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The great urban outdoors
1Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham.
Health Manpower Management
|December 9, 1992
Summary
The Great Urban Outdoors exercise uses urban settings for management development, unlike traditional rural programs. It emphasizes clear objectives, active tutoring, and debriefing for applying learning to healthcare challenges.
Area of Science:
- Management Development
- Healthcare Management
- Experiential Learning
Background:
- Traditional management development exercises often occur in rural settings.
- Urban environments present unique, often overlooked, challenges for healthcare managers.
- A need exists for management training that reflects the complexities of the modern healthcare workplace.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and describe "The Great Urban Outdoors," a novel management development exercise.
- To propose a framework for this exercise based on a managerial leadership model.
- To highlight the adaptability of the exercise to different participant needs and learning objectives.
Main Methods:
- The exercise is set in an urban environment, designed to create a sense of unfamiliarity.
- It incorporates active tutoring and clearly defined learning objectives.
- Tasks and locations are customizable to suit participant requirements.
Main Results:
- The urban setting provides a unique experiential learning context.
- A structured framework based on managerial leadership enhances the exercise's effectiveness.
- Emphasis on debriefing ensures learning transfer to real-world healthcare scenarios.
Conclusions:
- "The Great Urban Outdoors" offers a distinct and effective approach to healthcare management development.
- The exercise's adaptability and focus on practical application are key strengths.
- Effective debriefing is crucial for translating the experiential learning into actionable management strategies.