Learning Culture
The alignment of an organization’s systems, structures, and people that represents its views and commitments to continuous learning, performance improvement, and growth.
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You Can Lead a Horse to Water: Make Learning Stick with Soft Skills
We’ve all heard the saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” This adage is particularly relevant in the world of learning and development. As educators, trainers, or mentors, we can provide learners with all the resources and opportunities they need, but how do we ensure that the learning behavior sticks? This is a question my coworker recently posed, and it got me thinking about the role of soft skills in fostering lasting behavior change. The challenge of behavior change Behavior change is a complex and multifaceted process that extends far beyond the simple…
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Bridging the Digital Divide: Why Accessibility in Virtual Environments Matters More Than Ever
The shift to virtual learning highlights accessibility gaps. Simply having features isn’t enough; we need to master their use. The Learning Guild’s checklist helps L&D pros audit platforms & skills, ensuring inclusive design.
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Investigating Informal Learning with Technology
Informal learning is having a moment right now, and it’s about time. As learning professionals, we can often get caught up in designing, developing, and implementing formal learning experiences, which can cause informal learning to fall to the wayside and easily be overlooked. However, informal learning experiences can have major, long-term effects on learning and business outcomes, so finding creative ways to track them can be valuable for L&D departments. What is informal learning? Informal learning is learning that is unstructured and self-directed. This is a broad definition, and there are different types of informal learning, but for our contexts,…
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The Journey Within: How Self-Awareness Ignites Skill Development
Imagine setting aside time to learn a new skill, only to realize the biggest barrier is not the complexity of the material—but your own self-perception. Research indicates that while 95% of people think they are self-aware, only 10% to 15% truly are. For us as learning and development (L&D) professionals, this gap represents not just a challenge, but an exciting opportunity: to design learning experiences that don’t simply teach skills but ignite personal transformation. Self-awareness is more than the latest leadership buzzword: It is the heartbeat of effective learning and skill development, yet it is often an untapped avenue when…
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The Human Touch: Why AI-Powered Learning Still Needs Us
AI in training offers promise, but success lies in human hands. We must define needs, design engaging content, ensure inclusion, and provide guidance.
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Cultivating Creativity as an L&D Professional
Instructional designers and learning professionals are creative by nature. We are called upon to be creative with technology like Articulate, Camtasia, or Captivate. More often than we would like, organizations, red tape, and clients require us to be creative with timelines and budgets. Being creative is a core qualification and requirement of our work. So, what do we do when we feel like the creative river has run to a trickle or dried up entirely? Reframe your idea of ‘creativity’ First, it’s essential to acknowledge that creativity comes in many different forms, not just the art class variety we associate…
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Masterclass: Building and Sustaining a Strong Company Culture
This masterclass will guide you through the essential aspects of creating and maintaining a robust company culture. Receive the knowledge and tools to build a thriving company culture that aligns with your business goals and supports your employees’ well-being.
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Write With Joy
We all have excuses for avoiding writing, but this is a key way we communicate. Learn core principles that will help you find joy in writing.
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Cultivate a Culture of Informal Learning
Boost employee development beyond traditional training! This eBook explores informal learning: self-directed, collaborative learning driven by employee interest. Learn how it boosts engagement, innovation, knowledge transfer, and cost-effectiveness. Discover practical strategies, real-world examples from GE, Meta, and IBM, and how to overcome implementation challenges.
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5 Reasons to Make Professional Development a Priority
When you focus on using your talents to help others meet their needs, you often get so wrapped up in that work that you neglect yourself. This self-neglect has consequences, but when you make professional development a priority, you open the door to opportunities.