INSIGHTS Getting Started with a Clear Agenda Agenda movers encounter a myriad of challenges on their journey to enact change. From scaling initiatives and managing stakeholders to navigating uncertainties and operating under tight deadlines, your agenda may include a number of obstacles. However, with the right strategies and mindset, these challenges can be transformed into …
Former US President Barack Obama once stated “Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.”
Arguably, this notion seems relatively young in the US business space but is gaining momentum. Empathy is a game-changing factor as businesses and organizations are:
Former US President Barack Obama once stated “Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.”
Arguably, this notion seems relatively young in the US business space but is gaining momentum. Empathy is a game-changing factor as businesses and organizations are:
As a part of Vivayic’s virtual team meeting in September, one of our guests was Dr. David Merrill, Emeritus Professor at Utah State University, who wrote the book, “The Principles of Instruction.”
Dr. Merrill shared a story about crayons and the beauty of combining a few primary colors to create the spectrum of a rainbow. So, how does this connect to instructional design?
Don’t Tell Me, Show Me! Wise Words from Dr. David Merrill Read More »
(The following is an open invitation to all agricultural education and culinary teachers from the Texas Beef Council and Vivayic)
To the educators preparing young people for careers in food production and food preparation,
We recently completed a 10-month project with Civic Nebraska to help develop the leadership capacity of the rapidly growing nonprofit organization. Civic Nebraska works to create a more modern and robust democracy for all Nebraskans (check out their work and sweet logo here: www.civicnebraska.org). Executive Director, Adam Morefeld, recognized the need for a formal leadership development program as a new layer of senior leaders were identified to manage the growing staff.
Training efforts are designed to have impact by changing behaviors, improving skills, and introducing new approaches. Often, though, we find that one of the most consequential outcomes is a simple one – more clear and consistent messaging. This was the case with a recently completed project for an international chemical manufacturing client.
Hidden Benefit of Well-Designed Training Initiatives – Clearer Messaging Read More »
Many organizations and teams are quickly working to adapt to working in remote teams. Vivayic has been a remote team from our founding in 2006. We now have 33 employees in 11 states working with more than 50 clients across the country – we feel pretty confident in our experience in planning and facilitating virtual meetings and training events.
FREE Resource for Planning and Leading your Virtual Meetings and Training Events Read More »
A few months ago, while on site with a client, we worked to map out a solution architecture for their large learning initiative. As we talked through things, it became evident that a few performance support tools would greatly enrich the overall effectiveness of the curriculum.
What a Cookbook From College Taught Me About Improving Performance Support Tools Read More »
Q: Why does Vivayic use the game-based approach?
SD: The National Pork Board asked us to partner with them on reimagining how youth could be reached with their Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus (Youth PQA) program. It is the food safety, antibiotic use, and animal well-being awareness and education program for youth pork producers ages 8 to 19.