Do you want a one direction-training or a circle of learning?
How do you feel about one-direction training?
You know the kind. Where the instructor talks the whole time and you feverishly take notes to capture everything. And either the class is too big for any sort of Q&A or the session is recorded with no practical way for dialogue.
This is how first-year of college survey classes work. Bulk delivery of information. Very little interaction. English Lit 101. World History 101. etc.
But when you get to your later years of study things change. Your final year elective in your major, or a masters program in your niche specialization. No more massive classrooms. No more inaccessible instructor. No more shoulder-to-shoulder interactions with your classmates.
Instead, it’s small group conversations. Not just “Any questions?”, but dialogue and interaction about the questions, drilling deeper. It’s no longer focused on learning from one instructor, but you are growing because or your engagement with your peers as well.
How do you feel about that kind of training? Not one-directional. But a circle of learning and interaction.
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The Technical and Strategic Data Leader isn’t designed for early career data professionals. Or hands-on individual contributors. Those people are often well served by one-directional training.
But when you reach a point in your career of leading a team. Facing strategic challenges from the business. And needing to integrate technical hurdles into that strategy. You need something else.
You want a learning experience that’s a circle of peers and experts.
Here’s what Jessi, a Business Intelligence Supervisor said about the cohort:
“The content is relevant and actionable. The cohort style is unique and offers more than other ‘one-directional trainings’. The cohort style wasn't just content presented one way to us. We got to hear other people talk and share perspectives either in sessions or in Volley App [Async messaging].
It was really helpful to hear similarities and differences from people in other organizations. It validated a lot of my own experiences and put things into perspective”
That’s a learning experience you won’t find on Udemy, YouTube, DataCamp or an MIT MOOC.
We just launched registration for our fall 2024 cohort. Limited seats (only 12 available). Would love to have you join us.
I’m here,
Sawyer
