Allen Training Newsletter – August 2013

Tracking Corporate Training Trends

Allen in the News

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Allen Communication Recognized as Top 20 Training Company for 2nd Year in a Row

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Faith Chapel Works with Allen Communication to Develop Interactive Online Leadership Courses

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Corporate Learning Blog

Here are some of our most popular blog posts that you may have missed.

Training ROI: Chasing a Unicorn or Real Possibility?

The mistake I almost made was investing my money in a bundle of features, without considering the ROI impact. In the training world, this mistake is far too common. Are you paying enough attention to defining and qualifying the return on your training investment?

I Knew It All Along! : Cognitive Bias and Instructional Design

Are Cognitive Biases Warping your Decision-Making? In the corporate training community, I wonder if at times we unintentionally limit our training through cognitive bias while dismissing “outsider” ideas.

Merge Training Content for New and Existing Learners

The boundary between current and potential learners is not as impermeable as it sometimes seems. The distinct goals of these two groups can often be satisfied by the same information.

Industry Perspective from Allen’s CEO:
Changing Paradigms in Corporate Training

Organizations are investing as never before in research to better understand how consumers and learners are gathering information and what influences are compelling their decisions. These new approaches, or maybe we should call them paradigm shifts for our partners, recognize that the vehicle an organization uses to understand and disseminate information to its audience effects how that audience behaves. It’s not just a question of knowledge or skills—it’s more fundamental than that.

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