OK, that may be taking it a little bit too far. … I recently came across a comic in my newsfeed that caught my eye. It’s based on a quote from Kevin Smith: “Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist […]
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At Innovative Learning Group, we’ve designed and developed thousands of e-learning courses using many different authoring tools and programming languages. So when requests started coming in to create e-learning using the new-to-us Adapt authoring tool and framework, an application that allows you to quickly build responsive e-learning content, we dove right in — because we know what […]
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Are you ever faced with a need to communicate a procedure to your team but are unsure of the method to deliver it because the content is somewhat dry or is not very interesting? I recently worked with a longtime Innovative Learning Group client in the financial industry on a learning need just like this. […]
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Is your company innovative? If not, is your department or team an innovative ‘pocket of excellence’? It’s OK to say no. Many organizations and teams struggle to innovate. Why? Because innovation isn’t easy. There are some obvious reasons why innovation can be difficult, such as: Leaders often prefer safer short-term rewards to risky long-term bets. […]
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Much has been discussed and addressed in the past few years regarding the modern learner. Some think this term is synonymous with describing learners from the millennial generation. But the truth is this term defines all generations in the workforce today. Technologies have largely reshaped the profile of today’s worker, and learning professionals are now […]
Read MoreLet’s face it, we’re social beings. We don’t live in isolation, and most of us don’t work in isolation. Even if we work alone, we connect with others through various ways. There’s now an entire body of evidence about the impact that social interaction has on us: namely the Social Neuroscience of learning. As we […]
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“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I think most of us are familiar with this Einstein quote and would agree with it. But I think many of us still do exactly that — repeat the same thing over and over even though the results don’t change. I know […]
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Virtual reality (VR) is not only the new, hot thing in consumer products, it is poised to have a big impact on the learning industry. At ILG, we’re really excited about VR, and a couple of my colleagues have already given presentations about it. Me? I’ve been making good progress on a journey toward developing […]
Read MoreI’ve been giving a presentation about learning trends this past year, and it seems to have really resonated with a variety of audiences. When I hear about a new trend, I like to consider the trend thoughtfully and ask myself the following questions: Does the trend have staying power? Is the trend just a new […]
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In 2013, if someone had asked me about a change at the Vatican or President Obama’s second term, sadly, I would have had no idea what they were talking about. In fact, at that point in time, I most likely wouldn’t have been able to converse on a single top news story. I was so […]
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