For 15 years Ive taught trainers and leaders and instructional designers the importance of making any learning event more fun. Ive given them reasons and ways to do it. Ive written about it many times including
All of the things I have taught and techniques I have used are valuable and helpful.
And they arent enough.
The training techniques and ideas all focus on the learning process. And while the process is important; when we focus too closely on a process we can lose sight of the result.
It is like when you tell someone their form is wrong and ignore that they still out bowl you by 30 pins. Or when you tell someone they hold the pen wrong when they write, but they still have pretty handwriting. Or they seem to do something in an unconventional but successful way.
In all of these cases, the focus on process keeps our sight away from the desired result.
So it is with fun and learning.
Will our learning be deeper and more lasting (as well as more enjoyable) if we do things to make the process fun? Of course.
But as I already said, that isnt enough.
If the person leading the training doesnt understand why...
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