The biggest counterproductive assumption a teacher or a trainer can make about the class is “they all know what they want to learn and why they want to learn”. If so, then the problem is already known. Hence, let’s start with a solution and give gyan to these people. But this assumption is wrong.
Based on my training experience I can tell that most of the people in a class are sitting for a degree, certificate or pass to the next class. Learning is never the highest motivation.
Throw some real life challenges before them. Bring them mentally out from their promotion, appreciation, recognition, salary related problems and ask them what they think about problem X or Y and how do they solve this problem?
Let them give all possible solutions, probably the class collectively know much better solution than you are going to teach. In that situation offer your teaching as an alternative solution finder rather than giving new knowledge.
But is this easy to bring people out from their own created cocoon in the mind and offer them the living of the real world?
Sometimes they are surrounded by hundreds of people and hundreds of problems but they live in their mental cocoon. In that cocoon know they think they have solution but other people are not listening to them. The solution they have may be useful or useless. But till the time solution is discussed, debated, agreed it is of no use.
Hari Om Tat Sat Yours Truly Hari
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Dr. Hari Thapliyal is a seasoned professional and prolific blogger with a multifaceted background that spans the realms of Data Science, Project Management, and Advait-Vedanta Philosophy. Holding a Doctorate in AI/NLP from SSBM (Geneva, Switzerland), Hari has earned Master's degrees in Computers, Business Management, Data Science, and Economics, reflecting his dedication to continuous learning and a diverse skill set.
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