On a Sunday drive, I noticed a sign over the freeway advertising that a company called Wordplex was hiring. I asked my friend to take down their phone number. That Friday, I left a message for the director of marketing, Ken Walsh, describing a little about what I do and... More »

Career Development

Advanced Level Content , Career Development , Career Planning , Jobs

In preparing for an educational event at a major client, we were struggling to find a way to mirror the workers own behavior to them so they could see their own culture. At the same time, we were introduced to Arthur Brown, president of Teaching & Training by Design... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Designing Learning , Engagement , Simulations and Serious Games , Trends

Knowledge of competencies and competency modeling is increasingly important for workplace learning professionals tasked with learning results. Most front-line learning and performance professionals and their managers have encountered competencies or competency modeling ... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Business Impact , Career Development , Competencies , Curriculum Alignment , Human Performance Improvement , Skills Gap

Cognitive psychology research suggests that three major factors influence how much and how well we learn: ability, prior knowledge, and motivation. Lets examine each of these in detail. Ability The capacity with which we were born that enables us to acquire new skills a... More »

Learning & Development

Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Engagement

Many learning professionals are keenly interested in the topic of social learning, but relatively few organizations have begun to implement it. One reason is that it is difficult to separate the hype from reality and focus on the elements that are really important. This... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Engagement , Informal Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General