Pre Conf Session 2 . '" Flow Game " by inimitable Shalaka Gundi & Senthil the " serious game designer " from Covai

Thursday  30 Nov 2023 

One main difference between this session and all the rest is that - it involved in pre training preparation on part of participants. One week in advance, Shalaka sent a mail. Asked us to send her a mail , what is one professional problem bothering us ? Close to our heart ? That will be dwelled upon and analyzed and discussed . I sent . Half of the participants did not send, they told me. I sent to Senthil too. Shalaka re-framed by question . That , ' how can I change the gut level responses of my participants, as a result of my training ? 

This is the post lunch session .  Initially a lot of time was spent in post lunch energizer and ice breaker . One inch toys , similar to what Narsi & Sushma gave us, were given . We were asked to related to it some way . 

Then, lot of time, Shalaka and Senthil took , to EXPLAIN the Flow Game. One has to be certified doing that . Both are Flow Game certified . Now, in Hyderaba, Bhu Lakshmi is Flow Game certified. Humility of  likes of Bhu Lakshmi, Murali Padma , Madhujit - is amazing !! I am the least intelligent , least qualified, least knowledgeable , least skilled in the game of facilitation and it SHOWS ! 

Perhaps , compared to them I am the least prepared too, as far as ground work for the training session is concerned ! 

Anyway, the explained. Then, Shalaka demonstrated with Daniel of Malaysia . He picked up a card that has the picture of  a RABBIT or a HARE ! He had to relate to it. And then the picture. 

DISCUSSION . OUR TEAM :  Sandeep . ICF PCC . Management consultant . Facilitator . Anita Bandopadhyay . Bombay . Does all 3 and a board member . Ashish Sehgal . Kind of public speaker. Tirumal Reddy. And me. Total 5 peeps. 

DISCUSSION , QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, our GROUP . 

Anita B : How can I design a work shop , that appeals equally both to head and heart ? I am basically a HEAD Person. Should I engage another facilitator that appeals to heart ? Or what should I do ? 

She took  a card. That asked " Wha tare the first 3 steps you take - when you get a training contract ? " 

What are the 3 things I can do , to introduce heart centered interventions ? The process of picking up the card. Random. 

I suggested and she wrote . " We facilitators also have feelings and we are subjected to a wide range of feelings from joy , frustration , satisfaction , discontent . Observe the FEELING PART of YOUR profession and project the same to participants ? What FEELINGS do they undergo in their work ? Think from heart centered point of view. "

She wrote down . I also told her , and this, she did not write down . " Do job analysis of your target participants thoroughly. Not only from KPI/ KRA / performance, skill gap analysis , SOP point of view but from FEELING point of view. So that you can design elements that can touch their heart. Such as empathy. 

This, she did not write down.  10 times more intelligent than me. Earns 10 times more than me. I am not a PATCH on these people ! I feel so talent less. I am not fated to be among these pees and hence, did not do ICF though I ANNOUNCED it in March 2012 in Jim Corbett . I didn't have Rs 1 Lakh . I should have completed PMP. An opportunity gone by. At age 56, I feel so INADEQUATE with these people. 

SANDEEP : How can I use facilitative technniques and tools, in my consulting assignments ? He does 3 things. 

My question : How can I change the attitude of people with my training ? How can gut level , instinctive responses change ? With a pause ? Behavior is superficial. But attitude is basic . 

Advice from Sandeep : Awareness , Accessibility , Action , Accountability to your target participants . 

Ashish Sehgal : Be optimistic that , people will change one day .  Do the following . Perceptual positing . Reverse Role Play. Neutral Observation . 

Anita B : Reflect on situations when you transformed yourself or underwent a transformation as a result of a training session ! What made it happen ? 

Tiruu=mal : Listen more . Be in good flow with others . 

THE CONFERENCE . 

PLENARY ; Shubha Rajan and Thailand trainer. 

CONFERENCE PLENARY : 27 tables. we were given flip charts and asked to write down our expectations on the charts and paste them on the sticky walls.