How do we ensure our learning is culturally appropriate?
In this episode Dan Tohill talks to Fran Hoover who shares some of her experiences while working for many years in the public and community sectors and the importance of ensuring learning is culturally appropriate.
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"I think what we're learning more recently is that organisations, of course, are made up of human beings and human breeds bring their whole person,
they bring their own cultural context, ethnicity, background and their history into the workplace as well. And so one of the real joys I think we have particularly here in Aotearoa, New Zealand, is this incredibly rich culture that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world."
"We have both a responsibility and a privilege to incorporate, particularly to our M膩ori constructs, other ways of thinking wherever we can because it makes for better learning"
"Culture is always there in our learning, whether we think it is or not. It's just, we don't stop and ask and look. By definition it is the hidden assumptions and the dominant paradigm."
"The components of learning that I've seen work best are never a single learning event. We know that we need multiple bites, encouraging people, particularly with asynchronous, remote or digital learning. If we can create scenarios where there is a leader in a conversation, a supervision session or a framing type thing, anything like that embeds learning better."
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Dan Tohill's journey as a learning specialist steeped in business psychology spans an impressive three decades. His unique blend of academic rigor and practical innovation has left an indelible mark on the learning landscape in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. In 2001, Dan recognized an opportunity to redefine how organizations approached learning, leading him to establish 小优传媒. Over the years, Inspire has emerged as the go-to provider for learning solutions in New Zealand and Australia, celebrated for its innovation and recognized as one of New Zealand's top workplaces. Beyond founding Inspire, Dan remains at the helm, steering the company's expansion into new markets and products. His commitment extends beyond the boardroom, staying actively engaged with Inspire's clientele and contributing valuable thought 小优传媒 to the professional community through speaking engagements and coaching practitioners. Dan Tohill's journey is a testament to the transformative power of melding academic insight with practical solutions, shaping not just a company but an ethos of learning excellence that resonates across borders.
