KAIL Training Team brings Systems Thinking Workshop at BCCF

On October 1, 2016 KAIL cooperating with Simpul Space BCCF organized Systems Thinking Workshop at their place, located in South Cibeunying No. 5, Bandung and runs from 8.30 am to 17.30 pm. The theme in the workshop was education. The workshop was attended by 22 participants representing various communities, schools and individuals.

The team was Deta Ratna Kristanti Iswari (Deta), Kukuh Samudra (Kukuh) dan Debby Josephine (Debby), trainers Systems Thinking of KAIL. In addition to the three of them, the workshop was also supported by student volunteers, namely Habib, Farhan and Hana from ITB. Habib and Farhan acted as group mentors and Hana did the meeting minutes.

In this workshop, the participants were introduced to the basic concepts of Systems Thinking and practiced it as a strategic planning tool. To ensure that participants understand the material and be able to practice Systems Thinking, they were divided into four groups, each of which was accompanied by a mentor. Each group chose a theme that will be appointed as a case to be discussed together. The themes raised by each group were: family education, ideal teacher, mindset and character of child, as well as individual learning.

The methods used in this workshop were very diverse. A serious conceptual framework lecture, interspersed with fun games that make abstract concepts easier to understand, and is followed by practice of direct application of the concepts in the context chosen by each group. Participants were very enthusiastic throughout the workshop process. By the time the session ended, they went home with happy face.