
Unscripted—The L&D Shakers Podcast Ep 23: From Skeptical to Engaged: The Power of Purpose-Driven Learning Design
Jul 25, 2025
Marta Novella, a strategic communications expert renowned for guiding organizations through change, shares her insights on purpose-driven learning design. She illustrates the importance of understanding the 'why' behind training initiatives using Simon Sinek's framework. Marta discusses her transformative experience with a fragmented team during a leadership transition, where addressing trust and communication gaps led to a remarkable 50% improvement in trust scores. Her approach fosters unity and makes training not just compliant, but truly transformative.
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Start With Why Importance
- Organizations often jump straight into "what" to train without understanding "why," which undermines training success.
- Clarifying the purpose behind training initiatives is critical to meaningful learning design and engagement.
Simon Sinek's Framework Power
- Simon Sinek's Why-How-What framework helps align people around core purpose, values, and tangible outcomes.
- It's a simple yet powerful model applicable beyond L&D to any leadership or organizational context.
Uncovering The Why With Interviews
- Marta described interviewing individual leaders to uncover the true "why" behind training needs.
- She asks about honest company impressions and expectations to understand the purpose driving change.
