The Fun Theory
Volkswagen has a very cool site up and running. It’s called The Fun Theory and the site states:
This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better.
One of their videos proves this point with no question:
There are more videos on the site and they are currently running a contest. As a technology trainer, teaching mostly on software applications and having very limited time to cover the material, there isn’t a lot of room for fun. So I try to make it fun with my humor and poking fun at myself when I make a mistake. Or easing stress by sharing stories of there ALWAYS being someone slower than you think you are at picking up information. I keep a laid back attitude too which trainees seem to appreciate.
How do you build fun into your training? Has the thought even crossed your mind?
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about 5 months ago
Stephanie, I had great fun learning about this fun theory! I’ve been trying to come up with an idea to make learning Excel fun. Maybe the VW engineers could create a piano key spreadsheet so a student could make music as they enter data —or play different tunes as they create formulas and analyze data.
about 5 months ago
Now that is something I would love to see!