Michael Hruska
President/CEO, Problem Solutions
Michael Hruska is a technologist and design thinking (DT) practitioner with experiences spanning across standards, emerging technologies, learning, and science. As a former researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Hruska provides technology, business model, and innovation solutions to Fortune 500, government, and startup companies. Hruska speaks at industry events, conferences, and webinars on topics spanning the continuum between advanced research on adaptive learning ecosystems and emerging technology solution/product design in a variety of industries. Hruska is an advisor/mentor to Ed Tech startups for GSV Capital, along with mentoring local and regional entrepreneurs. He is on the advisory board of a number of companies that support entrepreneurship and early-stage companies, as well as being recognized at industry events internationally.
Latest from Michael Hruska
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Maximizing ROI in AI Implementations: A Strategic Approach
Despite the potential of AI to transform business operations, many organizations struggle to quantify the return on investment (ROI) of AI implementations. This challenge hinders executive support and funding for AI projects, leading to missed opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage. This session will provide attendees with practical tools and methodologies for calculating the ROI of AI implementations, ensuring alignment with executive goals. Participants will learn how to integrate ROI calculations into the design phase of AI projects, use business metrics to gain executive support and identify innovative ways to connect AI initiatives with the company’s mission and strategy. In…
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Design Thinking in L&D Brings Innovation and Empathy
Design Thinking in L&D encourages creative problem-solving and results in learner-centered design that can transform your organization.
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Is xAPI Ready? If So, Where Are Our Flying Cars?
Adopting xAPI is a significant decision; is xAPI ready to take its place as the foundation of a learning ecosystem? Get answers to your questions here.
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Demystifying the Connections Between the LMS, LRS, and xAPI
If you’ve attended a learning conference recently, you’ve heard the buzz around learning record stores (LRSs) and the Experience API (xAPI). With so much attention focused on the potential, organization leaders look for ways to use data interoperability. Many are still having difficulty identifying a practical starting point. Here are three case studies and advice that will clear things up.
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The Experience API (xAPI): A GPS for Learning
Affordances of mobile, social, and emerging specifications like the Experience API (and others) are positioning a revolutionary learning ecosystem that offers individuals help in navigating all those possibilities. We are now on the cusp of realizing the value and potential of this development. Here is a look at the path ahead to that outcome.
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Stay Current at the Experience API (xAPI) Camps
The eLearning community continues to adopt use of the Experience API (xAPI) as a bridge to link learning and performance. The xAPI Camps that take place internationally at conferences, such as The eLearning Guild’s FocusOn Learning in Austin this June, are key events where L&D leaders find out how to implement this new technology. Find out more about the camps in this article!
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Amplifying the Experience API: xAPI Camp at DevLearn 2015
The xAPI allows interpretation of meaning of the total data created by the learning ecology and provides predictability. The xAPI Camp in Seattle in July highlighted new use cases, collaborative exploration, and more. Learn more here about the event and about the upcoming xAPI Camp September 29 in Las Vegas, co-sited with The eLearning Guild’s DevLearn Conference & Expo.