SERVICES
Some of our Clients that have used these services:
The Petroleum Human Resources Association of Canada
Lethbridge College
Southern Alberta Institute of Alberta
The City of Calgary: Water Resources - Learning & Employee Development
The City of Calgary: Seniors' Services
Penn West Exploration
Technical Visuals & Writing
that strengthens communication.
Good communication is not a one-way street. It's ongoing engagement, connection and learning from your key stakeholders - whether employees, senior managers, clients or external stakeholders. Standing Stones uses our deep learning and design expertise to craft vehicles for two-way communication.
Dr. Anne Forster
Director, Innovation & Technology in Education, University of Sydney &
President, Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia
“This report is one of the best I have come across. Cheers”
On our ability to create vision through engaging communication of models and visions...
Lucelle Prindle
Administrator,
Centre for Teaching and Learning
Lethbridge College
"Since the catalyst provided by Standing Stones, we are entering an implementation phase... but we all remember that it was the vision that Standing Stones created that took LCC to this point."
Sample Writing Projects
Award-Winning Grant Writing: Facilitated and wrote a joint grant proposal for converting the Fire Fighter & Emergency Medical Services Technician program into an e-learning format for three partners - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Lakeland College and the Alberta Fire Training School. Based on the proposal, $571,000 was awarded from the Government of Alberta as part of the $744,000 total project - the amount awarded was the most awarded to any project to that date from the Funding Envelope.
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic), Lakeland College and the Alberta Fire Training School
CAPP Awards Submissions: Researched, facilitated and wrote multiple submissions over three years for Penn West Energy to the Responsible Canadian Energy Awards by CAPP. Submission included: 1) Tier 1 Facility Inspections Program: Industry-Leading Compliance, 2) Lease Construction Using Locally Sourced Flax Straw, 3) Penn West’s Community Investment Program, 4) Building a Competent Workforce, and 5) Catalyst for Collaboration - Innovative, multi-stakeholder Major Emergency Response Exercises
Penn West Exploration
Learning & Development Communication Strategy - "A Learning Services Communication Strategy": Researched and created a model to communicate learning and development activities quickly and clearly to managers and employees. Wrote a draft "Introduction to Learning & Employee Development" to be used as a quick introduction to services available.
The City of Calgary Strategic Services, Water Services, Strategic Services, Learning & Employee Development.
Adult Learning Guide: Researched, designed, and wrote a guide to teaching and learning for adults in a corporate setting.
PetroCanada
Highly Visible Best Practice Research Report: Researched and wrote "Business Models for Distributed Learning" for the Council of Presidents - forming the basis for eCampus Alberta (with 16,000+ registrations during 20010/11). The report has been used as required reading in e-learning Ph.D. programs in Australia, U.S.A. and Italy.
Council of Presidents of the Colleges, Technical Institutes and Universities of Alberta
Our Process
When to use these services
Engaging Quickly: You need to get complex or important ideas across quickly - that last in the minds of you audience and help employees act
Critical Communication: Your Experts are retiring - you need to capture and connect their experience
Technical Content: The subject-matter is complex or crosses a number of areas (we are expert at understanding complex technical issues)
Not Enough Time/ Resources: You are pressed for deadline or you do not have the personnel to tackle the project
Winning Results : When the results of the communication can win or lose business or funding
What we do
VisualBridge: Maps for Action
● One-Page Visual Maps
● Processes, Systems, Sales
● For Employees and Stakeholders
Employee Communication
● Key Message Mapping
● Audience Analysis
● Research with Key Stakeholders
● Writing, Revision, Approval Cycles
Grants, Proposals
● Facilitation between Partners
● Audience Analysis
● Research with Key Stakeholders
● Writing, Revision, Approval Cycles
Award Submissions
● Facilitation between Partners
● Audience Analysis
● Research with Key Stakeholders
● Writing, Revision, Approval Cycles
Presentations
● Design for Engagement
● Facilitation between partners
● Research with key stakeholders
● Writing, Revision, Approval Cycles
Learning Materials
● Structured Writing Processs
● Powerful Learning Structure
● Design of Integrated Visuals
● Classroom Use, e-Learning