Course Objectives
What is EcoManagement™?
EcoManagement™ is a unique learning technology that
draws insights from growth patterns in nature through
the integration of three powerful techniques (1) the
technique of free association, (2) experiential learning,
and (3) the technique of unstructured principles derivation(UPD)
(details are in the methodology section) . EcoManagement™
was developed on the belief that the natural world and
the man-made world operates according to similar principles
and that many solutions to organisational problems can
be found in the natural world.
By learning from nature's simple
and efficient solutions for maximizing growth, EcoManagement™
inspires breakthrough thinking and innovative ways of
looking at challenges we face in organisations.
In many applications, from the
design of products to building relationships, and from
creating organizational structure to visioning for future
growth and company direction, using nature as a model
of success, EcoManagement™ helps participants discover
innovative principles and solutions that build sustainable
performance and growth for themselves and their organizations.
Objectives
The major thrust of the workshop is to stimulate &
provoke participants to develop their own set of managerial
and organisational principles derived from their observation
of the growth patterns in nature (as opposed to teaching
them a set of given principles.) These principles will
centre on the theme of enhancing performance at 3 levels
: personal, interpersonal and organisational performance.
At the end of the workshop, participants
will submit a document detailing the principles they
have developed and would like to experiment with at
their workplace.
Methodology
EcoManagement™ is unique, provocative, and counter-intuitive.
It is differentiated from all other traditional teaching
& training in that it moves from the unstructured
to the structured; from what initially appears to be
non-sense to making lots of sense at the end. EcoManagement™
integrates three powerful proven learning techniques:
(1) the technique of free association – Participants
are exposed to the natural world , they make their observations,
find correlation between the natural world and their
organisations, and derive principles that applies to
themselves, others and the organisation. (2) experiential
learning – Participants are taken into virgin
rainforest and rivers in which all five senses of the
participants are stimulated to maximise and accelerate
their learning. (3) the technique of unstructured principles
derivation – No models, principles, frameworks
are introduced to the participants. They have to do
their own search in the world of nature and derive the
principles for themselves. When learning comes from
themselves, there is greater internalization and ownership.
Course Contents
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What is EcoManagement™? |
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Framing the assignment for participants
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Why study nature to derive principles
for enhancing personal & organisation performance? |
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What constitutes the natural system? |
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The Behavioural Styles Profiler
™ - profiling human behaviour based on the
observation of wild animals from the natural world
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Learning from Nature Treking |
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Learning from Nature Cruise on
the river (night activity) |
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Learning from jungle survival
skills of the Orang Asli |
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Self & group reflection |
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Sharing and presentation of learnings
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Debrief – making sense of
it all |
Who Should Attend
Managers, team leaders, project managers,
supervisors , technical and non-technical professionals

Trainers/Facilitators
Lead Facilitator
Wayne Kwan is the co-developer of EcoManagement™.
He is the co-founder & lead consultant of the MAD
Center®, the Management Assessment & Diagnostic
Center, a consulting firm specialising in scientifically-validated
assessment & diagnostic tools for personal, interpersonal
& organisatonal effectiveness. He has more than
15 years of experience in management training, education,
research and consulting. He is best known for effectively
applying and integrating management assessment and diagnostic
tools into training and consulting such as the 3-Sixty
Profiler™, Competency Profiler™, Myers Briggs
Type Indicator™, & DISC Personal Insights
Profile™. Wayne is also author of a number of
management publications and has presented papers in
international management conferences. Wayne has extensive
experience, knowledge and training in applied business
psychology & behaviour. He holds bachelor, graduate,
and professional degrees in management from both local
and overseas universities. Wayne consults with organisations
representing a broad spectrum of businesses that include
some of the Fortune 500 companies. Some of his clients
include the Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore
Airlines, IBM, Bosch Group, British Airways, Prudential
Insurance, Pacific Internet, Ricola Asia Pacific, and
many more.
Other Facilitators
They represent a wide range
of experts on nature. Many of them are members of the
Nature Society and have written books and articles on
living things & animals from the world of nature. |