Let Them Discover the Boxes: A Small Shift That Changes Learning

Last week, while observing a mock training session for content review, I witnessed a small facilitation move with significant learning implications.

عندما نسمع كلمة “قيادة”، غالباً ما نفكر في رئيس تنفيذي، أو وزير، أو مدير عام.
نادراً ما نفكر في مدرب يقف أمام مجموعة في قاعة تدريب.

لكن الحقيقة التي تعلمتها عبر سنوات من العمل مع بنوك، وزارات، مجالس إدارة، ومنظمات مختلفة، هي أن من أكثر أماكن القيادة وضوحاً وتأثيراً هي قاعة التدريب.

When people hear the word leadership, they usually imagine a CEO, a minister, a general, or a board chair. Rarely do they think of a trainer standing in front of a group with a flip chart marker in hand.

What actually happens in your breakout rooms once you click ‘Open’? Silence? Confusion? One person doing all the talking? Or real learning? Breakout rooms are not off-stage time. They’re where online learning either comes alive… or quietly dies.

Training is more than just delivering content—it comes with its own set of challenges. Watch Adeola Babatunde discuss her experiences, the difficulties she has encountered, and the solutions she has come up with. 

What if the hiring managers have one idea for their staff training needs, but the participants demonstrate completely different needs? How can trainers reconcile those needs? How do trainers make sure that the training they offer goes to the heart of the problem that the hiring managers are trying to solve?

Watch Fatma El Maawy discuss her experiences, difficulties, and lessons learned from dealing with participants who CAN'T DO and those who WON'T DO.

At Rainbow Consult, we always carry the following items: two flipchart stands, at least five bundles of flipchart sheets, and printed copies of our presentations complete with trainer notes for every training we facilitate.

Trainer Marie sighed with relief as the last participant in her Time Management course left the room.  That was one of the harder classes she had ever taught!  She felt like she had too much content for the allotted time, so she decided to skip the “fluffy” activities and only discuss the most important tips from each lesson.  The

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