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Solving real problems with peers: Co-development at work

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What if your best advisors were already in your organization: peers who have run into the same problems as you?

A problem has remained unsolved for weeks, yet sometimes twenty minutes with colleagues from other backgrounds is enough to get it moving, provided you dare to say “I don’t know how to do this.” This module gives you the full sequence of a structured session and five lighter ways to call on colleagues day to day, without a facilitator or complex setup.

~20 min at your own paceKey skill: Continuous and Peer LearningAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites

What you’ll take away

  • the six-step sequence for helping a colleague untangle a real problem
  • the belief that a naive question sometimes helps more than expert advice
  • five simple opportunities to seek other perspectives, from lunch to a monthly ritual

Who it’s for

Managers and team members looking to their peers for answers that expertise alone can’t provide.

Learning objectives

  1. Explain peer co-development as an attitude to learning rather than a method reserved for formal groups.
  2. Run a simplified six-step session, from the client’s “how” question to the final sharing of what was learned.
  3. Take the consultant role: ask questions to clarify, reframe the problem, and share possible approaches without giving advice.
  4. Set up five informal peer practices, in a climate where everyone dares to share a difficulty they haven’t solved.

How does this module work?

The steps of the Adaptive module.

  1. Self-assessmentOn nine dimensions, to gauge current habits and guide the practice.
  2. Expert videoA ~10 min video with three pauses for reflection.
  3. Practice scenariosThe first two scenarios chosen from the self-assessment, then sixteen more, optional. Every answer gets feedback: what it leads to, and one way to improve.
  4. Dated commitmentOne action to try, written by the learner or chosen from the suggestions.
  5. Memo to downloadKey takeaways, questions, commitment, personal notes, and checklists.

Duration: ~20 min. Excluding bonus practice scenarios and optional in-depth content.

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Let’s discuss your goals and where this module fits in your training program.