REMOTE WORKSHOPS - It can be done. Here's how.

REMOTE LEARNING & WORKSHOPS. – DOING AGILE VS BEING AGILE

Remote Workshops are an important mechanism to accelerate learning.

ADAPTOVATE WANTS TO ASSIST YOUR ORGANISATION.

THE TWO KEY PRINCIPLES

1. PRESENCE

2. TEAM COLLABORATION

PRESENCE

1. TOOLS. – In our 24-page guide (download here for free) we go over more thoroughly the tools you can use.

2. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

1. Camera on
2. Mic on
3. Mute if not speaking
4. Signalling the need to speak
5. Introducing yourself when speaking
6. Ensure that both your facilitating company and clients have tested the online collaboration tool so that connectivity issues are fixed prior to the workshop
7. Login to the call 5mins early to avoid a delayed start
8. Use chat functionality as a holding bay for questions and ask the Facilitator to answer them
9. FACILITATION FOR REMOTE WORKING Enhance your facilitation technique. Our Managing Director in the US Nathan Nelson says Take regular pauses and check for understanding. Make sure to engage each team member. Spend more time at the beginning making sure everyone understands objectives and outcomes.

TEAM COLLABORATION

1. Making sure participants receive relevant information and materials beforehand so that precious team time is not wasted updating everyone and making sure everyone is familiar with videoconferencing software.
2. Online collaboration can be supported with simple web-based tools (like Miro or Trello) – these allow even for large groups of people to collaborate effectively in real time, sketching and arranging ideas on virtual post-its or moving and updating virtual task cards. (See our free guide for more information on these).
3. Ensure regular interactions. Help design activities that require interactions during the workshop Workshops are all about learning and applying immediately. At ADAPTOVATE, we conduct workshops that ensure interaction between participants at regular intervals, even if they are conducted remotely.