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Soren Kaplan, Leapfrogging to Learning Breakthroughs and Innovation, Opening Keynote at #LSCon

Learning Visions

Soren Kaplan, Redefining Innovation: Harness the power of surprise for business breakthroughs. So how do we create breakthrough innovations? Rethink your role. Kaplan went out to research his book and looked for books with the words “Surprise” in the title. InNOvation. Not just product innovation.

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#LSCon day 1, Leapfrogging serious lean agile innovation performance ecosystems for 90%

Challenge to Learn

Leapfrogging serious lean agile innovation performance ecosystems for 90%. Leapfrogging After this we had the formal opening (1500 attendees, 30% up from last year) by David Kelly and the Keynote from Soren Kaplan about Leapfrogging to learning breakthroughs and innovation. People love innovation but they hate surprises.

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The Future of Executive Education Is Here

CLO Magazine

These organizations are quickly moving away from traditional executive education into the realm of business innovation. The talent lab represents the company’s new mindset regarding the interplay between talent and innovation and includes a high-tech physical space to match. The talent lab isn’t the typical corporate university.

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Does your first-time manager training help nurture successful leaders?

TalentLMS

Marion had a lot to offer to her company, but she lacked the necessary skills to handle her new role. They can get into their new role full of confidence, but sooner or later they realize their responsibilities are different. The most important thing to keep in mind is that first-time managers need time to catch up with a new role.

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Degreed Announces $42M Series C Financing

Degreed

Today is a milestone for us as we announce $42M Series C financing , along with new executive roles for David Blake and Chris McCarthy. in a Seed Round from top investors in the world of business, venture capital, and edtech, including Deborah Quazzo, Mark Cuban, Mike Levinthal, Chris Eyre, Larry Rosenberger, Kaplan, and Walt Winshall.

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Can You Teach Diversity and Inclusion?

CLO Magazine

Without the right kind of culture in place — where employees embrace difference, senior leaders model inclusive behaviors and value the innovation and market accessibility that diversity can provide, and promote diverse thinking and risk-taking so people don’t have to hide their mistakes — diversity and inclusion training will not work.

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Top L&D books for ambitious learning leaders in 2020

Elucidat

Recommended by Nick Shackleton-Jones, Director Learning & Performance Innovation, PA Consulting – Episode 6. Paul: “I’ve found that quite useful in our role, I think. I think Larry possibly gets the balance of all that right in his book.”. Everything Bad For You Is Good, Steven Johnson. Map It, Cathy Moore.

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