Reuse, Recycle &
Repurpose: Creating something new out of something old and how it applies to
training
The image above was provided as
part of this writing challenge. At first glance it’s hard to connect how a pile
of leaves relates to training, even with one leaf made out of book paper or
newsprint. As I sat pondering the connection I decided to just look up what
else could be made out of book paper. I’d had an inclining as a close friend of
mine had made a pumpkin out of a book last Halloween – very impressively too!
Here are some additional candidates I found on Etsy:
After
seeing a few examples of how book paper can be transformed into something
completely new, it hit me – we can look at training in a similar light. Instead
of creating every piece of training from scratch, we should be re-using and
re-purposing wherever possible.
I
admit, I steal shamelessly from my colleagues when I see a technique they’ve
used in their training that I find useful. A recent example is my use of a time
allocation graph I placed in my facilitator guides to help facilitators
visually see where to spend their time. Other examples include taking a
pre-built game and re-purposing it for use in your eLearning or classroom
training.
When you have the mindset of
continuous improvement, it’s easy to find inspiration wherever you look. The
question to ask yourself becomes “Can I use this in any way in my current
project?” They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery and as
Instructional Designers I believe it applies to us even more than within other
fields. We should strive to share our innovative ideas amongst each other AND
to encourage and promote recycling of those ideas in order to create something
entirely new!
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