Future Workforce Podcast: Client Roundtable Discussions

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by Larry Clark | December 18, 2019

In the latest installment of our podcast, we hear from 10 clients as they share their insights and experiences in preparing for and enabling the workforce of the future.  No matter what industry you are in, the size of your business, or where in the world you are, work is fundamentally changing. New technologies and new workplace cultures are driving organizations to rethink the way they manage and train. They’re setting high goals for capitalizing on the new opportunities presented and looking to their L&D professionals to deliver solutions that prepare the workforce to reach those goals. For our newest […]

Hyper-Engaging Your Hyperspecialists

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by Rajeev Mandloi | December 16, 2019

This is the third post in a series on jobs of the future. Read the second post here. We know just how much digital transformation is disrupting work and increasing computational power exponentially. And that means the competitive landscape is changing. For businesses to retain their market share, they must embrace the change and integrate these new technologies into their operations. But doing so requires highly specialized professionals to navigate this complex technological environment with an in-depth expertise in their vertical. A concept dictating a new reality in the market, hyperspecialization implies that a larger process is broken down into […]

Follow the Leaderboard to Learner Engagement

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by Ian Marge | December 10, 2019

This is the third and final post in a series on learner engagement. Read the second post here. As anyone who spent a bored moment or two in class knows, engaging learners has always been a challenge – and that has been true whether the learner is a kindergartner in a classroom or an employee developing new skills in a corporate setting. In the corporate learning world, the advent of virtual and blended learning made the challenge more acute. Thanks to the development of new insights into learning and technological advances, the code to making the virtual learning experience as […]

Hybrid Jobs Need Hybrid Learning Experiences

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by Rajeev Mandloi | December 3, 2019

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the expectations that companies have for existing jobs are advancing along with it. Employees are now required to possess the skills to harness the power of these technologies. New research on close to a billion job postings and resumes from Burning Glass Technologies, a workforce analytics firm, has shown that jobs are becoming increasingly complex and call for a broader range of skillsets than what we’ve traditionally required for them. This progression of job requirements has led to jobs becoming more “hybrid” in nature. We’ve all started to hear the term, […]

Leveraging Technology Platforms for the Best Learning Experiences

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by Dennis Gullotti | November 26, 2019

As organizations put more pressure on the shoulders of L&D teams to meet the changing needs of the workforce, L&D must decide what underlying technologies to use. Which platform approach will carry them into the future? How they can navigate from their current infrastructure to a new learning tech ecosystem? We looked into how our clients are approaching these complex questions to better understand the current landscape and where things are headed. There are many options available to deliver learning experiences. The two main categories to date have been learning management systems (LMSs) and learning experience platforms (LXPs). Where LMSs […]