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How to Respond Positively and Make Suggestions when someone gives Stupid Ideas

It’s #wisdomwendesdays and it’s time to share something I learned.

Have you ever been in a situation where someone presents you with an idea, and you just don’t know whether you’re going to laugh or cry at how dumb or stupid the idea is?

Yeah, we’ve all had that.

And our challenge, as leaders, is how to respond to that in a way that will not be demeaning to the people, so they will not be discouraged from coming up with other, hopefully better, ideas.

There’s a simple 3-step method I would like to share with you called the LCS technique.

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Future of Learning: The Flipped Classroom

For today’s #FutureFridays topic, we talk about the Future of Learning – The Flipped Classroom.

Traditional Classroom

Have you ever been bored sitting in a classroom?

Then all the instructor does is blabber on about the theoretical stuff, and then you thought that it’s probably been the same material being used over and over again across different classes?

Have you ever found it challenging that when you get off class and do homework, you have to do it all alone by yourself, with no one to guide you?

Is there a better way?

Now, have you ever wondered if there’s a better way to learn where it won’t have to be so boring?

And that when you go and do homework, did you ever wish you could just solve for the homework with the rest of the class, guided by the instructor, instead of having to do it all by yourself?

If you answered yes to the above questions, then a Flipped Classroom setting is the right kind of learning style for you.

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How a Family reduced their Carbon Footprint using Lean Six Sigma (Use Case)

In this Use Case, you’ll see how Lean Six Sigma works not just in your professional life but in family life too!

Read on to learn how this family reduced their Household Carbon Footprint by 7%, so that you too can contribute to help the environment, and gain insights on the activities that result in carbon emissions.

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How to Set Up and Run Hypothesis Tests (Webinar)

As promised in my previous post, here’s the webinar on How to Set Up and Run Hypothesis Tests presented by Elisabeth Swan of Go Lean Six Sigma.

This is a 1-hour advanced webinar where you will learn:

  • What are Hypothesis Tests?
  • Why do we need them in Process Improvement?
  • When should we use them?
  • How do we set up and run them?
  • And more words of advice

So without further ado, it’s time to watch and learn.

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