Facilitate a meeting with your innovation team to plan how you will innovate and improve one (1) procedure and one (1) practice. prototype design, ready to test in practice. Keep in mind this needs to be completed within the time remaining of your placement block.

?Procedure: Ensure the children are adequately supervised at all times by maintaining the right ratio in the center

?Practice: Having fixed staff members to cover breaks at all times.

In this meeting you will need to:

• Provide an introduction to prototyping and testing as per the Design Thinking approach
• Put together a prototype plan for implementing the innovative idea/s - remember to reinforce the value of innovation and remind the team of the purpose of the activity
  • Review service policies and procedures to remain within required guidelines
  • Assign responsibilities, roles and deliverables for implementing the plan
  • Establish core drivers, milestones and documentation for recording progress and outcomes
  • Determine how you will measure success
  • Determine how you will involve and communicate with stakeholders throughout the testing phase
  • Discuss emotional intelligence and change management strategies for implementing the innovative change that is respectful and considerate of service personnel and community members.
• Using your prototype plan, update your WIP with timelines and tasks assigned to members of the team, ready to commence implementation, once the plan is approved.
• Ensure the team is confident and clear about expectations and where required, provide training to enable everyone to complete tasks assigned to them.
• Share the Prototype plan and WIP with your Supervisor and if they're satisfied, have them sign their approval on the plan. If not, liaise with your team to reach a mutually agreeable plan for implementation.
• Remember to acknowledge and celebrate the strengths, achievement and efforts of each and every team member, using the chosen method established in the first meeting.

Benchmark Criteria Applied techniques that promoted flexibility in interactions with others and show consideration for the emotions of others when making decisions. Developed plans for responding to emotional expressions with the team. Built and led team, maximising opportunities for innovation. Collaborated with stakeholders and developed ideas for enhancing work environment. Developed performance plans with key performance indicators (KPIs), outputs and goals for individuals or the team, which incorporated input from stakeholders. Developed or modified policies and procedures for promoting team member accountability for personal work and team tasks. Encouraged team members to participate in and to take responsibility for team activities. Established and maintained open communication processes with relevant stakeholders. Communicated information from line management to the team. Communicated and followed-up unresolved issues, concerns and problems raised by team members with line management. Encouraged and fostered shared understanding of purpose, roles and responsibilities. Supported the team to meet expected performance outcomes, including providing formal and informal learning opportunities as needed.