Instructional Design

ATK Project - OC-6 Team Methodology

Challenge

One of the services that Apela-Tila Kalua Native Hawaiian Organization (ATK) provides is consulting on team sequencing for small businesses, start-ups, and other groups. This comes from the fact that the overall start-up/small business one-year survivability rate is 10% (Patel, 2015). When you add on historically marginalized populations as the owners and founders the number goes even lower.

ATK is seeking to change this trajectory by harnessing the power of custom, AI-driven algorithms that use 10,000-year-old Hawaiian wisdom and modern science. The algorithm identifies traits in the individuals who make up the core team. Then, with the help of a coach, it shows the individuals not only how to come together as a team but also how to come together as a high-performance team by properly sequencing them into positions.

Our three-person team developed the first module of a multiple-module instructional unit during the spring semester of 2024 as part of OPWL 537, Instructional Design.

Goals

The critical tasks for Module 1 were:

OC-6 Team Concepts (Aloha Āina perspective)
1. Explain Mana
2. Define Canoe
3. Acknowledge Ohana
Introduce OC-6 Team Methodology
1. Identify ARAPS
2. Acknowledge what should be occurring in each step
  1. Complete Assessments
  2. Review Results
  3. Collaborate and Align
  4. Define Paddlers
  5. Explore Storytelling
Complete assessments

Solutions

Design a comprehensive 40-minute lesson plan along with a corresponding slide deck tailored for a virtual startup meeting. We have customized the slide deck so that it can adapt to what is needed for each start up meeting. Understanding the conceptual information and general process lays the foundation of conceptual information vital for an alohapreneur to understand their place in the canoe and which paddler should join him/her/they in the canoe. The canoe is a concept that is the metaphorical vehicle to building a successful team. In the same way the right paddlers are needed in a canoe, you must have the correct alohapreneurs to create ohana.

Slide Deck

Approach

The process starts when an entrepreneur approaches an OC-6 coach seeking a different approach (AlohaPreneurialship) to grow their business/start-up/cause. This task is the foundational concept and process to start understanding the OC6 team methodology. Our systematic approach commenced with a project focus, aiming to gather further insights into organizational intelligence. The subsequent step involved conducting a Learner and Environmental Analysis, which posed challenges given the experimental nature of the process and the absence of accessible learners for direct interviews, necessitating reliance on our Subject Matter Expert (SME). Following this, the Task Analysis phase ensued, characterized by iterative refinements as we endeavored to grasp the intricacies of the tasks at hand. Lastly, the Learning Requirements Analysis was conducted, contemplating the potential utility of a job aid in facilitating task execution.

A significant aspect of this experience was our engagement in the OC-6 Team methodology process, affording us the invaluable opportunity to acquire knowledge through practical application and hands-on involvement.

Reflection

I believe that every instructional designer fondly recalls their inaugural project! I express deep appreciation to OPWL and Dr. Giacomo for designing a course that enables us to translate theoretical knowledge into practical application through authentic group projects with tangible professional outcomes. It is also gratifying knowing that our deliverables will be used to help startups and those looking to join a team and do it through the Aloha Āina perspective.

References

Giacumo, L. A., Villachica, S. W., & Stepich, D. A. (2023). Instructional Design for Organizational Justice: A Guide to Equitable Learning, Training, and Performance in Professional Education and Workforce Settings. (Version 5 Prototype). OPWL Course Site.

Patel, N. (2015, January 16). 90% of startups will fail: Here's what you need to know about the 10%. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilpatel/2015/01/16/90-of-startups-will-fail-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-10/?sh=3b2a749f6679

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