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PEDAGOGY | DESIGN | KISHOTENKETSU
The Law of Stable Minimum of Design
(minimalism in workshop and program design)
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Xiuying
was still quite new to her job with an NGO when she was asked to facilitate a workshop on MYE — Meaningful Youth Engagement. Full of excitement and eager to learn, she had said yes. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride that such an important session had been entrusted to her.
Knowing exactly how to proceed, and full of confidence with her skills and ability to learn, a few days later she enrolled for an online Workshop Design Program with a reputed professional instructional design company operating all over the region. There was time. It was worth the investment. She would learn some extra skills and do what was expected of her.
When the day of the first class had come, Xiuying made sure she got to a place with a stable Internet connection in time. She chose a Starbucks cafe on the way from her home to her place of work, where she knew there were power points, good A/C, connectivity, a bathroom nearby, and nobody would bother her — even if she would stay for a few hours without buying a drink.
She logged in and navigated to the Zoom link…
