Dr. Percy Vaid

***We’re proud to share a major milestone.*** The acquisition of Mynd strengthens our journey to build a global learning ecosystem, one that combines instructional design, creative execution, and high-scale delivery into a single, seamless experience. As we move forward, our focus remains the same: enabling smarter, faster, and more impactful learning for clients everywhere. Mynd GmbH Upside Learning Solutions - A Division of Mitr Mitr Learning & Media Pvt. Ltd. #learningimpact #instructionaldesign #globallearning #acquisitionnews #mitrlearningandmedia #mynd #upsidelearning

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Facilitation is all about being present, being authentic even at the risk of being vulnerable. While people around strive to bask in standing ovations, spotlights and razzmatazz a facilitator believes in being invisible, being an anchor, being a catalyst that allows the group to reflect and share. While the world aspires to be the loudest speaker, makes noise about how good they are and how much they know, a facilitator chooses to embrace silence. Rather than chasing complexities a facilitator prefers simplicity.. chooses to make learnings simple for the group. While everyone jumps to conclusions, makes judgements, attempts to prove only they are right and that their opinions have the highest value.. a facilitator tends to accept diversity, includes and involves every single person in the room, holds back his opinions, views and judgements. A facilitator challenges the group without making them feel challenged. A facilitator nudges the group without pushing them in a corner A facilitator supports the group without making them feel inferior or incompetent A facilitator questions the group without making them insecure. Doing facilitarion is easy .. being a facilitator is what takes efforts, practice and lot of self reflection and control. ##folksschool #cftp #facilitraining #seriouslearningthefunway FOLKS School Of Facilitation and Learning Sapna Jain,CFTP

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FAIR does not mean equal. We often assume that fairness in the workplace means treating everyone exactly the same. But fairness sometimes demands a different approach – one which recognises that sameness and fairness are not always the same thing. Being fair requires us to understand the difference between equality and equity. Equality is the term used to describe a situation when everyone is given the same support regardless of their individual circumstances. Think of equality as dividing a cake into equal slices, with no regard for who is hungry, allergic to sugar, has special dietary requirements or baked it in the first place. It sounds neat and tidy. But it rarely results in fair outcomes. Equity, on the other hand, is about fairness through difference. It takes into account each person’s unique background, barriers and needs. Instead of offering identical support, it offers the right support. Equity is about what each individual needs to succeed and how support can be given to get them there. Imagine three people of different heights trying to look over a fence to watch a football game. If each is given the same size box to stand on, only the tallest will get a clear view – that is equality. If the shortest gets the highest box, the medium-height person gets a mid-sized one and the tallest gets nothing because they do not need it, then that is equity. The goal is not that everyone has the same box but everyone can see the game. Nowhere is this distinction more important than in workplaces. In a workplace, equality might mean offering every employee the same training session. Equity means offering additional coaching to those who did not have the same educational opportunities. Equality might be offering everyone the same work-from-home policy. Equity might mean adapting those policies to accommodate someone with a disability or someone caring for an ageing parent. Equity does not mean favouritism. It means recognising that some people are running the same race but with heavier shoes – or shoes that do not fit. Critics often argue that equity feels unfair, is uncomfortable and creates favourites. But equity does not pit people against each other. It lifts those who have been left behind. This can feel challenging to those who are used to seeing fairness as strict uniformity. But offering the same thing to everyone in unequal circumstances does not level the playing field – it reinforces the imbalance. This is not to say equality is irrelevant. Equality is a worthy goal – a future state where we might not need equity based adjustments because everyone does start from the same line. Organisations that embrace equity build cultures of inclusion. They recognise that support does not have to be identical to be fair but is has to be meaningful. #management #equity #equality #workplace #aimwa #fairness #leadership #hr #humanresources Cartoon used under licence: CartoonStock

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