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Here are some interesting stats on voice search: 20% of all searches on Google are voice-based 31% of smartphone users use voice search at least once a week 50% of all online searches will be voice-based by 2020 Almost 20% of all voice search queries are triggered by just 25 keywords Global voice commerce is expected to be worth $40B by 2022. This article. offers further insights on the emerging market for voice search. MORE
“Data is the new oil.”. This quote is originally ascribed to mathematician Clive Humby in 2006. But this quote got real traction when “The Economist” published a report in 2017 with the title “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil , but data ”. The biggest companies in the world by net worth – Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook are all technology-driven firms that have access to the data of their users. MORE
Do you use an LMS or an LXP to deliver your eLearning? Whichever be your medium of learning delivery we have compiled a list of ten must-have / essential features for your learning platform. You could be a first-time LMS/LXP-buyer or looking to replace your existing learning platform. Either way, we believe that this blog post will help you identify the essential features that will help you make an easy-buying decision. Easy to Use Learning Platform. MORE
“Good design is as little design as possible.”. This quote is ascribed to Dieter Rams the famous designer considered to be the father of modern design principles and credited with creating fantastic products for the German corporate giant Braun. Design Thinking and usability are now part of day-to-day activities. A generation of people who have grown up in the age of the Internet and mobile phones. Now we have mobile apps for every conceivable task. MORE
What is conversation-driven elearning? One strategy for creating a story for learning is delivering content with two narrators having a conversation. This differs from the traditional approach of a single narrator lecturing. MORE
What is Learner-Centered Training? The goal of Learner-Centered training is to grant users autonomy and independence by putting responsibility for finding a learning path in their hands. MORE
What are the benefits of scenario-based learning? Accelerated expertise, increased motivation, realistic decision-making and more. Here’s a selection of quotes on why scenarios are effective. Accelerated expertise. MORE
You see your dream of net-negative churn slipping through your fingers. Will existing customer revenue ever outstrip cancellations? You read negative reviews wondering if you’ll ever be able to convert new customers. You obsess over new upgrades for existing customers. All because you don’t have frictionless digital adoption. Customers end up confused. Customer Education can be the answer to these problems. MORE
Many instructional designers, elearning developers, and LXDs manage multiple projects simultaneously. We’re often working on several staggered projects, especially while waiting for stakeholders to review something. MORE
JULIE DIRKSEN - CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS. MORE
Does your sales onboarding program prepare new hires for the tough challenges that lay ahead? They need to be ready to persist in the face of rejection after rejection after rejection. Then, after all the stress, they need to be ready to put on their game face for more conversations with prospects, referrals, and existing customers. Otherwise, you won’t get enough sales. Yet, salespeople often feel unprepared. In fact, 55% of salespeople lack the relevant skills to be successful. MORE
COVID-19 revealed our businesses and organizations weren’t ready to stay at home and fight a global pandemic. We didn’t have the capacity to live from home and keep our economies afloat. Even if businesses wanted to change the way they worked, many didn’t have the capacity to train their employees remotely on new processes. According to the 2019 Training Industry Report , 68% of all training is delivered in either blended or face-to-face sessions in the United States. MORE
Does it feel like sales training isn’t quite what it used to be? Just a few years ago, your sales training depended primarily on teaching your team better phone skills to close a sale. You could depend on cold calling a certain number of prospects to generate a certain number of sales. MORE
Creating a new product or service takes tremendous effort. Years are spent towards the development of utility technology. Modern life has been reshaped by such technology — the way we live, work and play are influenced by the products we use. Software applications have found their way into every niche of life. Even gardening or yoga, until recently free of technology, have apps built to serve the purpose of knowledge sharing or motivation. MORE
I will be giving presentations on several topics in the next few months. Here’s the information on where I’m speaking in the first part of this year. This includes everything currently scheduled; more events may be added later. Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design. MORE
Is your sales team agile? Are they empowered with the latest product information? Do they have the tools to match a prospect with the perfect product for their needs? If you answered no to any of these questions, then you should consider training your sales team with a Learning Experience Platform (LXP). An LXP automatically empowers learners by putting them in control of their learning. MORE
If you have some knowledge about the desktop publishing industry, you would know how important QuarkXPress was in the 80s and 90s. A skilled user of Quark could command a handsome salary and the product simply stood unopposed and was the backbone of the industry. In 2001, Apple released OSX, this was a defining moment and literally the beginning of the demise of Quark. The makers of Quark refused to create a version of the product compatible with OSX. MORE
In 2019, Team Origin participated in multiple eLearning events in the USA and what we observed was the big buzz around – “Learning Experience Platforms” and “Learning in the Flow of Work”. Though the term LXP seems to be floating around a lot – most people and industry members are still unclear in terms of what exactly constitutes an LXP and how it differs from an LMS. MORE
Right since the early days of eLearning, learning gurus and L&D leaders have stressed on the importance of personalized learning. Challenges in technology integration severely limited the personalization of learning in the days gone by. But now learning management systems have evolved significantly to allow the delivery of personalized learning. MORE
We are thrilled to announce that our collaboration with CognitiveScale, Inc. to deliver role-based Product Training has won the bronze award for ‘Best learning technologies project – International Commercial Sector’, presented by Learning Technologies Awards, UK. MORE
While tailor-made tools like Twine may be easier for building branching scenarios, it’s possible to use a survey tool like Google Forms. Most survey tools have the option to jump to different questions or sections based on responses. MORE
As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on video conference tips and tools, video production costs, diversity, and freelancing. Video conference tips and tools. MORE
I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. A number of those posts continue to be popular, even years after they were originally published. I have been slowly working through my archives to do updates on those older posts while continuing to post new content. MORE
Immersive learning has been steadily gaining ground and is one of the most favored approaches for interactive technical learning, where being ‘immersed’ in the learning event, mimicking real-time interactions, and experiencing real-time outcomes are integral to holistic, accurate, and reliable learning. What exactly is immersive learning? MORE
Introduction: Understanding the need for an Immersive Learning Process through XR (eXtended Reality). The present-day world is powered with technology and filled with more distractions than ever! These distractions often lead to negative impacts on the process of learning. MORE
In a previous post, How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning , I described how I use conversations between two characters (a mentor and mentee or learning character) to deliver eLearning content. In this post, I’ll explain how to write and structure these conversations for eLearning. MORE
A colleague asked me, “Once you and your client have agreed on a branching scenario approach, how do you get started writing it? How do you get from the broad concept of training on X topic to actually creating the scenario?” MORE
As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on laptops for IDs, interleaving practice, resources for freelancers, and a podcast interview. Laptops for IDs. MORE
LinkedIn’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report found Learning and Development (L&D) has no standardized measure of engagement. The term sticky learning itself was coined to make sense of how knowledge retention works within L&D programs. In fact, a staggering 24% of L&D professionals don’t measure learner engagement at all. To measure the “stickiness” of learning, they rely on course completions and surveys. Are course completion and surveys enough? Is there a better metric for engagement? MORE
A few years back, InSync producer Jakob Hofmann wrote some fun producer haiku. Virtual Classroom - Facilitation Virtual Classroom - Production Just For Fun MORE
When you create branching scenarios, you probably work with SMEs. They’re the ones with the expertise, after all. However, sometimes it can be a struggle to get good stories and concrete details from SMEs. MORE
What is Onboarding? Onboarding is the process by which new employees acquire the knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective contributors to an organization. The Challenge of Employee Onboarding. MORE
Origin Fractal LXP
JULY 22, 2020
Does it feel like sales training isn’t quite what it used to be? Just a few years ago, your sales training depended primarily on teaching your team better phone skills to close a sale. You could depend on cold calling a certain number of prospects to generate a certain number of sales.
Origin Fractal LXP
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that our collaboration with CognitiveScale, Inc. to deliver role-based Product Training has won the bronze award for ‘Best learning technologies project – International Commercial Sector’, presented by Learning Technologies Awards, UK.
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Origin Fractal LXP
MAY 19, 2020
Does your sales onboarding program prepare new hires for the tough challenges that lay ahead? They need to be ready to persist in the face of rejection after rejection after rejection. Then, after all the stress, they need to be ready to put on their game face for more conversations with prospects, referrals, and existing customers. Otherwise, you won’t get enough sales. Yet, salespeople often feel unprepared. In fact, 55% of salespeople lack the relevant skills to be successful.
Origin Fractal LXP
APRIL 29, 2020
COVID-19 revealed our businesses and organizations weren’t ready to stay at home and fight a global pandemic. We didn’t have the capacity to live from home and keep our economies afloat. Even if businesses wanted to change the way they worked, many didn’t have the capacity to train their employees remotely on new processes. According to the 2019 Training Industry Report , 68% of all training is delivered in either blended or face-to-face sessions in the United States.
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Origin Fractal LXP
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Introduction: Understanding the need for an Immersive Learning Process through XR (eXtended Reality). The present-day world is powered with technology and filled with more distractions than ever! These distractions often lead to negative impacts on the process of learning.
Origin Fractal LXP
AUGUST 27, 2020
What is Onboarding? Onboarding is the process by which new employees acquire the knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective contributors to an organization. The Challenge of Employee Onboarding.
Origin Fractal LXP
JUNE 25, 2020
LinkedIn’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report found Learning and Development (L&D) has no standardized measure of engagement. The term sticky learning itself was coined to make sense of how knowledge retention works within L&D programs. In fact, a staggering 24% of L&D professionals don’t measure learner engagement at all. To measure the “stickiness” of learning, they rely on course completions and surveys. Are course completion and surveys enough? Is there a better metric for engagement?
Origin Fractal LXP
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Here are some interesting stats on voice search: 20% of all searches on Google are voice-based 31% of smartphone users use voice search at least once a week 50% of all online searches will be voice-based by 2020 Almost 20% of all voice search queries are triggered by just 25 keywords Global voice commerce is expected to be worth $40B by 2022. This article. offers further insights on the emerging market for voice search.
Origin Fractal LXP
JUNE 3, 2020
You see your dream of net-negative churn slipping through your fingers. Will existing customer revenue ever outstrip cancellations? You read negative reviews wondering if you’ll ever be able to convert new customers. You obsess over new upgrades for existing customers. All because you don’t have frictionless digital adoption. Customers end up confused. Customer Education can be the answer to these problems.
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While it may seem obvious to say that safety is important for any company to embrace, making it a priority as an HR representative will not only be beneficial to your employees but to your bottom line too. Download this whitepaper to learn more!
Origin Fractal LXP
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Right since the early days of eLearning, learning gurus and L&D leaders have stressed on the importance of personalized learning. Challenges in technology integration severely limited the personalization of learning in the days gone by. But now learning management systems have evolved significantly to allow the delivery of personalized learning.
Origin Fractal LXP
JANUARY 27, 2020
If you have some knowledge about the desktop publishing industry, you would know how important QuarkXPress was in the 80s and 90s. A skilled user of Quark could command a handsome salary and the product simply stood unopposed and was the backbone of the industry. In 2001, Apple released OSX, this was a defining moment and literally the beginning of the demise of Quark. The makers of Quark refused to create a version of the product compatible with OSX.
Origin Fractal LXP
OCTOBER 7, 2019
“Data is the new oil.”. This quote is originally ascribed to mathematician Clive Humby in 2006. But this quote got real traction when “The Economist” published a report in 2017 with the title “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil , but data ”. The biggest companies in the world by net worth – Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook are all technology-driven firms that have access to the data of their users.
Origin Fractal LXP
AUGUST 27, 2019
“Good design is as little design as possible.”. This quote is ascribed to Dieter Rams the famous designer considered to be the father of modern design principles and credited with creating fantastic products for the German corporate giant Braun. Design Thinking and usability are now part of day-to-day activities. A generation of people who have grown up in the age of the Internet and mobile phones. Now we have mobile apps for every conceivable task.
Advertiser: Rosetta Stone
Communication is the lifeforce of any company. Without it, productivity, employee happiness, and ultimately your business suffers. Investing in language learning better positions global business leaders to see gains in organizational effectiveness as a result.
Origin Fractal LXP
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Do you use an LMS or an LXP to deliver your eLearning? Whichever be your medium of learning delivery we have compiled a list of ten must-have / essential features for your learning platform. You could be a first-time LMS/LXP-buyer or looking to replace your existing learning platform. Either way, we believe that this blog post will help you identify the essential features that will help you make an easy-buying decision. Easy to Use Learning Platform.
Origin Fractal LXP
APRIL 7, 2020
Creating a new product or service takes tremendous effort. Years are spent towards the development of utility technology. Modern life has been reshaped by such technology — the way we live, work and play are influenced by the products we use. Software applications have found their way into every niche of life. Even gardening or yoga, until recently free of technology, have apps built to serve the purpose of knowledge sharing or motivation.
Origin Fractal LXP
AUGUST 14, 2020
What is Learner-Centered Training? The goal of Learner-Centered training is to grant users autonomy and independence by putting responsibility for finding a learning path in their hands.
Origin Fractal LXP
DECEMBER 27, 2019
In 2019, Team Origin participated in multiple eLearning events in the USA and what we observed was the big buzz around – “Learning Experience Platforms” and “Learning in the Flow of Work”. Though the term LXP seems to be floating around a lot – most people and industry members are still unclear in terms of what exactly constitutes an LXP and how it differs from an LMS.
Speaker: Clark Quinn, Ph.D., Author and Executive Director of Quinnovation
The pandemic and associated upheavals of 2020 has led to both the need and opportunity to rethink how we think, work, and learn. Being forced to distance, we took emergency steps to build mechanisms that supported remote-learning, with an emphasis on elearning and virtual training. The consensus suggests that our existing elearning and training weren’t as well-received as we hoped. Our efforts to rely on elearning more and translate training to virtual experiences weren’t well-designed. The underlying reason is that we’re not well aligned with how our brains really work! In this session, Dr. Quinn will also go over the implications for learning and working effectively both in general and in this new era. Come see what L&D can, and should, do to help transform organizations to work smarter (and wiser).
Origin Fractal LXP
MARCH 24, 2020
Is your sales team agile? Are they empowered with the latest product information? Do they have the tools to match a prospect with the perfect product for their needs? If you answered no to any of these questions, then you should consider training your sales team with a Learning Experience Platform (LXP). An LXP automatically empowers learners by putting them in control of their learning.
Experiencing eLearning
JANUARY 19, 2021
In a previous post, How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning , I described how I use conversations between two characters (a mentor and mentee or learning character) to deliver eLearning content. In this post, I’ll explain how to write and structure these conversations for eLearning.
Experiencing eLearning
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
When you create branching scenarios, you probably work with SMEs. They’re the ones with the expertise, after all. However, sometimes it can be a struggle to get good stories and concrete details from SMEs.
Experiencing eLearning
JULY 28, 2020
While tailor-made tools like Twine may be easier for building branching scenarios, it’s possible to use a survey tool like Google Forms. Most survey tools have the option to jump to different questions or sections based on responses.
Speaker: TJ Seabrooks, former CEO at Rustici Software
Have you ended up with a collection of content inputs and data outputs that might be hard to wrangle? If your organization uses multiple LMSs and has content coming from many different places, or you’re heading in this direction, this webinar is for you.
Experiencing eLearning
JANUARY 12, 2021
I will be giving presentations on several topics in the next few months. Here’s the information on where I’m speaking in the first part of this year. This includes everything currently scheduled; more events may be added later. Streamlining Branching Scenario Planning and Design.
Experiencing eLearning
JANUARY 5, 2021
What is conversation-driven elearning? One strategy for creating a story for learning is delivering content with two narrators having a conversation. This differs from the traditional approach of a single narrator lecturing.
Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 29, 2020
I have written over 1100 blog posts since I started this blog in 2006. A number of those posts continue to be popular, even years after they were originally published. I have been slowly working through my archives to do updates on those older posts while continuing to post new content.
LearnDash
JANUARY 11, 2021
Prepare for a very active year! Happy New Year, LearnDashers! I think we are all glad 2020 is behind us as we look forward to great things to come this year.
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Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 22, 2020
As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on laptops for IDs, interleaving practice, resources for freelancers, and a podcast interview. Laptops for IDs.
Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 15, 2020
What are the benefits of scenario-based learning? Accelerated expertise, increased motivation, realistic decision-making and more. Here’s a selection of quotes on why scenarios are effective. Accelerated expertise.
Experiencing eLearning
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Many instructional designers, elearning developers, and LXDs manage multiple projects simultaneously. We’re often working on several staggered projects, especially while waiting for stakeholders to review something.
InSync Training
JANUARY 7, 2021
A few years back, InSync producer Jakob Hofmann wrote some fun producer haiku. Virtual Classroom - Facilitation Virtual Classroom - Production Just For Fun
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Experiencing eLearning
AUGUST 18, 2020
A colleague asked me, “Once you and your client have agreed on a branching scenario approach, how do you get started writing it? How do you get from the broad concept of training on X topic to actually creating the scenario?”
Learnnovators
JANUARY 20, 2021
JULIE DIRKSEN - CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS.
LearnDash
JANUARY 21, 2021
Wondering how you can incorporate online learning into your coaching program? Here are some ideas for making it work. In recent years, online coaching has become a booming business.
Experiencing eLearning
AUGUST 25, 2020
As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. In this post, I share links on video conference tips and tools, video production costs, diversity, and freelancing. Video conference tips and tools.
Speaker: Sandi Lin & Linda Schwaber-Cohen
In this webinar, Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin shared learnings from Skilljar's recent study and her insights on the state of Customer Education. She dug into key findings so you can benchmark against industry trends and understand how your strategy and metrics compare.
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