In
2008 ACCSR will be holding Experience CSR on:
September 9th, Melbourne
October 28th, Brisbane
November 27th, Sydney
Click here for more information (212 KB PDF)
ExperienceCSR is
our flagship CSR strategy workshop. ExperienceCSR
is an interactive, web-enabled business game that
helps practitioners across a range of backgrounds
and experience levels understand and manage corporate
social responsibility. In ExperienceCSR, participants
learn CSR change management best practice so they
are ready to review, improve or introduce CSR strategy
and tactics in their organisation.
Participants learn about both stakeholder and organisational
aspects of implementing a successful CSR strategy.
They build and implement a strategy focused on
a corporation’s
ethical responsibilities to employees, the community, customers, suppliers, the
environment and – of course – shareholders, and get immediate feedback
on their strategy.
The workshop provides a safe environment to experiment
with CSR strategy and try new things, see the results
and build confidence for real world application.
The time between cause and effect is minimised allowing
years of experience to be conferred in mere hours.
The learner is focused on the variables that truly
matter and that are within their control. ExperienceCSR
helps managers make better CSR decisions.
Summary of ExperienceCSR
Advantages |
| Simulation Attribute |
Efficiency
Managers learn more in less time and at
a lower cost |
Effectiveness
The quality of learning is superior |
| Safe environment for
mistakes |
SOHK*: Although a
single manager's mistake is unlikely to
have catastrophic consequences, the multiplicative
effect of several poor managers can bury
a company (e.g. Enron).
ExperienceCSR: Managers can experiment
without risking their careers or the company's
bottom line. |
SOHK: Risk aversion
can lead to consistently making familiar
choices. These aren’t necessarily
the best choices (nor possibly the safest!)
but feel safe because manager understands
the outcome.
ExperienceCSR: Freedom to experiment, try
new things, see the results and build confidence
for real world application. |
| Condense Time |
SOHK: Can take weeks,
months and even years to learn the full
consequences of a decision.
ExperienceCSR: The time between cause and
effect is minimised allowing years of experience
to be conferred in mere hours. |
SOHK: Because of the
time lag between decision and result, the
link between the two can be blurred.
ExperienceCSR: Time lag is controlled so
the link between the two can be cemented
in a manager's mind. |
| Focus the learner
on what really matters |
SOHK: Multi-tasking
means that managers are continuously jumping
in and out of learning moments. Each time
they return to a specific learning opportunity,
there is a ramp-up period required.
ExperienceCSR: As discrete, focused experiences,
managers can start and finish a learning
moment without wasting time. |
SOHK: The sheer
volume of variables at play makes it
difficult for a manager to truly understand
what influenced an outcome.
ExperienceCSR: The manager is focused on
the variables that truly matter and that
are within their control. This provides
an accurate picture of cause and effect. |
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*SOHK: School of Hard Knocks
Australian managers
said this about ExperienceCSR:
“A great opportunity to get the team focused on the wider implications
of CSR throughout the Corporation and help stimulate new thinking in an enjoyable
way.”
Elizabeth Rich, Manager Corporate
Social Responsibility, Australia Post
“A great way for existing CSR practitioners
to explore their current approach and learn new ways
of implementing their CSR strategies."
Joanna Ivers, Group Adviser
Corporate Social Responsibility, National Australia
Bank
“An excellent "how-to" step by step
interactive learning experience for people setting
up a CSR strategy for their business unit or organisation.”
Francesca Hunter, Program
Consultant, National Australia Bank Learning
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