Basically, it is learning by doing. It is through activity that people truly realize what works and what doesn't. When people already know how to be most effective, the experiences give them an opportunity to practice their skills.
Experience-based training is an approach to learning used to develop relationships, enhance performance, or influence organization-wide improvements. Experiential training typically includes action, reflection, discussion, transfer, and support for individuals or groups of adult learners.
Experience-based training is one of the most effective tools for facilitating organizational and personal improvement. It consists of some traditional training methods blended with activities that bring out the "people dynamics" in situations. It focuses on specific outcomes and is led by experienced practitioners able to help your organization, your leaders, or your people make tangible and meaningful transfers between a learning experience and ongoing real-world challenges.
DoingWorks uses two foundational models in most of its training working with teams: the group life cycle and the experiential learning cycle. (See below.) In all cases, we use your language and situations to customize the the training to "fit" with the outcomes you expect.
If you want to learn to facilitate experientially, join us for a Train The Trainer.