Innovation in training comes from how a method is executed, not from a new idea. Innovative sessions help participants who did not improve after traditional training and clients who want customised delivery. Simulation is a key example: delivering it unannounced, with real customers and situations from real events, teaches participants to think and respond quickly using what they have learned.
Last updated · Bodhih Insights team · reviewed by Siddharthan VGJ, Founder
When we look at innovation in training, it should always be kept in mind that innovation comes in the execution and not necessarily the idea. Innovative and creative training sessions can be highly effective to participants who do not show improvements after undergoing traditional trainings or to clients who want their session customized with innovative sessions and creativity. Innovative training concepts are true and tried methods that are innovative simply in the way they are carried out. Simulation is one of the most effective innovative training concepts:
Simulation: A simulation comes in two major parts: first, how you actually simulate, and second, how you deliver the simulation itself. One of the best ways to truly simulate a work environment is to deliver the simulation in an unscheduled or unannounced way. Many situations in the workplace occur without warning. A simulation that takes on this feeling can be created where participants will learn to think and respond quickly and rationally using the information they have already gained in their training programs.
Real elements within the simulation can also be added to unscheduled simulation. For example, real customers and actual situations based on real events will be considered and changes can be made to these simulations regularly based on the occurrences in the real world.
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Why are unannounced simulations effective in training?
Many workplace situations happen without warning. A simulation delivered in an unscheduled or unannounced way recreates that feeling, so participants learn to think and respond quickly and rationally using what they have already learned. Adding real customers and situations based on real events, updated regularly, keeps the simulation close to actual work.
