JOLTS are brief training activities that last anywhere from seconds to ten minutes. But a good facilitator may debrief the lessons learned for hours and hours if applicable. Jolts are also highly energising, fully immersive, often controversial, but never boring. In fact this description takes longer to read than it takes to experience a Jolt. And reading this description is so much more tedious, as well. 😁
So, join Jolt creator, Thiagi, and his partner in crime, Matthew Richter, for this 90 minute live online session where you will explore at least ten Jolts that you can then apply to your own training contexts.
You’ll learn how to facilitate Jolts, adapt them to your own programs, and debrief what people learned.
FACILITATORS
THIAGI
Dr. Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan is the founder and Resident Mad Scientist at The Thiagi Group. Thiagi has written over 50+ books on training and development, including more than 3000 games and activities. Most of which have been translated into Chinese, French, and German. As a global nomad, Thiagi has lived in three different countries and conducted workshops and keynotes in 21 others. Having worked with corporate, non-profit, and government clients for over 40 years, Thiagi is the epitome of experienced, working with such clients as Google, Microsoft, Cadence, CenturyLink, EA, and many many more. Earlier in his life, he was a high-school physics teacher, street corner magician, researcher, editor of a professional journal, keynote speaker, college professor, USAID project director, and writer. He has served as the editor of ISPI's Performance & Instruction for more than 10 years. He has written a monthly GameLetter for 25 years; it currently appears as the GameBlog at https://www.thiagi.com
MATTHEW RICHTER
Matthew Richter is the President of The Thiagi Group. He is a facilitator, game designer, instructional designer, and management consultant. Matthew has consulted and delivered training with many organizations including Grant Thornton, Twilio, VMWare, SanDisk, Redwood Trust, CenturyLink, Imerys, EA, Microsoft, Carolina Power and Light, IGT, Cadence Design Systems, and Sony. He is an expert in the areas of management, leadership, performance technology, and employee motivation. Matthew mixes corporate, not-for-profit, academic, and independent experience, enabling him to adapt and best serve his clients. His book, The Leadership Story: A New Model for Leadership was published in 2016. LOLA: Live Online Learning Activities, co-authored with Thiagi, hit the shelves on June 1, 2020. And his upcoming book, The Managerial Toolkit, will be published later this year.
