Participants will learn how to conduct an effective After Action Review and will participate in the “Crossing the River” exercise, a practical application of leadership, innovation and strategy in a challenging team environment. Participants will learn a cutting-edge technique called the “After Action Review.” The After Action Review (AAR) is used by many organizations, including the U.S Army, Navy Seals, Police and Fire Departments, surgical and trauma teams, and more recently, corporations to create a learning culture and focus on continuous improvement and sharing best practices across teams and organizations. Leaders can leverage the AAR to implement and reinforce change efforts, improve process execution, shape culture and influence employees to learn from past performance. Learning Objectives:

• Participants learn and practice a method to enhance a team’s capacity to perform, learn and adapt to change through a collaborative learning process emphasizing collective accountability.
• Participants engage in an experience requiring team strategy development and execution
• Participants learn the After Action Review Process, and the importance of balancing learning and performance culture
• Participants are able to better understand innovation leadership and adaptive leadership through participation in the exercise and “debrief”
• Teams participate in multiple iterations of the simulation, using the After Action Review as a means to discuss and improve team performance
• Participants learn how to develop a collaborative, open, candid, innovative team- learning environment