Building Communities for Organizations

Service Description

Duration: 1 day (9 am – 5 pm) Classroom or Zoom (7 hrs.) Language: English In this VUCA world, it is crucially important for organizations and their people be able to learn, adapt and work together to overcome the current challenges and capture the abundant new opportunities ahead. Building communities is one of the most effective way which professionals and leaders in an organization can learn and share their common interest, concern and passion. It is a supportive network which benefits both the members and organization through enhancing collaboration, promoting exchange of information, best practices and knowledge. It also facilitates problem-solving and innovation at the workplace. In the one-day workshop, managers and leaders will learn the latest techniques to build different communities for their organizations. Through a step-by-step guide, they will understand the benefit of community, how to set and establish the culture of community, ways to create learning content, etc. They will also learn how to engage the members and moderate learning in the communities. Members can join these communities to learn and enjoy the benefits of being part of a community. The workshop includes useful hand-ons and practical coaching with lots of tips from real industrial experience by Steven Koh, an experienced community builder who has built many communities. At the end of the session, the participants will take away a useful guide with a set of templates to build their communities. Target Audience: Managers and leaders who are keen to build a vibrant community at their workplace. OBJECTIVES By the end of this session, participants will be able to: - Identify the benefits, importance and strategic values of a community - Plan and establish their learning community using community building template - Create enriching learning content and interesting activities for the community - Engage the learners meaningfully and moderate learning in the community - Measure and analyze the community success and effectiveness - Adopt the best practice and strategies to grow the community CONTENT Part I. Introduction to Community Building Part II. Planning and Establishing a Learning Community Part III. Creating Enriching Learning Content & Interesting Activities for the Members Part IV. Engaging the Learners Meaningfully & Moderating Learning in the Community Conclusion: Growing Your Community