The Victorian Public Sector has four new meeting facilitators. Carole Micallef and Kerri Erler from Planning & Community Development (Barwon Region) and Louise Muir-Smith and John Dang from Sustainability & Environment.
The methods utilised by these facilitators were those recently described by Dr de Bono in his presentation to CIN members as essential in adapting to, and thriving in a very different and rapidly changing world, where more traditional thinking methods are less effective.
All four have now practically applied the de Bono thinking methods in work based facilitations designed to enhance the group thinking, provide a focused approach and ensure group sessions are more productive. The assessments undertaken were a action based learning follow up from formal training in the Six Thinking Hats.
Some of the Government topics the methods have successfully applied to have been:
- Identifying the intellectual, emotional and mechanical processes required to respond effectively to Ministerial briefs.
- Clarifying partner relationships to ensure better project outcomes.
- Design and setting up an external coaching panel for high potential employees.
- Designing activity to ensure team bonding, morale and enhanced productivity levels.
We'd like to congratulate these four on their work in attaining their status as Blue Hat Facilitators and in incorporating more design thinking into the business of Government.
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