Involving business leaders in learning is not a new idea. In fact, a variety of best practices can be used to align learning solutions with business priorities and leaders, including governance boards and leaders serving as teachers. Some learning professionals are at t... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General

"Hope has never trickled down. It has always sprung up." Studs Terkel The quotation above reveals what is happening in todays globally interconnected and interdependent world. In the spirit of the groundswell trend, we see people sharing in ways theyve never done before... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Coaching and Mentoring , Competencies , Engagement , Social Learning

For quite a while now, Ive been pouring over mobile design books, listening to podcasts and reading online content to learn the best practices for designing mobile phone applications as I design one of my own. Strangely enough, it seems as though many gurus actually agr... More »

Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , E-Learning , Mobile Learning , Trends

A game is a system in which players engage in an abstract challenge, defined by rules, interactivity and feedback that results in a quantifiable outcome often eliciting an emotional reaction. Lets look at each element of the definition: System A set of interconnected el... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Informal Learning , Simulations and Serious Games

For most people, DOA refers to Dead on Arrival. For learning professionals, DOA means Demanded by Older Authorities. ROI for training is an old technology used by older leaders or maybe just old thinking leaders. It is an outdated process. Outdated, however, doesnt mean... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends