As learning and development people, we at Allen are always looking to stay on top of the industry. We brainstorm, share articles, talk over ideas and collaborate to find the …
It’s All Thanks to You
While we now think of Thanksgiving as a time to be with those we love as we sink into a food coma, its origins are a little more complicated. It …
Learning with Gamification: Pairing a Powerful Business Vision with the Right Design Strategy
From our past blogs, many of our visitors are aware that Allen has put a stake in the ground on helping companies use their brand for corporate and consumer education. …
An Instructional Designer’s Case for Consumer Education
Why is instructional design becoming increasingly important to consumer education? In the past months, we’ve been focused on how consumer education is creating a new marketing landscape. Since we regularly …
Allen’s New Home – A Few Thoughts on Creating a World-Class Learning Design Center
When writing blogs, I usually don’t talk directly about Allen. Since we’re fortunate to work as a leader in a dynamic industry with so many opportunities—mobile and social learning, developments …
Keep Innovation in Training Design Alive
Recently, I led an Allen team in a meeting with the senior leadership of one of our longtime clients. This client has entrusted us with more than 20 courses, and …
2014 Trends — The Big No Trend
Pausing to perfect and polish trends from 2013 leads us to… no trend in 2014. It comes as no surprise that our most popular blogs and articles tend to focus …
Expect more from your training! A little remix goes a long way.
Generally speaking, we as design professionals tend to settle. We’re not lazy, nor do we lack ambition; rather, as these scholars argue, we tend to seek to stabilize the world …
Changing Paradigms in Corporate Training
We’ve all experienced it: You buy a new car and suddenly you see the same model all around you. It’s not that everyone bought the car at the same time, …