The course Dynamically Sensing the Environment equips participants with essential skills to adapt to diverse and changing environments by expanding their skill set, challenging established norms, managing conflicting demands, and unlocking team potential. It focuses on understanding key metrics that drive change, applying design thinking to workplace scenarios, and reflecting on leadership practices to foster innovation and strategic thinking. Through this course, participants will develop a versatile toolkit, enabling them to respond effectively to new challenges, drive meaningful change, and enhance overall organisational performance.
This course is designed for Managers and Leaders, Level 8 and above.
Course Content
- Enhanced Adaptability: Participants will develop a versatile skill set that enables them to effectively respond to diverse and changing environments, ensuring they remain agile and resilient in the face of new challenges.
- Innovative Thinking: By challenging established norms and practices, participants will foster a culture of innovation within their organisations, driving meaningful change and continuous improvement.
- Strategic Decision-Making: Participants will learn to manage conflicting demands and navigate complex situations, allowing them to make informed and strategic decisions even in uncertain conditions.
- Empowered Teams: Through strategies to unlock team potential, participants will foster a culture of growth and development, empowering and motivating individuals to enhance overall organisational performance.
- Practical Application of Design Thinking: Participants will engage in design thinking practices, applying these concepts to real-world workplace scenarios, which will help them innovate and solve problems creatively and effectively.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course participants should be able to:
- Explore four key considerations of dynamically sensing the environment that include:
- Widen Skills
- Challenge Paradigms and Patterns
- Manage Polarities and Paradoxes
- Potentialise People.
- Examine the meaningful metrics that link to the drivers of change.
- Engage in design thinking practices to apply concepts to current workplace situations.
- Reflect on current leadership practice and performance to foster innovation and act strategically.
Benefits to the organisation
- Increased Agility: Organisations will benefit from having employees who are better equipped to adapt to diverse and changing environments, ensuring the organisation remains agile and responsive to market shifts.
- Enhanced Innovation: By fostering a culture that challenges established norms and encourages innovative thinking, organisations can drive meaningful change and stay ahead of the competition.
- Improved Decision-Making: Employees will learn to manage conflicting demands and navigate complex situations, leading to more informed and strategic decision-making within the organisation.
- Empowered Workforce: The course will help unlock the potential of team members, fostering a culture of growth and development that enhances overall organisational performance and employee satisfaction.
- Practical Problem-Solving: Through the application of design thinking practices to real-world scenarios, employees will develop practical problem-solving skills that can be directly applied to workplace challenges, leading to more effective and creative solutions.
Benefits to the Individual
- Increased Flexibility: Participants will acquire a broad range of skills that enable them to adapt swiftly to various and evolving situations, enhancing their resilience and effectiveness in their roles.
- Innovative Mindset: By learning to challenge established norms and practices, individuals will cultivate an innovative mindset, enabling them to drive meaningful change and contribute creatively to their organisations.
- Strategic Leadership: The course will help participants improve their decision-making skills by managing conflicting demands and navigating complex situations, enhancing their ability to lead strategically.
- Empowerment and Growth: Individuals will learn strategies to unlock their own potential and that of their team members, fostering a culture of growth and development that enhances continuous improvement.
