{"title":"RSVP Design","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"colourblind","title":"Colourblind®","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOLOURBLIND\u0026reg; was developed in 1991 when Geoff Cox was asked to design and deliver the first week of an induction training programme for Air Traffic Control cadets. The young people involved came from a range of backgrounds: direct from school or university, from business and industry, from air traffic control in the Armed Forces. Each had to face an intensive, demanding training programme in which team communication would be fundamental to success. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e Each, ultimately, would accept professional responsibilities which allow absolutely no margin for error, misunderstanding or ambiguity. The exercise allowed for active exploration and rehearsal of these vital interpersonal communication skills. Since 1991 COLOURBLIND\u0026reg; has been used worldwide across languages, cultures and business backgrounds, to focus on the fundamental skills of great twoway communication and the achievement of shared meaning. It is also used to explore team problem-solving, team understanding of abstract concepts and to explore team culture.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tto_bW2HXMQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098315,"sku":"RSVP8326001","price":330.77,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/colorblind_48_1.jpeg?v=1407403182"},{"product_id":"challenging-assumptions","title":"Challenging Assumptions™","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis simple activity lasts between 10 and 20 minutes and is an ideal way of raising the awareness of a group of learners about the pre-conceptions and assumptions we bring into new situations. This is very valuable in problem solving or innovative thinking processes as it highlights how we can limit our thinking and reject new possibilities if they do not fit with our existing patterns. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e Learners working with this activity, aware that it is being used on programmes with an element of creative thinking or innovation, often say things such as, \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m going into this with a really open mind\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m not going to make any assumptions about this\u0026rdquo;. However, these words are often uttered as they are making those very assumptions! As they realise this, the response is often laughter, surprise and a genuine recognition of the strength of some of our personal mental models. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e This activity works particularly well in small groups (3 or 4 people) with a number of observers. If the players are asked to \u0026lsquo;think aloud\u0026rsquo; and describe what they are doing and thinking, observers can note the patterns that either limit or progress their problem-solving. It is illuminating to see how often people will identify new approaches and then reject them as being stupid , or hold on to past experiences, such as looking for corners amongst the pieces. With little facilitation, they soon recognise the need to be confident, bold and creative when tackling an unknown task!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SaAMgx1t_Bo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098339,"sku":"RSVP8326003","price":242.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/challenging_135.jpeg?v=1407403188"},{"product_id":"cultural-connections","title":"Cultural Connections™","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026lsquo;Cultural Connections\u0026trade;\u0026rsquo; is one of a number of RSVP Design learning activities that uses our \u0026lsquo;Learning Loops\u0026rsquo; methodology to create a card game that checks knowledge of subjects and opens discussions around important topics. As our businesses and networks become more international, there is more need than ever to raise awareness of issues around culture (both national and organisational) and how sensitive we need to be to work effectively in unfamiliar cultures. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e \u0026lsquo;Cultural Connections\u0026trade;\u0026rsquo; is a light- hearted way to introduce discussion and further exploration of cultural diversity. Played individually or, preferably, in small teams, the multiple choice questions stimulate debate around what learners know, or think they know, about other national cultures. It offers an unusual introduction to training around cross- cultural working and diversity issues. It also encourages individual input and contribution: some players may disagree with the answers supplied, leading to a sharing of personal experience and beliefs. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e Much of the background theory for this game was taken from research work written up in \u0026lsquo;Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business\u0026rsquo; by Fons Trompenhaars and Charles Hampden-Turner, published by Nicholas Brearley Publishing, 1997. Key cultural differentiators, such as our relationship with time, the ways in which we ascribe status and power and the ways in which we build and discriminate between business and social relationships, are reflected in some of the questions. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eOther questions reflect more \u0026lsquo;stereotypical\u0026rsquo; views of cultures and may cause more controversy. However, this is intended to trigger discussion: the ways in which individuals react to the questions will provide opportunities for further exploration of diversity issues. If learners are uncomfortable with any of the questions and answers, it allows them to challenge the views that are presented and identify and address much deeper concerns about the ways in which we present, understand and value difference.\u0026rdquo;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098551,"sku":"RSVP8326004","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/cultural_48.jpeg?v=1407403192"},{"product_id":"images-of-organisations","title":"Images of Organisations®","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis RSVP Design toolbox contains a carefully researched and designed pack of versatile \u0026lsquo;organisational images\u0026rsquo; that have been drawn in an attractive cartoon style. There are 16 different images, each copied three times. Each image has been drawn from descriptions given to us by clients working in organisations, when asked to describe their feelings about their current working environment. The images represent a range of experiences and emotions, many of which will be familiar to anyone working in an organisation, sitting on a committee or attending regular meetings! The images include strong, negative emotions, eg: frustration, confusion and isolation, balanced with very positive shared experiences, eg: the successful achievement of a challenging task, the satisfaction of working in a skilled and specialist team or the motivation of working in a competitive and stimulating environment. Each pack comes with a manual of suggestions for ways of using the images to achieve different results.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the advantages of this resource? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe resource is completely flexible and is used as a stimulus to creative thinking. The visual metaphors encourage people to talk, even those who might be reserved and reticent if asked direct questions. These images have been particularly successful with operational staff, for example in manufacturing businesses, who have found them a valuable way of articulating strong feelings they may not have expressed otherwise. The images offer a \u0026lsquo;safe\u0026rsquo; way into sensitive discussions. These images have also been particularly successful as an opening to any development programme - letting each delegate choose an image to represent a current state.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ciframe width=\"488\" height=\"366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/blgzQpFz1Y8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098571,"sku":"RSVP8326006","price":155.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/images_135.jpeg?v=1407403195"},{"product_id":"experiential-learning-starter-pack","title":"Learning Loops™","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearning Loops\u0026trade; is a business process created by RSVP Design Ltd. which can be used to create an engaging team or solo-based card game which tests understanding of any body of factual knowledge. Each playing card contains questions with three multiple choice answer possibilities. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e The process is self-checking in that there is only 1 unique solution when the correct answers are given to a series of 48 multiple choice questions, and the playing cards form a specific pattern. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e An important feature of Learning Loops\u0026trade; is that the correct answers may only be revealed when all the questions are answered \u0026ndash; this can force an individual to re-check a number of previously provided answers and deepen the understanding of the subject matter. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e Learning Loops\u0026trade; can be created for any subject matter where a question can be paired with a \u0026lsquo;correct\u0026rsquo; answer. A minimum of 24 questions are required and 48 or more can be used. It is also possible to \u0026lsquo;group\u0026rsquo; questions into several themes, and therefore consider several subject areas. In this way facilitators can \u0026lsquo;check\u0026rsquo; what delegates really know before beginning, or \u0026lsquo;test\u0026rsquo; how much they have learned at the end of the programme. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098583,"sku":"RSVP_1","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/learning_loopslogo.jpeg?v=1407403199"},{"product_id":"seeing-the-point","title":"Seeing the Point™","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026lsquo;Seeing the Point\u0026trade;\u0026rsquo; is a quick and simple activity to include in a workshop about creative thinking or creative problem-solving. It is a short individual or small group activity that explores some of the thinking skills that enable us to break old patterns and establish new ones. It makes an excellent introduction to any training around innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt offers an excellent opportunity to have individuals become more aware of the limiting beliefs that they carry into problem-solving processes. It can be used to explore the way in which a sudden insight or a complete change of perspective may offer a solution to a problem that appears, at first sight, to be impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUse multiple sets as a \u0026lsquo;table-top\u0026rsquo; warm-up at a conference.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUse them as a mental warm-up before embarking on a serious problem-solving meeting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuild this activity into a multi-task team project: can they find the right people, and the right thinking styles, to overcome the problem?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemonstrate in a memorable way the concept of \u0026lsquo;doing more with less\u0026rsquo; : the power of teamwork and alignment in achieving results.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098655,"sku":"RSVP8326007","price":53.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/seeing_2_48.jpeg?v=1407403203"},{"product_id":"simbols","title":"Simbols™","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you are familiar with Colourblind \u0026reg;, Simbols™ is a great follow-up exercise! If you don\u0026rsquo;t yet know this range, please let us introduce you to a powerful new learning tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSimbols™ addresses communication skills, team planning and implementation, process improvement and team leadership in a lively, although at times frustrating, way. Simbols works well with groups of between 5 and 15 people and lasts 45 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs they work together to assemble a visual puzzle, team members need to do three things:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSet up and manage an effective communication system that everyone understands and can use efficiently.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop a dialogue which will lead to a common understanding of abstract concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDeliver, against very tight time and quality targets, a successful solution to the problem they face\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eExcellent communication is not enough: the team must also demonstrate excellent project planning and process improvement. Teams respond to the challenge the activity offers, enjoying \u0026lsquo;pitting their wits\u0026rsquo; against the problem and seeing tangible proof of improving performance. In addition, they develop key skills that are of significant value in team briefing, coaching, instructing and delegating task responsibility to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ciframe width=\"488\" height=\"366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awgcBlx8ooM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098691,"sku":"RSVP8326008","price":462.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/simbols_48.jpeg?v=1407403207"},{"product_id":"t-trade","title":"T-trade™","description":"\u003cp\u003eT-trade\u0026trade; was developed at the request of Professor George Kohlrieser of IMD in Switzerland, to give senior delegates on a high level Negotiation Skills programme a practical negotiation in which they could apply the specific skills he was teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe exercise, which involves face-to-face individual and team negotiations over a series of meetings, demands that three teams build relationships which will survive the challenges of the negotiation process whilst working to achieve their own team goals. They negotiate to build complex, multi-coloured cubes which have different values. Exchanging, buying and selling components, they seek to set up deals that will allow them to maximise the return from their resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePost-iT: a second complete activityA more collaborative, cross-team challenge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIncluded in the T-trade\u0026trade; toolbox is a complete second exercise! Post-iT explores inter-team and remote working and requires trust building and communication against a background of uncertainty. Three separate teams, with restricted communication, need to work collaboratively to ensure that each team can achieve its own task by the exercise deadline. However, they need to influence each other to co-operate and seek the optimum solution. As in T-trade\u0026trade;, potential conflict does exist as a feature of the exercise design and strong emotions can emerge. Sufficient resources are included to run 2x parallel sessions of Post-iT.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uynKdXKAmCU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"488\" height=\"366\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098699,"sku":"RSVP8326009","price":487.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/trade_2_370.jpeg?v=1407403211"},{"product_id":"webmaster","title":"Webmaster®","description":"\u003cp\u003eWebmaster\u0026reg; is an apparently simple task that makes great demands on team-work! Team members are required to work out how to assemble a set of different metal and rope components to make a \u0026lsquo;web\u0026rsquo; that is identical to the black and white design pattern they have received. There is only one correct answer to the problem and this has to be established through a process of logic and some trial and error. Detailed planning at this stage is ineffective as the theories must be tested in practice at an early stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the assembly is complete, the team need to develop and rehearse a strategy for taking the web to pieces and re-building it accurately against the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo; It\u0026rsquo;s like the development of this manufacturing business..three small factories, making standard and separate products, then becoming a \u0026lsquo;super factory\u0026rsquo; with one integrated product, then having to do that more competitively by making it cheaper and faster...\u0026rdquo;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Everyone has to have a very clearly defined role, to know exactly where and how to apply their knowledge and effort and to be able to repeat that consistently under pressure.\u0026rdquo;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Sometimes we try to \u0026lsquo;tweak\u0026rsquo; a process to achieve big improvements. We might be able to make small gains but sometimes we have to completely re-design the process\u0026rdquo;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\r\n\u003ciframe width=\"488\" height=\"275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n7MTU5fdD-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098703,"sku":"RSVP8326010","price":587.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/webmaster_370.jpeg?v=1407403216"},{"product_id":"workstations","title":"Workstations™","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany of you will be familiar with the type of puzzle that uses a matrix of information and a process of elimination in order to find the answer to a set of questions. Fewer of you will have exploited these puzzles to turn them into fascinating team development exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn RSVP Design\u0026rsquo;s version of the matrix puzzle, \u0026lsquo;Workstations\u0026trade;\u0026rsquo;, key information is divided up between members of a working team. As team members are not allowed to draw or write anything, they are dependent upon gathering and \u0026lsquo;collating\u0026rsquo; verbal information in order to solve the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs they work together, it becomes clear that they need a strategy for managing the information. There are various options available to them and, whichever they choose, the whole team must co-operate in order to be successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Here are some of the things I\u0026rsquo;ve used Workstations\u0026trade; for recently. It isn\u0026rsquo;t a new activity but maybe some of these applications will give you some new ideas about how to get the best out of some \u0026lsquo;classic\u0026rsquo; tasks!\u0026rdquo;\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eAs part of an induction day for new public sector employees, we used \u0026lsquo;Workstations\u0026trade;\u0026rsquo; to explore how it felt to be overwhelmed with new information and unsure of how to make sense of it all. We identified ways of expressing confusion without appearing to lack confidence, how to ask the right questions to find the information you need and how to clarify and summarise to confirm understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOn a \u0026lsquo;Managing Meetings\u0026rsquo; workshop for the Greater London Authority, \u0026lsquo;Workstations\u0026trade;\u0026rsquo; is used to simulate an information-sharing and decision-making meeting. Participants practise skills of chairing meetings, managing interactions, ensuring understanding and reaching agreement. Ann Alder, Consulting Director, RSVP Design Ltd.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776098711,"sku":"RSVP8326011","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/workstations_135.jpeg?v=1407403221"},{"product_id":"experiential-learning-starter-pack-1","title":"Experiential Learning Starter Pack","description":"RSVP Design's FREE Experiential Learning Manual (which can be ordered from the RSVP Design website) provides a range of simple activities that can be introduced into training programmes with very little preparation and no specialist equipment. For trainers who have experimented successfully with those, or other similar activities, and who are interested in building their skills, The Experiential Learning Starter Pack contains two versatile and inexpensive resources, each with multiple applications.  Both Workstations and the expresspack of images offer a trainer the opportunity to work creatively and each can be integrated into a variety of programmes, providing opportunities for group interaction.\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\r\nHowever, they are very different in their design:\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\r\nWorkstations is a team problem-solving and information management task, suitable for small groups, which has a set of rules, a recommended process and a correct answer.  It comes with a full set of instructions for the trainer and suggestions about how to de-brief the activity to ensure maximum learning about communication, teamwork and problem-solving.\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\r\nThe expresspack does not contain a task: it is a set of carefully selected images which are open to individual interpretation and which have been chosen because they trigger an emotional response in the viewer. These images are designed to open discussion and can be used to explore how people are feeling, to explore themes (eg. ‘Choose an image which reflects an aspect of leadership’ or ‘Choose an image that represents your team working at its best’) or to create future visions (eg. ‘Select a range of images that suggest how you wish this organisation to develop over the next 12 months’).\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\r\nThe special package offer reduces the price of buying both activities individually by 32%!\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\r\n\u003ciframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zb_4m2xIrp0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"488\" height=\"275\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\r\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":776099599,"sku":"RSVP8326005","price":23.58,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4493\/products\/experimental.jpeg?v=1407403342"}],"url":"https:\/\/nxtgen.myshopify.com\/collections\/rsvp-design.oembed","provider":"nxtgen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}