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learning by David JamesMar 13, 20197:46 amMarch 13, 2019
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learning analytics

Learning & Development and Data Analytics

If we’re not being asked already, we will be asked for the data, by our leaders and our stakeholders. So let’s develop ourselves and disrupt our own practice before we’re disrupted from outside. This is a huge opportunity for us – and it’s up to us to grab it.

digital by David JamesFeb 26, 20197:45 am
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fit for digital transformation

How To Get Your L&D Team Fit For Digital Transformation

Help your team to realise that learning in the flow of work is where L&D is going and that it’s about the work and not about learning in the way that L&D have traditionally delivered it.

digital by David JamesFeb 5, 20197:12 am
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c-suite learning

How To Gain C-Suite Support For Your L&D Transformation

By being clear on outcomes, you become focused on supporting the organisation with something it cares about; increasing L&D’s currency; and doing things that matter. You also know what measures you’re monitoring to ensure you’re doing the right things.

learning by David JamesJan 22, 20197:23 amJanuary 22, 2019
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digital transformation

How L&D Is Holding Itself Back From Digital Transformation

Technology has been commonplace in L&D for decades but in an age in which digital is transforming organisations – and even industries – L&D is falling behind in both its approach to – and adoption – of modern tools.

learning by David JamesNov 27, 20187:45 am
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“We Want Training!”: When Client Expectations Stop L&D From Modernising

L&D have to stop this silliness of working on something because we’ve been asked to – or because it’s the latest thing. We need to invest up front in understanding what’s really going on and relying on data to make decisions and progress.

learning by David JamesNov 13, 20187:47 amNovember 20, 2018
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The Future of Learning Technology

Technology no longer simply refines previously accepted means and media. So, to understand – and shape L&D’s future – we first need to suspend the conditions that limit our imagination.

learning by David JamesOct 16, 20187:18 amNovember 20, 2018
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LMS vs ‘Best of Breed’​ Learning Tech

Outsourcing ‘digital’ and not investing in your own digital know-how will put you at a significant disadvantage – and over-reliance on one system will prove to be counterproductive.

learning by David JamesOct 2, 20186:19 amNovember 20, 2018
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The #1 Mistake We’re All Making In L&D

When receiving – or diagnosing – the learning need, we are making grand assumptions about the needs of people whose roles we know so little about that we’d fail within minutes in their shoes.

learning by David JamesSep 11, 20186:15 am
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How Translating ‘Business Needs’ Into ‘Learning Needs’ Is Causing Misalignment

Misalignment occurs as soon as we translate ‘business needs’ into ‘learning needs’, which is usually right at the very outset of our conversations with stakeholders. But why do we do this? Because we’ve always done it…

learning by David JamesAug 21, 20186:30 am
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soft skills elearning

Can You Teach Soft Skills With eLearning?

What is being neglected in this question is what really works: How do people actually develop the requisite ‘soft’ skills they need to be successful in their work and careers?

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