Food Retail Learning Map Experience

Does everyone in your organization understand the “big picture” of the food retail industry? What if they did? How would it impact the way they came to work each day? The food retail marketplace is rapidly evolving and it’s important for your team to understand the food industry world. 

The Food Retail Learning Map® Experience, offered by FMI and Root Inc., offers everyone in your organization a birds-eye view of the rapidly evolving food retail industry. 

The experience is included as part of the core program in the Future Leaders eXperience and Future Leaders Direct. But it is also available as a stand-along module for your own training and orientation initiatives.

The 90-minute Map Session Provide Your Teams Valuable Connections

• Individuals will explore how the bigger picture impacts their organization
• They will understand:
  • How do consumer trends impact us or how we make money?
  • What’s our response to the market changes?
  • Which emerging trends impact us the most? Why?
  • Now that I know the bigger picture of the food retail industry, what will I do differently?

Easy Steps to Implement the Food Retail Learning Map® Experience

1. As an organization, you decide to invest in the map training
2. We send you the materials and train your team
3. You host as many 90-minute Food Retail Learning Map^® Experience sessions as you would like

How Food Retail Learning Map^® Experience Works

Using visual metaphors, memorable stories, and group discussion, the Root Learning Map^® methodology delivers simplicity and clarity to a complex world. By tapping into the science of how people learn, recall, share, and change, we have revolutionized a better way to inspire, motivate, and engage people to transform the way they work.

If you need additional map sets, they are available for purchase.

Food Retail Learning Map^® Experience Outcomes

• Review critical areas of change in the food industry: changing consumer behaviors, trends impacting customer expectations, and different perspectives from industry stakeholders.
• Recognize the influence leaders have in setting their organization apart from others in the industry.
• Develop a broad understanding of the “why,” “what,” and “how” of the food retail industry.
• Create a clear view as to how the industry is changing and the impact it has on your organization.

Who would benefit from this experience?

Everyone in food retail! The Food Retail Learning Map^® Experience is s a versatile solution that can be used for associate-level orientation or onboarding, manager development, leadership alignment, or conferences. And, since the experience is self-facilitated and designed to be integrated into other solutions, it’s incredibly flexible. 

How Will Your Team Implement the Map Training?

Once you make the commitment to implement the learning map, your team will receive the materials and training you need.

Streamlined process and organized materials 

Process: Your team trainers will receive a virtual training session to ensure that your team understands the methodology and how to deploy it.

Deliverables include:

• Instructional guide and checklist of materials 
• A table-sized (3x5) visual metaphor that represents the food retail industry
• Interactive card exercises that allow learners to make connections to the images
• Directed dialogue questions that foster learning by generating conversations about issues illustrated on the visual
• Printable participant workbooks, including FMI resources

You will receive a master copy of the Electronic participant workbooks

• Individuals will explore how the bigger picture impacts their organization
• How do consumer trends impact us or how we make money?
• What’s our response to the market changes?
• Which emerging trends impact us the most? Why?
• Now that I know the bigger picture of the food retail industry, what will I do differently?