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How to run a Savvy Start

How to run a Savvy Start

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How to run a Savvy Start

- As we've discussed, the first step to a successful project begins with something called the Savvy Start. It's a brainstorming event in which the design team and key stakeholders review collected background information, and generate initial design ideas. This phase of the process begins with jumping into solutions stakeholders may already have in mind. They may think that their learners need to communicate more effectively. Or demonstrate better organization skills, or any number of ideas. From these initial ideas, instructional events are brainstormed, sketched, and prototyped quickly. The savvy start session may take a half day, it may take two full days, or sometimes even longer. The length often depends on a variety of issues, such as availability of people or meeting space. How long a Savvy Start takes can result from project parameters such as quantity and complexity of content, or the variation in learner readiness. As intense and fun as Savvy Starts often are and should be…

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