It’s Marty’s 25th anniversary at Allen, and we’re getting ready to celebrate (see below for details on the party). Over the years, Marty has kept us all entertained with his …
Systematic Creativity in Training Development?
Can you take a systems approach to creativity in training development? Many would argue you can’t. At AllenComm, we’ve created an environment that nurtures and promotes creativity. This environment relies …
Kindred Spirits in Manufacturing Training
Both rely on a systematic approach to performance and production. I spent last week with one of our manufacturing clients, and it struck me (yet again) that manufacturing and ISD …
In Defense of Level 1 for Instructional Design Professionals
Sometimes I think that we’re too quick to dismiss level-one feedback as we target the upper realms of Donald Kirkpatrick’s levels of evaluation or even Jack Phillips’s ROI. Although such lofty …
The Value of Online Discussion in Custom Training Design
I teach a senior seminar once a year up at the U. A few weeks ago, the associate director for the department in which I teach attended the class with …
Ideas on Pharma Training
One of the most interesting experiences of my career at Allen has been the chance I had a few years ago to tour a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. I got to …
Benefits of internal collaboration and collaboration between client and vendor teams
Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell, authors of Learning to Fly: Practical Knowledge Management from Leading and Learning Organizations, were members of BP’s Knowledge Management team. They wrote the said book …
On-Demand Ideas
I’ve often asked myself why we (the Allen team) sometimes have some of our best, most creative ideas while we’re working on a pre-sales mockup or demo and why that …
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
I just returned from San Jose, where I was in attendance at Brandon Hall’s Innovations in Learning Conference. I had a great time, connected with some of our clients, and …