Technology usually implies hardware, software, chemical formulae or some technical apparatus. Yet the Greek root of technology, tekhne, simply meant a systematic way of doing something. It is in this sense that the Dewey decimal system, which classifies knowledge in a logical order corresponding to decimal numbers, is a technology. This method is a technology for organizing and accessing knowledge and the books that contain it. A simple technology can have powerful results without machines, manufacturing processes or electronic devices.
The new green learning technology developed by StreamingStrategies demonstrates this principle. This learning technology addresses the three facets of “green” philosophy: sustainability, renewability, and reduced environmental impact. Course design is based on authentic learning principles and a proprietary blueprint method.
To achieve sustainability, training focuses on the real problem a strategic team is trying to solve. Facilitated by a proprietary assessment method, team members collaborate to generate a solution action plan,. Because they are addressing a real problem and producing a consensus response, the participants sustain the new knowledge longer and more effectively.
To accomplish renewability, course materials are retained by team members and are designed so that they represent a logical blueprint for solving a specific type of strategic challenge. When a similar challenge arises, the original materials can be reused to solve the new challenge.
Finally, this new training technology integrates green team building in the form of an eco-aware fly fishing experience. Corporations can accomplish team training and team building in a single event, instead of the normal practice of providing a separate team building experience. Having to transport, lodge and feed employees once, rather than twice, lowers training and development costs; more importantly, it reduces the corporate carbon footprint.
This green training technology produces courses that are portable, flexible and have a very low-tech delivery method. So training can now be accomplished during the remote adventures come corporations host for team building. Previously, because most training delivery is high-tech, employees involved in remote adventures would have to be trained in a separate event, increasing training and development costs and the impact on the environment.
The new green learning technology offered by StreamingStrategies utilizes a simple systematic method that produces a powerful result. Corporate training can now make a significant contribution to greening the corporate profile: it can help to reduce the corporate carbon footprint.