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Design Thinking Culture Change in IBM

The Performance Improvement Blog

So I was intrigued to hear that IBM, a 100 year old, world-wide company of over 370,000 employees, is embarking on a culture change that is heavily dependent on learning. According to a column by Steve Lohr in the New York Times, IBM is seeking to reinvent itself as a “design thinking” company.

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Stunning Statistics That Prove The Power Of eLearning

Schoox

We think that our eLearning is the future of education, and is incredibly valuable tool for corporate training and the development of employee skills. When IBM adopted a new eLearning program , they found out that employees were able to learn between 3-5x more when training – compared to using physical manuals, books, and classroom education.

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How to turn micro-certifications into a major revenue stream

Docebo

Skills > Degrees. In response to a tightening labor market and a shortage of skills, organizations are prioritizing skills over degrees. Many are even dropping formal degrees as a requirement altogether and are trying a new tactic: hiring based on skills and competencies, as opposed to academic qualifications.

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Skills-based hiring: Redefining talent acquisition in the modern workplace

TalentLMS

In fact, 76% of employers use skills-based hiring to acquire new talent and 55% use role-specific skills tests, according to TestGorilla. Job postings on LinkedIn focus on skills and responsibilities by 21% more in the U.S. And this is why companies are embracing skills-based hiring. rather than qualifications.

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Using Open Badges to Recognize and Verify Learning

dVinci Interactive

David Leaser, Senior Program Manager, Innovation and Growth Initiatives, IBM. At IBM, David Leaser promotes innovative way to recognize skills and achievements within the IBM community of professionals, employees, channel partners and customers. Open Badges are certainly not exclusive to IBM. v=akGTdXutRmU.

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IBM: Driving Innovation

CLO Magazine

To stay on the cutting edge of technology and innovation, IBM leverages learning to continually hone global workforce skills. With employees in more than 170 countries, IBM’s learning function may be called upon to provide learning at any time.

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How to Conduct an Effective Skills Gap Analysis

ProProfs

With a seismic shift in how we work, businesses worldwide have to confront a growing new problem — skills gaps. This breeds the need for skills gap analysis. Have you heard of the recent case where Boeing suffered significant financial losses due to production delays and quality issues with its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft?