Preface
Introduction: The Time for Brilliance Has Come
Chapter One: Fire Up the Synergy between Learners and Teachers
Chapter Two: Craft Content That Sings
Chapter Three: The ENGAGE Model: An Overview
Chapter Four: Energize Learners
Chapter Five: Navigate Content
Chapter Six: Generate Meaning
Chapter Seven: Apply to Real Work
Chapter Eight: Gauge and Celebrate
Chapter Nine: Extend Learning to Action
Chapter Ten: Bringing Out Brilliance in the Virtual Classroom
Conclusion: A Legacy of Learning
Resources:
A: Free Assessment--The Building Excellence Survey
B: Getting Started Creating Brilliance by Design
Running a Meeting
Designing a Workshop
C: Do-It-Yourself Templates
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Dr. Vicki Halsey is vice president of applied learning for The Ken Blanchard Companies and coauthor of Blanchard's Legendary Customer Service Training and their award-winning blended e-learning Situational Leadership II program. She also is the coauthor, with Ken Blanchard and others, of Leading at a Higher Level, as well as The Hamster Revolution and The Hamster Revolution for Meetings (with Mike Song and Tim Burress).
“This is the book I have been waiting half my life for. Now
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—Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration,
University of Southern California, and author of Still
Surprised
“Vicki Halsey is Blanchard’s master learning conductor. This book
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years of innovative design and delivery experience!”
—Ken and Margie Blanchard, bestselling authors and cofounders, The
Ken Blanchard Companies
“Vicki’s Brilliance Learning System plays a fundamental role in the
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—Marcus Buckingham, New York Times bestselling author of Go Put
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“Brilliance by Design is a contagious and disruptive book. Vicki’s
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complemented by emerging neurosciences, calls for a radical
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—Bruce H. Price, MD, Chief, Department of Neurology, McLean
Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical
School
“Fresh, engaging, and spirited…connects us all to our innate
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—Lisa Dokos, Director, Leadership and Organization Development,
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“Dr. Halsey reminds us that what is learned is more important than
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of the student, not the teacher.”
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—Betsy Myers, former Executive Director, Harvard Kennedy School
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—Christopher Granger, Senior Vice President, Team Marketing and
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—Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines, and
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—Kevin and Jackie Freiberg, coauthors of Nuts! and Boom!
“This book, filled with aha moments, is impossible to put
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-—Jan Baldwin, Co-CEO, Nth Generation Computing
“I’ve had the good fortune to experience Vicki’s Brilliance
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—Garry Ridge, President and CEO, WD-40 Company, and coauthor of
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“Vicki leads us to the summit of true enlightenment and expertly
shows us how to uncork the brilliance that lies in every
person.”
—Simon T. Bailey, author of Release Your Brilliance
“Brilliantly written, easily understood, and a model for
life-changing impact. Vicki’s work with us at the San Diego Padres
Guest Service Training to a staff of 2,000 employees and follow-up
implementation evolved into one of the most talked-about fan
experiences anywhere in the world.”
—Richard L. Andersen, CFE, President and CEO, Northlands
“Brilliance by Design presents a proven and powerful educational
design strategy. The concepts are simple and the rewards are
infinite.”
—Jim Irvine, Manager, Talent Management and Organizational
Learning, Nissan North America
“This book will inspire every educator to engage every
learner.”
—Marc Muchnick, author of No More Regrets!
“Unmatched in the arena of adult learning, Brilliance by Design is
the culmination of best practices in one easy, juicy, digestible
resource. Like Vicki herself, this book is a gift.”
—Victoria Cabot, Director of Field Operations, Vistage
International
“This book should be required reading for all school administrators
and teachers! Vicki blows traditional teaching methods out of the
water by exposing a new generation of educational strategies that
focus on delivery to ensure content mastery.”
—Melissa Holdaway, CEO and President, Arizona Charter Academy
“If every instructional designer, trainer, and teacher followed
Vicki’s principles, we’d all be leading richer lives filled with
many more brilliant moments of our own.”
—Steve Farber, author of The Radical
Leap and Greater Than Yourself
“Vicki’s ‘secret sauce’ is in how her ENGAGE process validates the
uniqueness of each participant, liberating people to discover their
native brilliance and to help others do the same.”
—Larry Ackerman, author of Identity Is Destiny and The Identity
Code
“A must-have for leaders, teachers, and learning departments
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transfer, and application.”
—Bill Dickinson, Vice President for Sales Training and Development,
CareFusion
“Whether you are a university professor, kindergarten teacher,
motivational speaker, or corporate trainer, the multidimensional
ENGAGE Model provides powerful insights on how to craft meaningful
and life-changing learning experiences.”
—R. Joseph Childs, DBA, Dean, College of Business and Legal
Studies, Southeastern University
“Vicki’s passion is clear and contagious—the opening chapters read
like a wonderful manifesto for the power of learning.”
—Kevin Eikenberry, author of Remarkable Leadership
“To see Vicki facilitate a workshop is to see a master in her
element—it’s a thing of high energy, optimism, and possibilities. I
witnessed the transformative effect her approach had on
participants at Save the Children. One of her simple truths, ‘The
one who is doing the talking is doing the learning,’ is a brilliant
and real contribution to the learning industry.”
—Justin Birtwell, Director, Global Workforce Learning and
Development, Save the Children
“It’s not only being an expert in what you teach but also
understanding the impact of how you teach that can help you change
the lives of those you serve. Brilliant, engaging, and
powerful.”
—Peter Winick, CEO, Thoughtleadershipleverage.com
“Fractal in nature, comprehensive in content, and truly brilliant
in design!”
—Shutopa Das, Learning and Performance Coach, Welk Resorts
“Vicki’s zest for teaching and bringing out the brilliance in
others is absolutely addictive. I know I will have to read this
book at least twice and maybe three times to make sure I’ve
dog-eared all the right pages and captured everything I can out of
it.”
—Brian Hennessy, Learning and Organizational Development
Consultant, Sentry Insurance
“As an academic scientist, I know that making discoveries requires
that I bring out the brilliance in my students. This book will help
me to more effectively teach and lead, whether in one-on-one
situations or in large lecture halls.”
—Sandra L. Schmid, Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology,
The Scripps Research Institute
“Amazing, useful, and so needed—this is the book the training world
has been waiting for! Vicki’s passion for creating supremely
effective training comes through in every word.”
—Mike Song, CEO, getcontrol.net, and coauthor of The Hamster
Revolution
“When embraced, the concepts, models, and tools in this book will
create a learning environment that will serve employees, drive
change, and improve results in any organization.”
—Terry McCune, President, K-Tube Corporation
“Vicki’s book puts theory into practice and is the most important
book you will read as a teacher and learner—period!”
—Bob Lorber, coauthor of Who Are You? What Do You Want? and Putting
The One Minute Manager to Work
“How many boring lectures have we all attended, pretending to watch
the speaker but completely tuned out? This never has to happen
again. Astutely written, insightful, and utterly practical,
Brilliance by Design reveals the secrets to optimizing adult
learning processes. Vicki writes using the very principles she is
explaining. Once I began reading, I couldn’t put it down.”
—Jesse Stoner, coauthor of Full Steam Ahead!
“At Grand Canyon University, students rave about Vicki’s sessions.
In this book she translates and explains what she does, making it
accessible to all who teach.”
—Taylor Carr, former Director, Ken Blanchard Executive MBA Program,
Grand Canyon University
“Brilliance by Design is a must for anyone who is responsible for
helping others excel and can be used to impact small groups or
hundreds of participants.”
—Mike Nation, Senior Vice President, Colorado State Bank and
Trust
“Despite my numerous years of teaching, I find that Dr. Halsey’s
book brings a fresh perspective to my craft and a renewed
enthusiasm to my students.”
—Lisa Smedley, biology teacher, Rancho Bernardo High School
“This book has enabled me to foster and develop a culture of
learning within my organization. The brilliance is in the
design.”
—Jeff Lindeman, SPHR, MSEL, Director of Human Resources, San Diego
County Regional Airport Authority
“I was able to employ immediately many of the strategies in my
sessions. This book will definitely be my primary training
guide.”
—Michael L. Jury, Training and Development Specialist, General
Dynamics NASSCO
“Having had the privilege of learning from Vicki in the classroom,
I am excited to bring her formula for successful teaching to our
agency. Brilliant!”
—Robert Finn, MBA, Chief of Police, City of Southlake, Texas
“This book will maximize your training investment!”
—Marty Draude, Director, Learning and Development, Avnet, Inc.
“Vicki’s models are powerful and can be useful tools to anchor and
shape your total experience of life.”
—Novalena J. Betancourt, author of The Total Female Package
“As a result of reading Brilliance by Design, I improved my ability
to learn, teach, and lead in the workplace. Most importantly, I was
able to transfer the lessons enforced in the text to improve my
role as parent to my two pre-adolescent children.”
—Curtis F. Manriquez, President, CFM Real Estate Services, Inc.
“Brilliance by Design is about knowing my own brilliance and caring
for myself so that I can bring out the brilliance in others.
Vicki lives what she has written.”
—Kevin Bullard, board member, Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Greensboro
“The nuggets from this book have caused me to see my unique
opportunity to be brilliant, and its truths have caused me to see
this in others.”
—David Burk, Ken Blanchard Executive MBA Program, Cohort
7, Grand Canyon University
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