This report summarizes the evaluation of a "Dialogue in the Dark" workshop for team building and leadership. It found that participants highly rated the workshop and its ability to foster bonding, cooperation, and new perspectives. Participants reported improving their listening, adaptability, and ability to work outside their comfort zone. The workshop also increased appreciation for those with disabilities. All participants recommended the unique experience.

1. Dialogue in the Dark Business
Workshop
Team Building & Leadership Workshop
25th April 2015
Evaluation Report

2. Contents
• Participant Profile
• Executive Summary
• Evaluation
• Recommendation
• Photo Journey
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3. Participant Profile
22%
78%
Gender
Female
Male
12%
22%
25%
17%
21%
3%
Par)cipant
Profile
Opera'ons
Marke'ng
Sales
Senior
Management
HR
IT
Average
Age
:
37

4. Polad Group
OPR
Goyani
Group
Participating Companies

5. Executive Summary
• Excellent ratings for the workshop in general : 4.6 out of 5
• Participants were impressed by how they managed
constraints and accomplished the tasks as well as bonded
with teammates while maintaining patience and empathy
• During the experience, participants confessed that it was
important to work as a team and at the same time trust on
blind facilitators to achieve success

6. Executive Summary
• Participants agreed to the fact that workshop assisted them
in improving their listening capabilities, initiative
taking potential and working outside the comfort zone
• Participants regard the entire experience as unusual,
unique and life-changing perspective
• 100% participants recommended this workshop

7. Most Impressive experience during
the Workshop
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Bonding
&
Cohesion
Being
able
to
overcome
constraints
quickly
Being
grateful
about
eyesight
Change
of
perspec've
about
myself
Change
of
perspec've
on
environment

8. What helped you Cope with
Darkness
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
My
capacity
to
adapt
Ac've
listening
Trust
The
Group
Communica'on
with
my
peers
Acceptance
of
the
situa'on
Support
of
the
Blind
trainer

9. Activities in the Dark -
Comments
• “Coordination & Understanding”
- CEO
• “The take away was a great experience and activity
to build leadership qualities and work in team Co-
coordinator”
- Executive Indian Women Network
Average
Score
:
4.5
/
5

10. The reflection in the Light -
Comments
• “Excellent”
- CEO
• “Communication as an integral part of learning”
- Team Manager
• “Respect for the ABLED community”
- HR. Manager
Average
Score:
4.3
/
5

11. The Trainers - Comments
• “Excellent Coordination”
- CEO
• “There was an excellent degree of variation and the
outcome was absolutely brilliant”
- VP Operations
• “Hats off, Kudos”
- Operations Manager
Average
Score:
4.4
/
5

12. Event as a Whole - Comments
• “A lot that one learns”
- CEO
• “Trust is an important factor for success. Have learnt a
lot on leading teams”
- Asst. Operations Manager
• “This workshop opened the way I think about
leadership and how to manage teams”
- Vice President Operations
Average
Score:
4.6
/
5

13. Inspiration for Personal/
Professional Life
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
BeZer
integra'on
with
others
Modified
management
skills
Modified
communica'on
skills
Focus
on
team
interests'
Awareness
about
hidden
abili'es
Openness
towards
disabili'es

14. Reasons for Recommendation
• “Best understanding, coordination & team work”
- CEO
• “Building Team Work, Patience, confidence, Leadership
qualities”
- Co-ordinator Executive Indian Women Network
• “Improve communication skills and trust to create on
unknown person”
- Director
100
%
Recommenda)on

15. Reasons for Recommendation
• “Listening is of utmost importance. If you are a good listener
then half of your problems are already solved”
- Marketing Manager
• “This has never explored by me, One should definitely go to
have different perspective”
- Chief Admin. Manager
100
%
Recommenda)on

16. Photo Journey

17. Dialogue in the Dark Business
Workshop
Team Building & Leadership Workshop
25th April 2015
Evaluation Report