How to plan when everything keeps changing?

How do you plan when everything keeps changing? Laura and Michelle think the answer might lie somewhere unexpected: in the story of Polynesian navigators who crossed thousands of miles of open ocean without maps, instruments, or GPS. What they uncover is that the problem with most L&D plans isn’t a lack of rigour, it’s that they’re built for stable ground. Drawing on the Polynesian concept of the sail plan and the TRI principles based on Laura’s 15 years of research, they explore what it looks like to hold a clear vision while staying constantly tuned in to the signals shifting around you. Along the way, they explore how Kristina from DECIEM applies cultural anthropology to capturing those signals in a notebook, and how Hannah shows what it means to throw out a platform, not because the plan failed, but because the signals said something better was possible. It’s an episode about the courage to navigate rather than just follow a route, and why the most important question in any plan might simply be: can you see your Tahiti?

Resources

The L&D Leader – Principles and practice for delivering business value by Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers (book) learningchangemakers.com/resources/the-ld-leader/

The L&D Navigator – part 1
learningchangemakers.com/case_studies/the-ld-navigator-part-1/

The L&D Navigator – part 2 The practice of navigating the unknown
learningchangemakers.com/case_studies/the-ld-navigator-part-2-the-practice-of-navigating-the-unknown/

The L&D Navigator – part 3 Raising islands together
learningchangemakers.com/case_studies/the-ld-navigator-part-3-raising-islands-together/

If, like us, you are interested in the story of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and the human role in non-instrumental navigation – dig deeper here:

• The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific – including an interview with Mau Piailug
  youtu.be/uxgUjyqN7FU?si=Epihz0z_XLeCXCpc
• The vision of the Polynesian Voyaging Society that inspired our navigation metaphor for L&D
  hokulea.com/about/

Case studies

Kristina Tsiriotakis – Making learning human at Deciem – Learning Uncut podcast ep 56
learninguncut.global/podcast/56/

Hannah Ryan – Crafting a learning culture at Versent Learning Uncut podcast ep 174
learninguncut.global/podcast/174/