Learnnovators

AUGUST 6, 2015

I am not going to tread into management theory or organizational structures in this post. I wanted to set the premise for what is to come in the months and years ahead…and where do we come in as learning and organizational development specialists. Else, the same evolution will continue to wreak havoc.

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Matrix

AUGUST 3, 2021

Sometimes ready-made or tailored learning modules are necessary as part of the training journey. Offering blended learning options doesn’t mean providing links to quality materials and letting the learner choose. The role of L&D specialists is very important as they have to monitor progress and offer support.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 10, 2013

I might quibble with Jane Hart’s assertion that continuous learning is a new role for learning and development professionals. And they need L&D professionals to help them with this learning. From teaching “old skills” to modeling “new skills” [working and learning in a collaborative and networked world].

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Matrix

AUGUST 20, 2020

To get a positive ROI out of training programs and course development, L&D leaders must move towards a broader role within the company and develop a strategic plan for this function. A lot of times, the learning function is also used as a communication channel. Measure the learning impact. Become integral to HR.

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Matrix

JULY 6, 2021

Ultimately, any investment in organizational learning will pay itself off over time. L&D specialists surely know what they need from an LMS, and it’s a good idea to start with them, as it’s their bread and butter. There may be issues that they had and can be easily addressed with a new learning system.

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Matrix

AUGUST 26, 2021

However, to make sense of all the data, we need to treat it as a commodity and develop the adequate tools to mine it. Using data to make decisions without specialists can be a difficult task. Read more: 8 Practical skills remote employees need to develop right now. Data is a different kind of gold. Final thoughts.

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Degreed

APRIL 17, 2024

When the Cyprus-based fintech company, a Degreed client, won a 2024 Degreed Visionaries Award last month, taking home Gold for Learning Innovator of the Year, we jumped at the chance to interview the L&D team and take a deeper dive into how the recent application of skill matrices company-wide transformed learning there.

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Matrix

AUGUST 12, 2021

Although developed for manufacturing businesses, we believe the 5S Kaizen model can also be adapted for the Learning & Development industry, especially by companies that might benefit from a positive change. Read more: Best practices on measuring the impact of organizational learning. Shine, or Seiso.

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Matrix

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The issue of quantifying L&D results in organizational outcomes is an old and sticky one. There are numerous factors why this is so difficult, yet executives and learning specialists everywhere are still looking for ways to not only make training more impactful but be able to measure and report on it in terms of business achievements.

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Matrix

JUNE 20, 2019

Yet it is precisely because everything is happening so fast that it’s increasingly difficult to measure the impact of learning within the organization. All the stakeholders declare that they understand the importance of organizational learning and consider it a profitable investment but they also feel it’s difficult to weigh the results.

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Matrix

APRIL 22, 2021

While trainers have to preferably keep up with the latest developments and trends, there is a lot to be saiz about adult learning and how it applies to successful L&D interventions. In a series of articles, I will take a closer look at three modern adult learning theories that are not only relevant but highly applicable.

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Matrix

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Read more: Learning from marketing: 3 Tips for L&D professionals. L&D specialists are usually quite skilled in various areas of the business, and that can take them a chunk of the way, but when the goal is to implement a new digital learning strategy or program, it’s best to team up with the professionals.

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Matrix

JANUARY 12, 2021

These events occur throughout life, from the early stages of human development, resulting in what the individual knows and perceives. 5 Types of memorable moments in corporate learning. This is what any organizational learning program is designed to achieve. Changing behaviors. Closing thoughts.

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Matrix

JUNE 11, 2019

Eventually they had to assume so many roles that ‘learning specialists’ was coined as the appropriate term for this professional category. L&D specialists face a daily challenge of staying on top of everything that is changing on the markets, in the workforce and in the field of learning itself.

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Matrix

JULY 16, 2019

Ask what the learning strategy is, and you will easily see that it is more or less like a fire department procedure – always ready to get up, light up the sirens and carry out an intervention with as little damage as possible. Read more: 3 Steps towards a continuous learning culture. There’s a need to strategize. Closing remarks.

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Learning Pool

JUNE 18, 2021

The answer to this challenge was a whole wave of innovation; learning experience platforms (LXPs), next-generation learning environments (NGLEs) and specialist providers. But the 20th Century was when organizational learning really took off. The century moved into its second decade, and Web 2.0 came to dominate.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 22, 2023

With keynote speakers who are leaders in the field, panel discussions with opportunities for live Q&A, hands-on workshops, and social events, conferences are a good investment for professional development. 80 years later, it’s the largest conference of its kind – drawing in 9,500 professionals from 80+ countries.

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Matrix

MARCH 21, 2019

On his quest to find the best way to reinforce organizational learning, Anthonie Wurth identified seven principles for achieving this. The following five principles refer to what the organization should do to ensure employees not only learn but get to apply that knowledge in the workplace for better results. All in all.

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Matrix

APRIL 2, 2020

In my experience, being an L&D specialist can be rewarding as well as utterly frustrating. It is great when you feel you have made a difference, delivered a learning program that brought added value to the participants and the business and it’s the greatest feeling of all when you get any kind of positive feedback on your work.

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Matrix

AUGUST 22, 2019

While the modern digital universe offers almost unlimited resources, formal learning is still very important in employee development. Even with classroom training becoming obsolete and e-learning completely transforming corporate L&D, people need structure and guidance apart from access to various resources.

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WhatFix

JULY 25, 2022

Creating a learning and development initiative around employee reskilling is a way to ensure your workforce has the skills needed to thrive and help your organization grow. Reskilling is a process where employees learn new skills to move into a different job role within the organization or to meet the new demands of a current role.

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Learnnovators

MAY 4, 2015

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. ” Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today’s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 3, 2016

He went on to co-found Epic (now Leo), a major producer of custom e-learning. He is widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s foremost experts in workplace learning and development, with hundreds of published articles to his name. And what is your advice to learning professionals on overcoming similar challenges?

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

Community members learn together, share feedback, take onus of building the domain. Talented coders and developers come together to learn, share and co-create. Meaningful Conversations – Most often, organizational learning gets locked up as a conversation between 2 or 3 people in their inboxes.

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Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

However, the availability of – and having access to – technology tends to make organisations think that they don’t need any particular, specially developed communications skills in order to ‘do PR’ in-house. As a communication specialist, what are your thoughts on using storytelling as a tool for effective PR?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

I applaud these additions to their model; they are all factors that Rob Brinkerhoff and I described in our 1994 book, The Learning Alliance: Systems Thinking in Human Resource Development.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As someone deeply involved in learning and people development, I had to follow my strong belief that it is people that make THE difference, its people that add value and people are the best investment we can make. How can we, the L&D specialists address this issue? They are not usually expected to develop employees.

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Matrix

APRIL 23, 2019

Yet once that long and somewhat tedious process is done and L&D specialists get to see their brand new and shiny LMS in action it is all worthwhile. That being said, user preferences and expectations tend to change rather rapidly and any LMS intended at boosting organizational learning and development needs to keep up with that.

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WhatFix

JANUARY 19, 2023

To be competitive in the digital age, employees need to have a learning-for-life mindset and a willingness to acquire new competencies required by the fast-paced marketplace. On the other hand, reskilling is when employees develop new skills to take on a new job function within their organization. New software implementations.

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Learnnovators

MAY 3, 2015

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today’s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn. The impact is far-reaching, complex and irrefutable.

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Learnnovators

JULY 13, 2015

And the trigger for this post was the question: How will learning & development shift in a PDW? Passionate, purpose-driven individuals do not need hand-holding and a checklist of training thrust at them to develop skills they require. Developing skills based on past analysis to fostering 21st Century skills.

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Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

In this post, I want to demystify working out loud and highlight the organizational as well as personal growth that accrues from the practice. It has helped me to develop my personal learning network (PLN) and enabled my PKM. How will working out loud impact my professional development?

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Learning Pool

DECEMBER 31, 2020

(Short of someone productizing neural downloads…which sound like science fiction, but early experiments are actually showing they could be real and the research indicates they could enhance skills development by a third). So, what are my more immediate TOP 10 predictions for learning in 2021?

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 29, 2018

Now, custom apps are being developed for learners who travel heavily, work remotely, are frequently offline, or have unique “on the go” business requirements. Apps are especially attractive because learning organizations can track activity and engagement in detail. Specialists are the new norm.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

But needless to say, this whole notion of engaging with any course requires learners to develop certain skills as well as mindset. Hence, these require learners to “pull” their own learning. Those with a fixed mindset are likely to see talent and skills as fixed entities that cannot be further developed.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

But I’m beginning to think that an astonishing number of L&D practitioners aren’t paying attention to today’s most promising organizational learning trend. A Top Learning Trend Hidden in Plain Sight? We’re bombarded with “learning trend” headlines from all corners of the industry.

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Learnnovators

JULY 9, 2015

However, with learning and development, when you ask someone about learning ‘benchmarks’, typically they talk about: How much money we are spending on learning? What are the completion rates of a typical online learning program? 70 to 80% of learning professionals are now using these tools.

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