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Our approach

Learning through stories always requires interaction between people. It is an open and creative collaborative process, in which participants:
  • express their own story as clearly as possible and from their own experience
  • listening to the other person's stories
  • learning from (each other's) stories (in other words, broadening one's own perspective)
  • jointly create a new perspective for action
  • and based on that new perspective, work together on a new direction/new milestones/a new common goal.

To achieve that goal, Learning Stage opts for a pragmatic approach: the Learning Stage model.

The Learning Stage model

We provide tailored solutions for every need. We guide participants through four learning stages:

Stage 1: KNOW

Because we know that people learn through and from stories, we start by retrieving those stories. For example, through 1-on-1 interviews or an evaluation study. We make an analysis of the perspectives collected, which lays the foundation for the next phase.

Stage 2: UNDERSTAND

By bringing all the stories together, a complete picture is created: what is going well, what could be improved, what should really be different and who and what is needed for that change? In joint reflection sessions, the stories are shared and supplemented into a complete ‘learning story’. We use various narrative-based reflection methods, such as the use of metaphors, a plot diagram, force field analyzes and pattern recognition. This reflection increases mutual understanding for everyone’s challenges and solutions.

Stage 3: ACT

‘Lessons learned’ are only ‘learned’ when the lessons have been experienced and implemented. Theater anticipates this. After all: by playing a change, you experience as an individual, as a team and as an organization what that change means for, for example, collaboration, communication, organizational culture, positioning. Theatre-based learning involves experiencing theater (reception), making it yourself (production), and thinking about meaning (reflection). Think of a theater performance, a theater workshop or reflection play.

Stage 4: CHANGE

People and organizations change themselves, and while learning: only when the lessons are applied are they learned. If desired, we support our clients with advice and training. So that the organization can tackle the next challenge itself with narrative-based learning and reflection. After all, the only constant in life is change.

Learning Cycle

A continuous cyclical process connects the four phases (know, understand, act and change) in a powerful feedback loop. Each phase reinforces the next.

Practical application leads to:

  • Increased engagement and performance.
  • Acceleration of learning.
  • Personal growth and development of adaptability.
  • Improving collaboration and communication.
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