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Written by Paughnee Moore
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Debriefing Paughnee Moore Internationally recognized training and performance technology consultant Sivasailam (Thiagi) Thiagarajan says that "People don't learn from experience; they learn from reflecting on their experience." That is why it is so important to take time to debrief learners after every experiential activity. In the February 2004 issue of his Play for Performance newsletter, Thiagi outlines a six-phase model for structuring debriefing questions.
- How do you feel?
- What happened?
- What did you learn?
- How does this relate to the real world?
- What if?
- What next?
I challenge you try Thiagi's model instead the next time you conduct a role-play. Observe the learners' reactions and responses and compare them to other debriefing sessions you've conducted. And share your results with us: how did you feel during and after the debrief? what happened? what did you learn by using this different model? how can you apply this in other areas? what if you'd done something a little differently? what will you do now? Oh . . . I guess that would be debriefing your experiential activity!!! |
