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With 8-in-10 organisations facing immediate skills shortages, the skills-first organisation is becoming an attractive solution for leaders who want more responsive and agile workforces. According to D ...
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AI won’t replace your e-learning job, but it will transform it. Prepare to capitalise on future growth opportunities by sharpening these high-demand skills. Amidst talk of AI’s impact on work, there’s ...
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David James discusses how AI tools like SkillsGPT can change the skills ontology game and explore how adopting a skills-based approach can be an all-inclusive strategy for learning and development.
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In today’s ever-changing workplace, traditional HR and learning practices are struggling to keep pace. HR and learning leaders are tasked with preparing and adapting their workforces for AI, automatio ...
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Your action plan to better learning and performance outcomes In today’s competitive landscape, organisations invest significant resources in learning and development initiatives. But how do you know i ...
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How can your small L&D team make the biggest possible impact on your business? Being a part of a small L&D team - even if it is a team of one - doesn’t mean your impact has to be small. Even with limi ...
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As Daniel Susskind explored at the 2024 Learning Technologies conference, AI is placing the world in flux. The how and when is unknown and to play for. It is the playing for that we worry about, and a ...
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Delivering effective systems training for employees is crucial to ensuring your business operates smoothly, but it’s often overlooked. It’s an obvious assumption that implementing new software and tec ...
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Managing employees is a real balancing act; you never stop juggling various personalities and workflows. And while most team members contribute positively to the organization, managers sometimes deal ...
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Did you know that companies that prioritize employee development demonstrate higher profitability by 11%? To achieve this growth and experience a slew of other business benefits, companies are increas ...
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How are you managing performance and personal development conversations? Once a year? Twice? Dubbed the ‘dreaded’ performance review, we typically find ourselves discussing old goals that may have bee ...
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With disruption to jobs and roles predicted, how can organisations take a strategic approach to future-proofing the workforce using learning, upskilling and reskilling? Required workplace skills are c ...
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It was a photographer’s paradise: Antarctica with its otherworldly landscapes of sculpted icebergs and a menagerie of seals, whales, and penguins. Accompanying my family and me on a recent expedition ...
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As we move further into 2024, AI's L&D teams continue to master the application of AI in the workplace. On the flip side, leading learning platforms are leveraging AI to simplify L&D workflows through ...
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With the rapid, unabated rate of change in technology and the world of work, it has never been more important for leaders to stay current with the latest trends and understand what those trends mean f ...
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Here, we’ll be exploring how you can design your learning experiences to be suitable for Neurodiverse learners. Neurodiverse people make up a large percentage of the UK workforce, with approximately 1 ...
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Learn why there's an urgency for organisations to revamp their L&D frameworks, with a sharp focus on cultivating skills that directly contribute to business performance.
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Learning Technologies 25 years campaign reinforcing the importance of peer influence to drive change and learning impact. Cheryl Clemons, CEO and Co-Founder of Sto ...
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As you may know, the opportunities for AI to support HR and L&D professionals are immense, especially when it comes to skills-based learning. So, when OpenAI launched the GPT Store — an online library ...
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Learn the secrets behind creating a successful employee experience, and why this is so important for the future of L&D...
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Discover what the current state of accessibility in online training is and how you can implement it into your organisation.
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Find out how social learning can revolutionise your workplace training programmes and how it fits into our current L&D strategies...
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Discover how AI-based learning programs can unlock the full potential of your workforce.
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Why does experiential learning and XR go hand in hand? Let's take a closer look.
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Is your head still spinning from all the changes that happened in 2023? From AI and the skills shortage to economic uncertainty, a lot unfolded over the past year. While we’re all still grappling with ...
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The third and final 2023 Annual L&D Benchmark Report explores the modern L&D role and how it can support business transformation in the context of three megatrends: digitalisation, climate change and ...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of learning and development, making the right choices for your organisation's growth is crucial. Learning technology is one critical component for L&D teams; the heartbe ...
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Everyone who’s ever been a teacher, trainer, or facilitator knows humans tend to have short attention spans. The ding of a chat message, a red dot on an app icon, or a ‘short’ Instagram break are just ...
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The second instalment of the 2023 Annual L&D Benchmark Report explores the critical role of L&D in driving business transformation and its pivotal shift from ‘training provider’ to ‘strategic business ...
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Modern organisations want flexible, scalable ways of delivering online learning to a distributed, global workforce. For many, video-based practice and coaching presents an elegant solution to these pa ...
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When we talk to L&D leaders today, we hear a recurring theme: They are being asked to “do more with less.” The “more” usually means: Enhanced Learning Impact: Deliver training and development programs ...
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Your learning environment can be the difference between failure and success. No matter what you’re looking to learn, your location, learning methods, and the organisation’s culture and approach to lea ...
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In today's rapidly evolving job market, fostering a culture of continuous learning is critical for both employee engagement and organisational resilience. As the "Great Resignation" shook the foundati ...
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Calling all team players! Whether your team is working remotely or in the same office, having a digital platform that promotes seamless communication and collaboration is key. With its versatile featu ...
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What are the critical cyber threats looming in 2024? According to a Department of Homeland Security report released in September of 2023, the top threats to watch out for include cybercrime, attacks o ...
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In the modern workplace, enterprises are faced with the monumental task of upskilling workers to prepare them for the digital economy. Global workforces are expected to face immense headcount problems ...
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Today, organisations are facing a significant challenge: the skills shortage. It's an issue that is impacting organisations both large and small, preventing business growth. With the accelerated pace ...
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In recent years, the market for corporate learning management systems (LMS) has experienced exponential growth, underscoring the rising significance of effective workplace learning strategies for tale ...
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Is it your dream to create a seamless learning and development function that leaves your colleagues, including your internal brand team happy? We’re here to guide you to success and tell you the secre ...
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Everyone is talking about skills. CEOs are wondering if their workforces have enough skills for now and the future. Indeed, according to PwC over half of CEOs believe that skills shortages are going t ...
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A people-focused learning strategy is an approach to learning and development that places individuals at the heart of the learning experience and ensures that the plans are tailored to the specific ne ...
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There is a revolution happening in skill tracking. How do you use this data to achieve your business goals? In case you missed it (somehow), THRIVE has introduced a whole suite of features designed to ...
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New employee onboarding has always been understood as an important function of an organisation. The pandemic, the rise of virtual and hybrid work, and our increasingly connected world have shifted emp ...
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In the agile workplace, employers are discovering the benefits of using virtual, augmented, mixed and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) solutions. These immersive tools are training current and future wo ...
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As today’s students become tomorrow’s workers, they will invariably be required to use more technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. To prepare them, it only makes sens ...
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It can’t be denied that there has been a recent shift in the way L&D professionals approach workplace learning; in fact, you could say they’re moving away from what has always been the norm. Where wor ...
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Pop quiz: How much is effective onboarding worth? It’s a hard question, and it depends on how you define ‘value.’ But no matter how you crunch the numbers, an effective onboarding process is probably ...
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Learning analytics supports learning and development in many ways. So how do organisations use analytics today? And how do they want to apply it in an ideal world? This article explores findings from ...
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Did you know that over 90% of organisations now use at least one learning management system? However, many of us just aren’t getting the maximum benefit from our systems. It’s easy to fall into the tr ...
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Have you ever woken up one morning and thought “Today’s the day for compliance training. Watch out training, here I come!” No? We haven’t either. Well, up until now. This week we launched Compliance ...
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Getting opportunities to learn and grow in the workplace has become the topmost indicator of a great work culture, shows a report by Glint data. This metric suggests that employees in the post-pandemi ...
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Nobody using your learning software or course library? Not getting board-level buy-in for L&D? People running for the hills whenever you approach them about learning? Sound familiar? It's tough being ...
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How L&D can speak business’ language when it comes to reporting success. In times of economic uncertainty, businesses tend to cut costs and scale back on employee training and development, but this mi ...
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What seemed so novel and amazing at first has suddenly begun to stir up fears. The AI-powered tools known as large language models, or LLMs—the best known of which is ChatGPT—have raised the spectre o ...
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How to make AI in L&D work For Real If you’re in L&D, or any other field for that matter, you’ve likely tried applying AI to some of your daily tasks. User-friendly tools like ChatGPT have made it inc ...
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John Freshwater, VP EMEA and APAC at Degreed, discusses how learning leaders can create a consistent learning experience while embracing the Metaverse and other emerging trends. The ability to walk ac ...
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In Brandon Hall Group’s report ‘Optimising Learning to Drive Performance’ 44% of organisations say that a lack of learner engagement is a key challenge when it comes to achieving critical learning out ...
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Let’s set the scene. We can be certain that in 2023 the L&D landscape is uncertain. And whilst we know the core areas that will be top of mind for people this year, it’s now more important than ever t ...
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As the post-pandemic world is taking on a new form and shape, there is a great emphasis on newer approaches to training and learning. The idea is to deliver great learning experiences to employees spr ...
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Modern workers are facing a dilemma. On one hand, they are highly motivated to learn; however, on the other, they find it increasingly difficult to incorporate training into their workflow and free ti ...
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Simply put, an organisation’s success depends on its ability to deliver learning to its people. But, as anyone in L&D can tell you, there’s nothing simple about delivering learning in a hybrid workpla ...
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If the past few years have taught us anything it’s that corporate learning and development (L&D) needs to focus on far more than merely how employees use a particular device or talk to customers about ...
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A new era of possibilities in Extended Reality (XR) technologies awaits the future of industry and commerce. Several companies launched new devices in the past few months, leading to a competitive spa ...
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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, chances are you’ve caught one or two (or seventeen) conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT. If you’re attending Le ...
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According to Brandon Hall Group, a massive 91% of organizations use at least one learning management system (LMS), with 8% using more than three! It is clear that the LMS sits at the heart of the vast ...
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Small to mid-size businesses (SMBs) are key enablers in driving innovation and fostering organic, sustainable growth. This means that they play a major role in the UK’s economic success, generating ov ...
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Maintaining business success in the face of continued global uncertainties and rapidly changing technologies requires a fresh approach to staff training. For many businesses, 2022 was a year of real ...
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These are testing times for businesses of all sizes across the globe, with inflation and the energy crisis putting pressure on businesses. Of course, if we look back at recent history, this isn’t the ...
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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality will be vital in creating engaging and immersive learning experiences if used correctly. Here we look at some important applications of AR and VR that you can use ...
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In this article, David James, CLO at 360Learning and host of The Learning & Development Podcast, gives a recap of his conversation with Donald H Taylor in a recent Learning & Skills Group (LSG) webina ...
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Rise Up teamed up with People Management magazine to produce a report on solving the skills shortage with L&D. The whitepaper looks at the current employee landscape and outlines the very important ro ...
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Today, companies must keep track of emerging trends if they wish to remain competitive in the employment market. Underlying these trends are three factors: The flexibility and appeal of hybrid work Pe ...
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There are plenty of articles and news stories out there discussing the potential the virtual and augmented reality landscape has for training, learning, and general education. In fact, studies show by ...
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Benchmarking is a verb, a doing word, an action. Which is ironic because those innovative professionals who want to do something are the most likely to engage with benchmarking practices. In 2022, top ...
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The term ‘e-Learning’ was first applied in a professional context in 1999 by educational technology expert Elliott Masie. It’s no surprise that in the 23 years following this date digital learning has ...
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We humans are easily distracted, quick to boredom and...forgetful. This is a huge problem when it comes to creating courses for learners. After all, amazing things happen when your learners actually r ...
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Something that is discussed widely in the industry is why L&D teams need to try and strike a balance between being too stable and too dynamic. It’s a hard balance to achieve, especially at a time when ...
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Adaptive Learning is the practise of using AI and machine learning algorithms — as well as human methods — to deliver customised training methods and resources to learners based on their needs, intere ...
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Did you know that 57% of employees spend 30+ minutes a week on work-related learning and a whopping 44% wish that they could spend more time on learning initiatives? What’s clear is that the workforce ...
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While e-learning use has skyrocketed over the past few years, there are still people who aren’t sure it’s a fit for their needs. Check out these seven talking points about the benefits of e-learning o ...
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Managers have a lot to grapple with today and need new skills to meet today’s opportunities and challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic, Great Resignation, hybrid work - and more, are causing seismic shifts ...
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With the increasing interest in accessibility, you may wonder how to make sure your courses meet the mark. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a useful resource, but even experienced d ...
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What are top performing organisations doing differently and how can leaders create real, long-lasting change across their businesses? In their session at Learning Technologies 2022, Nahdia Khan, Chief ...
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Since the industrial revolution, learning in the workplace has been a highly structured and managed process. Organised, formal learning has taken precedence over more situational and informal styles. ...
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Data and analytics are top priorities for learning & development (L&D), as reflected in Donald H Taylor’s annual survey, which places learning analytics in the top five trends for 2022. This is hardly ...
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The need to transform instructor-led learning into e-learning is likely here to stay, so how can we make it more engaging? Discover four crucial tips to ensure the e-learning you’re creating is as eng ...
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Discover how and why learning equality and why L&D teams need to make learning accessible to every individual in the workforce.
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Pandemics. Skills shortages. The Great Resignation. L&D has endured quite a lot of change in the past two years, meaning we have had to pivot, adapt and evolve at an unprecedented rate. Many of us hav ...
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The rapid rise of digital technologies has resulted in organisations re-evaluating, reengineering and reimagining the way they do business. Let's look at how L&D can address skill gaps through creatin ...
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L&D teams need to find a balance between the learning that they own and direct, and the learning that individuals own for themselves. Jez Anderson explores the core principles L&D teams should adopt t ...
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Most employees consider their professional development to be their number one priority in assessing how satisfied they are in their job role. Let's explore how a training team can elevate the visibili ...
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In the last year, a record number of people have left their jobs, with people run rugged from the pandemic. All of this means that it’s now time for companies to take a thoughtful look at their intern ...
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is the UK’s largest animal welfare charity. The charity’s L&D professionals considered what learning tools they could offer leaders a ...
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As more than half of the world's population uses mobile devices to access the internet, companies and organisations have started prioritising learning on-the-go. One of the most innovative ways to emb ...
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Well-budgeted teams are twice as likely to feel pressure from the executive level, with evidence suggesting that they’re more agile in our current age of disruption. Discover how organizations regard, ...
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70% of UK employees say they would be happier in their job if they had more opportunities to work on their personal development. However, encouraging continuous learning doesn’t stop at providing lear ...
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Every sector is currently feeling the impact of The Great Resignation. HR teams currently face the challenge: with such discontent, how can we improve the organisational culture to ensure we're retain ...
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Personalised adaptive learning has gone mainstream, increasingly recognised for its potential to deliver learning effciently. Today, adaptive learning is embraced as a leading solution to train people ...
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The rise of digital technologies has resulted in an increased focus on building talent to reskill and upskill workforces. Abby Fry discusses how a LMS grounded in education and teaching can help organ ...
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Hybrid leadership is a style for now and for the future, and don’t expect it to go anywhere! Don’t get left behind in this leadership style of the future. What are the benefits of adopting this leader ...