Author: Stefan Vesenmeier, PMP
VP Events, PMI Switzerland Chapter
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” Confucius
I am very happy and proud to present our new event format "Virtual Workshops" today.
Usual virtual events and webinars are good ways to convey and pass on theoretical knowledge and experiences, but as Confucius teaches us in his quote, only when we do something hands-on, we do understand it.
And this is exactly what we target with our new virtual workshop series. Despite the fact that social distancing restricts in-person interactions, we would like to offer practical and interactive home learning experiences.
So we develop our workshop series with the following four cornerstones in mind:
- All workshops are led by professional and experienced trainers.
- Due to the personal interaction between the participants among themselves and/or with the trainer / facilitator, only a limited number of participants are allowed.
- Offer the workshops for our members at very reasonable and fair conditions.
- And - the workshops are supposed to be fun.
The kick-off of our Virtual Workshop series will be on August 26th with an interactive "LEGO Serious Play" workshop. Two experienced trainers Jens Dröge and Rolf Bielser will guide the participants to think and solve problems with the LEGO bricks in a professional environment. Two actual issues will serve as exemplary scenarios:
1. The working environment after Covid-19
2. What’s required by today’s virtual leader
Are you curious? Please find here the details of the workshop: https://lego-online.eventbrite.ch
For the second Virtual Workshop on 15th of September we are happy to win over again Peter Taylor, who will introduce us to the paradigm shift from traditional Project Management to ‘Social Project Management’. Social Project Management is about people; it empowers people to engage in the project management process. Peter will show what the benefits are, as well as the challenges and opportunities.
Please find more about the workshop here: https://social-project-management.eventbrite.ch
We hope our new workshop offering meets the interest and needs of our members and all people who are working in Project Management. As we believe to continues improvement, we are grateful for all feedback you might have to understand not only what we are doing well - but also what we could improve. So please tell us what you think.
Finally, I would like to thank our Virtual Events Team for making the Virtual Workshop Series happen
Regards,
Stefan Vesenmeier
VP Events, PMI Switzerland