Seems like a impossible contradiction, but believe it or not, AI is shaping social learning. Step into the uncanny valley with us ..read more

The Impact-Energy Matrix is a practical tool that helps you prioritize training tasks and initiatives by balancing their potential impact ..read more

If you're intending to implement social learning into your training, there are two questions you absolutely need to be asking throughout the entirety of the creation process. Forget to answer these questions, and you're setting your program up for failure. 1. What's the purpose? Purpose is the big picture. It should be at the center of every decision you make when ideating, designing, delivering, and evaluating training. It is your north star. Want to know if you go learning community or vILT-- what's your purpose? Want to know if you use a branded experience or something entirely divergen ..read more

Growth is the goal for just about every business on the planet. And the best leaders know, if you want to grow, you need to be prepared for change. In fact, growth is change. We wanted to know what the best organizations out there are doing to keep pace with change and growth to thrive. We spoke with leaders from 9 exemplary organizations who are staying current and continuing to build momentum despite the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) of the current marketplace. The organizations represent a range of industries including AI tools, aviation manufacturing, communi ..read more

Just about every business we've spoken to in the last 7 years has told us they want a culture of continuous learning and improvement. And community-driven learning can be a huge asset when it comes to supporting that kind of culture. In fact, I'd argue community building is the ONLY way to have effective continous learning and improvement in an organization. The challenge is that many organizations have this idealized vision of a culture of continuous learning and improvement without the structures in place to support it. Or they have the right culture, but they lack the strategic planning tha ..read more

by Rocio Granela & Katie Hynes Picture this: A cozy home office, cat purring on the windowsill. Dusk. Threat of a storm. The room lit by a computer screen.  You stare at an open Word doc, lips pursed, eyes fixed on the blinking cursor.  All work and no play… Then, a flash of lightning. A thunderclap! “I’ve got it!” With a wild look, your fingers fly across the keyboard. Tight shot of cat with side eye.   You’ve studied your audience and mulled over the learning objectives. You can see it now: A relatable situation, evocative details that bring the scene to life, a relevant c ..read more

You’ve got transcripts from your interviews with SMEs, PowerPoint decks from prior trainings, links to some relevant articles and videos… and now all you have to do is spin this into gold—i.e., video scripts and scenarios to support a program on providing effective feedback, which your company is running for senior managers.   And the deadline is coming up faster than you can say holy 93 days until my next vacation, Batman!   Throw in some good old-fashioned writer’s block, and your stress levels are curving like a hockey stick.   Depending on your company’s policies around usin ..read more

You've got mirror neurons.* Do you know what they do? Mirror neurons on the magical brain cells that trigger us to imitate-- or mirror-- other's behaviors. They enable us to acquire new behaviors, understand the intentions of others, and develop empathy. If your toddler ever sassed you with your own words, you've seen mirror neurons at work. If you've ever found yourself using an expression a colleague says all the time, for sure, your mirror neurons were are at work. If you've found yourself matching someone's volume and pacing of speech in a meeting, your mirror neurons were at work. Highly ..read more

Reflection is a critical component of deep learning. And for us, our annual reflection exercise is an opportunity to explore who we've been and who we are becoming as an organization. Where We Started At the top of 2023, we proudly declared "We are a social learning agency." We left behind the old ways of working and sought to inspire people to connect through learning and collaboration. What We Accomplished We worked with 8 clients on 11 projects including: needs analysis training audit certification program design and development interactive instructor-led workshop design and development co ..read more

The Original Problem Every year, managers at your organization need to complete leadership development training. Traditionally, the program has taken the form of a two-hour self-paced e-learning module. The data shows everyone grudgingly checks the box at the last minute, clicking through content about conflict resolution or effective delegation or coaching strategies or whatever is featured from the training library in a given year. Other than green check marks appearing next to people’s names in the LMS, there’s no indication that the material has changed anything. Not this year! You’ve paid ..read more