Acorn Labs

MARCH 5, 2023

And that was a training program around business consulting skills. On that front, and with HR being able to touch everything and having people with different backgrounds and experiences, how have you found aligning your L&D strategy with the overall business strategy? What's the bigger business direction that you're going into? "It

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Acorn Labs

MARCH 5, 2023

And that was a training program around business consulting skills. On that front, and with HR being able to touch everything and having people with different backgrounds and experiences, how have you found aligning your L&D strategy with the overall business strategy? What's the bigger business direction that you're going into? "It

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Picture Business Association Learning Management System Metrics 52

IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This gap not only hinders individual career growth but also poses a significant threat to businesses as they struggle to stay competitive in the digital age. The Impact of the Digital Skills Gap on Businesses The digital skills gap poses significant challenges for businesses. There are three things in life you can’t avoid.

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Digital Skills Blended Learning Custom eLearning Development 107

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2023

Additionally, there are non-executive groups like Circles of Hope, Impact and Lean In Circles, Employee Resource Network Forums and cohort-based learning groups that all tend to be organized around specific organizational roles or focused issues. Be thoughtful about the participants.

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Resources Support Effectiveness Confidentiality 79

Instancy

MARCH 9, 2023

Flexible Social Learning Toolbox Instancy provides a flexible learning experience platform that enables learners to design their learning portals to meet their unique business needs. Learners can design one or more learning communities with a built-in site editor.

Social Learning 52

Social Learning Wiki Social Social Networks 52

ID Reflections

JUNE 9, 2010

I started this discussion to understand the roles (tacit and explicit) that a learning consultant plays. What are some of the primary and secondary functions that a business expects from a learning consultant? Those are the high-level steps - specific skills one might need depends on the project and business needs.

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Consulting Social Networks LinkedIn Discussion 141

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

communities of practice). Hart writes further that learning professionals should, therefore, take on a new role, that of “Enterprise Learning Community Managers.” I see this role a little differently. I think we need this role but learning professionals should teach all managers how to serve in this capacity.

Social Networks 262

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

Rob Hubbard

MAY 24, 2013

Although this is a little strange, it’s probably not too far from the truth because business agility is indeed all about being flexible and adaptable; being able to adjust to changes in the business environment without wobbling or losing your balance. So what’s the role of learning technologies in all of this?

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Agile Business IBM Predictions 61

PDG

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Charged with the overall commercial success of an organization, sales leaders contribute directly to the creation and execution of sound strategies to grow the business, while conducting critical coaching and development opportunities with sales representatives. Developing Leaders at the Speed of Business. Building Blocks.

Sales 40

Sales Strategy Create Communities of Practice 40

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

L&D definitely has a role to play in this metamorphosis albeit in a different avatar. IMHO, the shifts and their impact delineated above will enforce and require collaboration -- between individuals, among organizations, between individuals and organizations, among project teams and communities of practices, and such.

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Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

I write this as I travel to Birmingham to participate in a panel discussion with Nick Shackleton-Jones and Robin Hoyle on the role of social media in learning. There is no question whatsoever that social media is transforming our personal and business lives. Here is where blogging can play a valuable role.

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Social Media Social Networks Media Roles 75

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 22, 2013

I decided to take this on, thinking about an org that was already in operation, with it’s goals, processes, and practices, and what I might do if I were to come in and get it going (with the support of the executive team to do what I thought was right). I’d be looking for business impact across the board.

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Cognitive Performance Support Screencast Compliance Training 180

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

allisonanderson Learning Together: How Intel’s Learning Community of Practice Role Models “New” Learning with Allison Anderson 50+learning orgs at Intel – well over 650 people taking care of learning…Most people don’t have learning or training in their titles…hard to say exactly how many. My live blogged notes from CU Week.

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Metrics Diversity Training Communities of Practice Community 133

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Businesses have faced many drastic changes during the times of the pandemic. On one hand, it slowed down businesses in certain areas, but on the other, it caused an over-acceleration of the adoption of unimaginable levels of changes and technologies. The role of formal L&D is de-emphasized. Leveraging the lessons.

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Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2023

If workers aren’t engaging in online employee training, it’s the role of L&D to ensure that the design and delivery is first rate, and they need the knowledge, skills and experience to do that. The skills of the future are now.

Virtual Classroom 83

Virtual Classroom Organization Skills Performance Support 83

Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For instance, it can be used to help make a concept visible, communicate emotions, tone, and manner, reach a specific demography with the choice of typography, differentiate one’s brand from that of their competitors, and a whole lot more.

Culture 40

Culture Global Digital Exercise 40

Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

Finding the right design is like solving a multi-dimensional puzzle of business goals , organizational realities, performance context, audience needs, and instructional strategies. and methods of collaboration (social, communities of practice , etc.). What is blended learning? What metrics will you use to evaluate success?

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Compliance Training Blended Authoring Tools 52

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

Dirty Words: Training, Learner, eLearning, Informal, Social, School, Learning What is the role of L&D specialists in working smarter? The role of L&D is to communicate and connect those who are doing the work (at the top of the pyramid) and management whose job is to support them. They are business metrics.

eLearning Guild 208

eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

communities of practice). Hart writes further that learning professionals should, therefore, take on a new role, that of “Enterprise Learning Community Managers.” I see this role a little differently. I think we need this role but learning professionals should teach all managers how to serve in this capacity.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Due to the nature of my role I have posited these arguments in terms of employee development. If the framework’s capabilities align to leadership stages, I suggest the following question be put to the user: Do you want to excel in your current role or prepare for your next role? Health & Wellbeing.

Performance Support 138

Performance Support Assessment Enterprise Performance 138

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

It’s not enough for a business to say it values its employees; it also has to prove it. And this is where Communities of Practice — or CoPs — can jump in to save the day. The practice — Members develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing a recurring problem; they are practitioners.

Companies 49

Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

The modern workforce is connected through an ecosystem comprised of business tools and learning technologies — like learning experience systems — and even personal devices. This method serves up easily digestible chunks of learning that employees and other learners can consume around the demands of their roles.

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Jane Hart

AUGUST 31, 2012

As I showed in my recent blog post , there are some big differences between learning in an e-business and learning in a social/collaborative business. 3 – helping people work and learn effectively in this networked era (and within a social business), by developing their own Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) skills.

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Collaboration Performance Support Social PKM 208

E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Whether or not we agree the role of the university is to prepare students for the workplace, I think it’s going that way due to market forces. What about online social education and Communities of Practice? Having said that, I believe the managers in the organisation have a critical role to play in leading by example.

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Blended Learning Scanning Social Networks Instructional Design 100

E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 27, 2011

Cook-Greuter maintains that to help people transform, “only specific long-term practices, self-reflection, action inquiry, and dialogue, as well as living in the company of others further along the development path has been shown to be effective&# (pp. • Social technology. • Disruptive content. • Executive retreats.

Develop 189

Develop Simulations Leadership Roles 189

Degreed

MARCH 14, 2023

Their WIIFM is they want to advance their careers or expand their understanding of your business or industry. Create communities of practice nurtured by recognized experts. Consider a “Champions” group of enthusiastic employees from the business, not L&D. Let’s take a closer look: Motivate through marketing.

Compliance Training 52

Compliance Training Communities of Practice Newsletter Learning 52

Clark Quinn

MARCH 6, 2013

In a session on supporting the growth of design awareness, we were being led through an exercise on body-storming (using role plays to work through issues), and one of the elements that surfaced was posting your designs on the walls in places where it’s hard to see others’ work.

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Exercise Communities of Practice Issue Culture 169

Clark Quinn

MARCH 18, 2013

People will pass a test, but they will not have achieved the ability to affect any meaningful business outcomes. What’s primary is business impact. Think performance support first, and communities of practice, only resorting to courses as a last result. However, that’s no where near what we’re seeing.

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Change Simulations Performance Support Pedagogy 196

learnWorlds

JANUARY 12, 2024

Companies that build strong learning communities , as found by Salesforce in 2021, are 3.5 times more likely to nail their business goals. B2B Best Practice Example In a B2B community focused on marketing strategies , your moderators could be seasoned marketers with a deep understanding of industry nuances.

Community 98

Community Social Networks Effectiveness Management 98

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Inherent in this is the notion of participants starting as apprentices and moving gradually to the center of a community of practice. I like how they view their role, think it’s valuable, and they strike the right balance in making a viable business that serves a community.

eLearning Guild 167

eLearning Guild Forum DevLearn Conference 167

CLO Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

ManTech views learning as a differentiator and a business imperative.”. She also partners with ManTech University staff and the company’s communities of practice to ensure any changes in the marketplace are reflected in the content the company offers. Paying for their education is a much more economical choice.”.

Job 79

Job SkillSoft Metrics CLO 79

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The typical techniques of being explicit, modeling, evangelizing, promoting, etc, play a role here. Obviously, proprietary work needs to be protected until it’s not business vulnerable. Benefits include others’ experiences, not revising early decisions when new team members are added, and more.

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Policies Communities of Practice Learning Version 100

Elucidat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here are some top tips from Alaina: Address the elephant in the room: L&D needs to be accountable for delivering business impact. About Alaina While working in academic and corporate roles, Alaina has developed a passion for magnifying the results of L&D through good data. Get comfortable finding and working with these numbers.

Evalution 52

Evalution Metrics Effectiveness Podcasts 52

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

By putting a measurable business goal — a high-level evaluation — first and making it the center of everything we do, we publicly commit to improving our organization’s performance and demonstrate our value.” – Cathy Moore. ACTION MAPPING TO FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE. “ CREATE REAL VALUE ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS. Published on 19-Feb-2016.

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Blended Learning Performance Support Social Networks Create 100

PDG

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Charged with the overall commercial success of an organization, sales leaders contribute directly to the creation and execution of sound strategies to grow the business, while conducting critical coaching and development opportunities with sales representatives. Developing Leaders at the Speed of Business. Building Blocks.

Sales 45

Sales Strategy Create Communities of Practice 45

Acorn Labs

JUNE 18, 2023

It's essential for organisations (and more specifically, their strategic capabilities) to stay ahead of the competition, by improving business processes to create a sustainable competitive advantage, ensuring future success and delivery on strategic priorities. How will this strategic capability support long-term business goals?

Methods 52

Methods Agile Assessment Leadership 52

Acorn Labs

JUNE 18, 2023

It's essential for organisations (and more specifically, their strategic capabilities) to stay ahead of the competition, by improving business processes to create a sustainable competitive advantage, ensuring future success and delivery on strategic priorities. How will this strategic capability support long-term business goals?

Methods 52

Methods Agile Assessment Leadership 52