Early October 2012, the Train Your Colleague week took place, in which thousands of professionals within the government received a short training from their colleagues. All this with zero budget. The only way to achieve something like this is to ask participants to contribute as much as possible to the organization of the event: open organization. This article takes you through the experiences, the most important lessons and the tools used for the national organization.
The idea behind Train Your Colleague is as follows: ask professionals in various government organizations to give a one-hour training in a work-related topic that is close to their hearts and relevant to their colleagues. A simple concept of course, but the national organization of such an event does have some challenges.
First of all, there was no community (outside of the municipality of Amsterdam, where it all started). Where do you start to reach the target group ( all professionals within the (semi-)government)? Secondly, the week was organised in various places throughout the country, which meant that there was little central control. How do you keep the concept clear brazil telegram data while you have to let go of some of the direction? And: how do you facilitate the logistical process of registering thousands of students? Enough challenges. Here are the most important lessons we learned.
Lesson 1: Have an open and positive attitude
Everything starts with your own attitude. If you want to convince others of your initiative in such a way that they will not only participate but also actively contribute, it is important that you let them know that you appreciate it when people make their contribution. Your attitude is therefore at least as important as the content that you are trying to convey. Trust as much as possible that everyone who wants to participate can make a positive contribution. If you radiate this confidence, it will be more attractive for your potential participants to participate.