IMMERSIVE LEARNING FOR CREATING SAFE, HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS
EXISTING TRAININGS ARE BROKEN
Many organisational trainings teach employees a “right” type of behaviour by means of simple quizzes with correct and incorrect answers. In doing so, they mistakenly assume that cultural change is a matter of following a checklist.
However, individuals experience these trainings as judgmental, non-engaging and boring. The result? No meaningful conversations and no real measurable change.
DISCOVER A BETTER WAY OF LEARNING
IT’S UP TO YOU develops interactive immersive simulation trainings for organisations to create safe & high-performing teams at scale.
Using experiential learning, employees experiment with fictional office situations and experience the consequences of their actions. Afterwards, they participate in a group-based workshop to agree on concrete behaviors and initiatives that drive measurable change across all organisational levels.
LET YOUR WORKPLACE THRIVE WITH ONE OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS:
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HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS
Transform your teams and create safe, high-performing work environments
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Enable (future) leaders with skills needed to drive impactful change
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NEW TEAMS
Build strong and effective cultures in new teams (e.g. post-restructuring or acquisition)
HOW IT WORKS?
Our 1/2 day training methodology consist of 3 parts, plus follow-up.
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Participants start off by going through an immersive simulation, using their laptop/pc or VR headset. They experience the fictional story of an employee recounting different fictional events at the office. The viewer chooses how the employee responds in different situations and experiences the consequences of those choices.
The simulation can play out in more than 80 different ways. Employees are encouraged to go the simulation 2-3 times and experiment with different choices.
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In the second part, the knowledge participants gained from the simulation is put to use in a group-based workshop. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own attitudes and behaviors. They form a group consensus as to what they believe is needed to create a more inclusive working environment.
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In the last part, employees define concrete and measurable initiatives that are needed to drive the change. They define KPIs, create a planning and assign ownership for the implementation on relevant levels within the organisation. The group also explicitly commits to buy-in for the change.
TWO WAYS TO TRAIN
1. FACILITATED IN-PERSON
Guided to result
7 - 25 employees per training
Ideal for leadership- and high-impact teams. No prep time, no worries. We provide training in-person at your location.
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Morning or afternoon training program, with 3 follow up sessions. Our trainers bring all the necessary equipment, print-outs and workshops material on-site
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Our facilitators bring the latest VR headsets for every participant to experience the simulation in the best possible way.
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Dedicated trainers that are professionally trained to work with our training programs, so that they can provide you the most effective training possible.
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The easiest way to experience IT'S UP TO YOU's training programs.
2. ONLINE TRAINING
Scale flexible & fast
250 - 5000+ employees
Train your staff to become IT’S UP TO YOU trainers, and then, train your employee & leadership teams.
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Morning or afternoon training program, with 3 follow up sessions.
Your (internal) trainers facilitate the IT'S UP TO YOU in your teams. 100% online or in-person facilitation.
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Works on any (own) devices, such as a smartphone, tablet or laptop, allowing you to train larger employee groups at scale.
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A dedicated Train-the-Trainer training helps your people become IT'S UP TO YOU trainers.
They learn how to prepare the materials & technology, facilitate the sessions and ensure optimal training outcomes.
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Some organizations wish to train online at scale, but lack internal trainers. On request, we can provide a trainers pool.
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“This is fun! Other trainings are so boring I put the sound off and guess the "correct" answers. Finally a training that engages.”
Camila Lima Castro - Training participant
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"A game-changer! The experiential learning approach has significantly improved our team’s understanding of inclusion and psychological safety."
Emily Parker - HR Director
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“IT’S UP TO YOU allows my employees to experiment with different choices, experience the consequences and engage in meaningful conversations.”
Vincent Müller - Team manager
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"I appreciate that this training program works across levels of our organization, from leadership to operational teams. The VR simulation received positive feedback from participants who find them realistic and relatable. The break-out sessions during the Reflect phase foster meaningful discussions."
Rachel Morgan - Learning & Development manager
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"It’s up to you provides an easy and accessible way to freely experiment with choices and their consequences"
Research team - Open Univerisity
PROVEN METHODOLOGY
The IT’S UP TO YOU methodology has been successfully utilised for more than 10 years to help in topics such as (cyber)bullying. It has been used by over 350.000 participants and is officially validated by academia as a sound experiential learning based training.
FAQ
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The IT’S UP TO YOU trainings are typically used at three different levels: (executive) Leadership, team/project leads and operational teams.
Depending on the specific team that undergoes the training, the types of outcomes and commitments made during the exercises vary.
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A combination of facilitated in-person training & self-facilitated training online.
For example: Your executive and key leadership teams are trained with our professional trainers. We take care of everything on-site, from preparation to execution. It is a hassle free experience.To scale the training towards other teams in your organisation, we use a self-facilitated training. That means that employees (such as HR or team managers) facilitate the training for their teams themselves. We provide online access to the simulation & workshop materials as well as a Train-de-Trainer sessions.
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Immersive Experiential Learning trainings bring multiple benefits:
It allows participants to experiment with near real-life situations without actually having to experience them.
This significantly increases participant engagement and the willingness to talk about specific - oftentimes difficult to discuss - topics.
The experimentation part ensures that participants experience a range of different perspectives, allowing them to talk about the topics in meaningful ways.
Participants train faster, are more confident in applying what they learned, are more connected to the actual content and more focused.
It can be a cost-effective means of experiential learning compared to bringing in professional actors on location.
For more information, also see PWC’s study on VR learning.
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