We all know that trendy doesn’t always mean new. That said, usually there is a new twist or innovation that sparks the trend. The trend of microlearning makes me smile …
Retail Boomtown
Retail is the last big training boomtown. While there are a number of challenges, it also presents a huge opportunity for change.
Letting the Web Guide Web-Based Training Trends
What do you think are the biggest differences between most websites and most corporate web-based training (WBT)? I know it seems absurd. Web-based training obviously lives on the web. That …
Building Brand Champions with Consumer Education
As consumer relationship management (CRM) technologies have matured, it isn’t surprising that some competing/complementary systems have also gained traction. One among many such responses, CEM, focuses on consumer experience (or …
Learning2013: Will It Blend?
I’ve just returned from Elliot Masie’s Learning2013 conference in Orlando. I’ve always liked this particular conference because I come away with a lot of inspiration—some of which comes from the …
Making a Spectacle of Yourself: Engaging Corporate Training
My daughter and her friends enjoy making those annoying YouTube-style videos that feature improvisations, movie parodies, and music videos. I hate them—not my daughter (or even her friends) but the …
An Analysis That Won’t Slow You Down
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen some back and forth on the topic of evaluation and the merits of ROI. Jack Phillips and Jim Kirkpatrick have weighed in, …
Advantages of Long-Term Vendor Relationships
I think you might be surprised at the longevity of several of Allen’s client relationships—they span not just years but decades. Why does longevity matter? It’s something to consider given …
Corporate Learners, the Renaissance, and Autodidacticism
Last week I spent a few days in Orlando at Masie’s 2011 Learning Conference. There was a great line-up of speakers this year—Bill Clinton, John Lithgow, Dean Kamen, Betsy Myers, …