Józefa Fawcett - MA; Chartered FCIPD; FITOL, MIHM - OFQT Ltd

Józefa is based in Buckinghamshire, UK. Contact details are:
 

Józefa completed the Cognitive Edge training in UK - London June 2005. Józefa has experience in The future backwards; Story Construction; Anecdote Circles; and Participative observation.

Industry Specialisation

UK-based Independent Cognitive Edge Practitioner. 

A Learning Specialist with over 33 years experience across Retail; Area Management; Recruitment Agency; Further Education; Higher Education and Public Healthcare (UK) in a range of training, development, facilitation and learning roles.

Professional Background

Learning & Knowledge Development Consultant areas of expertise:

• Design of learning interventions for individuals, work teams and organisations
• Instructional designer for traditional, e-learning and open learning material
• Training delivery and/or facilitation of learning sessions and networking events
• Key note & platform speaking - delivery of parallel sessions at International conferences, pre/post-conference workshops and corporate away days
• Cognitive Mapping and Evaluation tools for business improvement and change
• Interim HRD Manager
• Voice-Over (narration, educational, corporate, conferences)
• ISO 10015+ Adviser
• EFQM Excellence Award Assessor

Senior Lecturer at University of Westminster (PG MA in Personnel & Development, PG MA Human Resource Development) teaching on:

• Learning & Development (module)
• Designing and Delivering Training (module)
• Management and Organisation(al) Development (module)
• Knowledge Management (module leader)
• Training and Development (workshop)

Researcher & Technical Expert (European Commission funded projects) such as:

• Implementation and evaluation of non-formal learning tools across Slovakia
• Field-testing and adaptation of online self-assessment tool for measuring quality of management against EFQM Excellence Model
• Design and validation of non-formal learning tools for European Project Managers
• Corporate University/Corporate Academy development

Projects Undertaken

Regularly applying principles of Anecdote Circles, Story Construction and The Future Backwards in a range of work programmes in the UK and across the rest of Europe.

Currently incorporating various aspects of Anecdote Circles and Story Construction in the development and delivery of NHS management development programmes.

Previous work included the establishment of a Healthcare Management Network for those in specific healthcare managment positions in NHS and others working in heath-related roles in the private, voluntary and social care sectors.  Project originally funded by Department of Health and managed by the Institute of Healthcare Management.  Aim was to support knowledge-sharing amongst management professionals from different disciplines and specialties with a view to enabling improved cross-boundary and cross-sector Interprofessional learning, collaborative working and co-operation.  This work continues across South Central England.

Additional Information

A non-technical knowledge professional that enjoys experimenting with blogging, text-to-speech cartoons and avatars as well as a variety of other mechanisms to support learning and knowledge-sharing interventions.