Course
content and presentations
Generally, during the early parts of your program, people will need training in areas such
as communication skills, working in groups, and an introduction to the specific
technology/innovation. A second and third wave of training may need to cover more advanced
issues related to your specific technology/innovation and other issues that arise.
[See related information on training during roll-out.]
In order to help you with this process, several presentation templates have been provided. An introduction for each template has been provided below, including key content elements and a direct link to the presentation templates in the Workspace.
Communication
Skills Presentation
A presentation you might use in a training session for a work group during the
early stages of their development, covering the following aspects of communication:
[Click here to access the Communications Skills Presentation Template]
Working
with Groups Presentation
A presentation you might use in a training session for a work group during the
early stages of their development, covering the following aspects of work group dynamics:
[Click here to access the Working With Groups Presentation Template]
Personal
Change Presentation
A presentation you might use to introduce
the topic to senior management or to a steering committee.
You might also use it in a training session for a work
group during the early stages of their development.
Stimulating personal change is one of your major tasks as the implementer of innovation and technical change. If people are not willing to change, implementation will be ineffective. You can use the following elements for a presentation that tries to highlight this point or as part of a training program designed to make people aware of the necessity for personal change:
How to make personal change happen
Be sure you see the related information in the Background Information on personal change.
[Click here to access the Personal Change Presentation Template]
Organisational
Change Presentation
Below you will find a presentation on Organisational Change. It is the kind of
presentation you might use to introduce the topic to senior management or to a steering
committee, or in a training session for a work group during the early stages of their
development. In this presentation, we will argue that cultural change is necessary for
implementation to be successful. You must recognise, then make significant changes to
organisational culture, in order to make innovation and technical change happen. Key
elements covered are:
[Click here to access the Organisational Change Presentation Template]
Business
Process Redesign Presentation
A presentation you might make to introduce the topic to senior managers or a
steering committee, covering the following aspects of business process redesign
methodology:
[Click here to access the Business Process Redesign Presentation Template]
Making
Presentations Presentation
A presentation on how to make presentations. It is the kind of presentation you
might use in a training session for a work group during the early stages of their
development. It covers the key elements of presentation skills including:
[Click here to access the Making Presentations Presentation Template]
Several Background Informationrmation documents are provided on related topics such as groups, leadership, personal and organisational change. You can use these to educate yourself and others. Print them out for people to read and use them as resources from which to draw if you need to conduct an awareness-raising or training session.
[See related information about technology training in Australia based on research by Bill Ford.]