Our areas of interest include the following

Nonviolent Communication in Education

publication dedicated to teachers and other professionals working with students, such as psychologists, educators, speech therapists etc. It consists of two main parts – a Handbook and Tools for independent exercises. The aim of these educational tools is to deepen knowledge about Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Handbook: It serves as an educational tool, allowing a deepening of knowledge about Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Through these materials, participants will gain insight into how NVC influences interpersonal relationships, understand its workings, and receive practical tips and advice on using NVC, especially in the context of the Polish school. The materials also include a presentation of specific situations in which NVC principles can be effectively applied. Tools for Independent Exercises: This is a complete set of exercises aimed at both teachers and individuals wishing to deepen their knowledge of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Through NVC exercises, participants will gain the ability to deal with challenging situations in relationships with students, their parents, and colleagues in school, as well as in their personal lives.

Manual Senior Job Crafting

a tool for entrepreneurs and employees of pre-retirement and retirement age (and not only). Its aim is to provide companies with tools that can be used in the process of transforming the work environment so that people of pre-retirement and retirement age increase their commitment and sense of purpose at work. The project is based on the concept of job crafting, i.e. the idea of transforming work so that people feel comfortable with what they do professionally, use their strengths and the activities they perform are in line with their values. Job crafting is about increasing the mental well-being of employees, and thus increasing their commitment to professional duties. Job crafting helps to shape and redefine work so that the employee feels meaningful. The Manual consists of two parts – for the employer and for the employees. The employer’s part contains, among other things, tools for planning changes and supporting employees in the ability to independently adjust work to their own abilities and preferences. These are tools for changing the environment to recruit and retain pre-retirees and retirees. The part for the employee consists of a series of tools to change specific elements of their work, e.g. attitudes, relationships, tasks.

Manual 4.0

a tool for entrepreneurs intended to optimise processes related to raising staff qualifications, with particular emphasis on areas related to new technologies, Factories of the Future, Industry 4.0. The Manual comes with an original Inspire Consulting solution, the Mental Sparing Partnership (MSP) method intended to strengthen learning outcomes and to implement acquired knowledge and skills in day-to-day activities in an effective and sustainable manner. The MSP methodology is based on the concept of consolidating outcomes through group processes, facilitation and feedback gathered simultaneously from multiple sources. Whenever a company introduces such concepts and solutions as augmented reality, digital twins, the Internet of Things, autonomous robots, Big Data, automation and robotisation or system integration always takes place through and thanks to human resources. Manual 4.0 proposes an effective process design for improving the qualifications and commitment of human resources, so that the transformation into a company of the future runs as smoothly as possible and with a long-term guarantee of results.

Business Simulator

an on-line tool in the form of a free educational game designed to improve the capacity and motivation of participants, especially students and graduates of vocational schools, for self-employment. Using the simulator, players have an opportunity to play the role of entrepreneurs who run a virtual company and build their competitive advantage on the market by taking decisions concerning such matters as location of the business, prices, advertising, equipment, employment, qualifications and characteristics of staff, services and equipment, costs and their minimisation, external financing (loans and credit facilities).  You can compete by running a business without identifying a specific industry or by selecting one of the following five types of activity: accounting, IT, beautician’s, hairdressing salon, vehicle repair. The simulations include random events (positive and negative in their effects on the company) and players can set the level of difficulty by choosing a start-up company, a company in crisis or a company with an established market position.  The product, developed in collaboration with EduCluster from Finland, has been successfully implemented in dozens of vocational schools across the country.

Bank of National Practice Placements

an innovative educational and development platform for vocational training aimed at connecting students with entrepreneurs and schools with the labour market and the needs of the economy. The platform allows for the automation of the process of entering, organising and supervising vocational practice placements, including bringing together stakeholders, publishing practice placement plans, completing a practice placement diary, and assessment. Apart from the trainees, the practice placement provider is assessed as an entity creating conditions for vocational development. This gives students the opportunity to learn their trade hands-on and engage with organisational and technological solutions most used in actual business practice.  The Bank integrates the various communities involved in vocational training and is based on the latest trends in recruitment and reflects the predominant qualities of the generation entering the labour market.  The Bank of National Practice Placements is the first fully automated tool for organising practice placements in Poland, and was developed in partnership with Fundacion Empresa Universidad De Alicante De La Comunidad Valenciana affiliated with the University of Alicante.

Silicon Valley in the Polish Vocational School

an original publication authored by IC staff presenting clearly defined proposed solutions for matching businesses with education and training effectively. The publication presents an innovative practice placement and in-service training programme for teachers of IT subjects. It was developed in collaboration with a group of experts, teachers and entrepreneurs and was intended to increase the quality of vocational education through bringing education closer to the realities of the market, the economy and the pace of development of ICT technologies. The publication proposes a model practice placement programme for teachers training future IT technicians and students training for related occupations. It also includes recommendations for programming practice placements in companies in a way that contributes to the professional development of vocational subject teachers and instructors of practical vocational training. We also discuss the process of testing the solution in real-life conditions and improvement of IT skills, awareness of gender mainstreaming, competences necessary to teach in an attractive way and a number of other skills that have an effect on teacher’s content-related competence.

Innovation as the Key to Success in the Beauty and Medical Sectors

a publication produced in a project involving 285 vocational subject teachers and practical training instructors who participated in practical training. The project's outcome, presented in the publication, was a new approach to practical teaching of advanced technologies related to medicine and aesthetics in vocational schools. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, the  innovative model practice placement programme for teachers and instructors of vocational subjects was tested in 24 companies – leaders in the medical and aesthetic industries, optimised and made available for implementation within vocational education by the Centre for the Development of Education.

Inspire Consulting has been involved in the implementation, as an operator and partner, three training and consultancy projects addressed to entities operating within the Regional Smart Specialisations of the Warmińsko– Mazurskie Province of Poland. These include the following: Innovation Accelerator - Wood and Furniture Production; Innovation Accelerator - Water Economy; and Innovation Accelerator - Quality Food. The objective of the projects is to provide package services intended to increase the innovativeness of businesses in the region, with particular emphasis on those operating within Regional Smart Specialisations and industries with high quality R&D work. As part of these three projects we trained nearly 500 individuals and 150 businesses.  

In addition, we offer our training and consultancy services in the Development Services Database system. So far, we have trained 1,000 individuals and 800 companies and can boast an average rating of 5/5 (over 1,600 evaluations from participants).