearly define takeaways, to-dos and applicable concepts

GoalReinforce concepts,

understand workplace application, define roles and responsibilities and future

work

Call to ActionApplication'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 functions1

• Train team members and employees to inculcate analytic and critical skills and apply them to improve their professional output2

• Increase teamwork by promoting collaborative effort and helping individuals analyze roles and responsibilities3

• Improve group functioning and cohesion through our detailed and customized Leader led training4

• Combination of online instruction, self-paced activities, solution-oriented job aids and offline training in one single package5

• Avail customized and certified courses, designed by leading experts, at a highly affordable price6



Clients Served



Contact

Visit us at


USA

Anne Pauker [email protected]

+1 609 947 0944

India

Venkat [email protected]

+91 98200 69562

mailto:[email protected]



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