On 16 - 17 April 2024, organised the Anna Lindh Foundation Swedish network an online workshop on how to grow our skills and take a leap from the idea to the implementation phase.
The workshop was held by our network member, coach and trainer Johanna Westbrandt from Waytogo.
Main topics covered:
- What does it mean to master a skill
- The best conditions for learning and skills development
- What stands in the way of learning
- Introduction to models of learning and training
- Crafting a personal plan for learning the skills you need
Main take-aways from the workshop:
- Understanding more of how learning happens and how a skill is developed
- Real time experience of how fast humans learn anything
- Interaction between participants in the workshop, discussions and reflecting together
- Space for peer learning among each other
- Possibility to ask questions from the facilitator who has several decades of experience in training, teaching and learning
Day 1: What is learning and how to develop any skill?
On the first day, participants dived into what learning and skills development really are and what the perfect conditions are for learning new skills. Participants got a first hand experience of how fast humans learn when conditions are right. Johanna shared some models of learning and how to set up a plan for different types of skills development.
Day 2: Creating the plan: What skills do I need to advance in my project or endeavor
On the second day, the participants created their own plan of developing the skills they need to advance in their own projects and found out how to support others when they need to develop their skills. Johanna introduced us to the first steps needed and start the journey of acquiring the skills you want.
Language: English
About our trainer:
Johanna Westbrandt is the founder and chairman of the civil society organization Waytogo. She is an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in sales, business development and personal development. She has trained people for most of her career and in later years she has coached leaders and entrepreneurs who are up to something big in the world. As a consultant she helps organizations to develop company core values, formulate purpose, vision, mission. In the organization Waytogo she has developed expertise and written a book about matters of inclusion in society and has trained and coached youth (unaccompanied minors, newly arrived refugee youths and youth from socio economically challenged neighborhoods) in leadership, self management, learning and mindset.
Questions: please contact the Swedish network coordinator, Rasha Shaaban.
This workshop is organised with the support of the Anna Lindh Foundation, EU and the Swedish Ministry of Culture.