Learning Uncut

In the five and a half months since COVID-19 hit learning teams around the world have grappled with converting courses designed for classroom facilitation to live online facilitation.  Early in the pandemic the Australian Institute of Training Development (AITD) decided to six courses.  Jennifer Waltmon, the AITD’s Programs and Content Manager, joins this episode alongside two of the conversion team members, Dr Cathryn Lloyd and Chemene Sinson.  They reflect on the experience of converting so many courses simultaneously, the parallels and differences between designing courses for face to face versus online delivery, and what they’ve learned about facilitating effective online learning experiences. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/60/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series  

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt.  Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. The pandemic has highlighted our interconnection as humans everywhere.  Yet work does not always feel like an experience that promotes connection and belonging.  Working Out Loud (WOL) has the potential to address that while building critical skills for the digital, networked era.  John Stepper describes Working Out Loud as a practice where you interact with other people related to a goal that you care about, building your network and developing a sense of relatedness with other people in a purposeful way.  In this episode we explore WOL, with Katharina Krentz sharing how it has spread at Bosch and the transformative impact it is having.  Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-11/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt.  Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. In this episode,  Nigel Paine, Author and co-presenter of Learning Now TV, considers how culture may not have changed overnight ( after all it is complicated) but the possibilities and necessities have. This provides L&D with great opportunity.  Simon Brown, CLO of Novartis shares how their culture journey to become inspired, unbossed and curious has helped the organisation respond to the pandemic. Together they provide practical insight for learning leaders looking to accelerate a continuous culture of learning through the chaos of disruption. Host:  Laura Overton Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-10/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

Some skills are difficult to practice in a realistic environment.  Having effective difficult conversations is one of them.  Denise Meyerson of MCI Solutions worked with a provider in disability services sector in Australia to support the onboarding of 165 new local area coordinators spread across a wide geographic area.  She describes how a simulated environment (which she refers to as ‘light virtual reality) was used to equip them to have some difficult conversations with clients about eligibility for services. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/59/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt.  Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. We know learning from failure is anything but straightforward. In October 2019 a Fast Company article, Learning from Failure article, discussed then practice in startup companies of writing a failure postmortem upon closing down. Essentially they share what went wrong with the greater community. There appears to be huge pressure to keep up the facade of success when, in fact, things are falling apart around them.  What then can the L&D industry do to take the concept of “learning from failure” and use itas a construct for organizational success? Jeff Mariola from Mariola Unlimited and Brian Murphy from AstraZeneca discuss key strategies and tactics for learning from the past and applying lessons for current and future success. Host: Shannon Tipton Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-09/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt.  Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. The global pandemic response has pushed many people out of physical workspaces.  How will we use office spaces in the future and what will they look like?  What about classrooms and other spaces used for face-to-face learning? Is it time to abandon the classroom forever?  The contrasting pandemic-era experiences of David in Australia and Anne in Spain make for a lively exploration of this topic. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-08/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

In this What Happened Next episode Gareth Killeen from Reece updates us on what has happened with human-centred design to transform learning at Reece over the past eight months (see Episode 39).  The self-paced leadership program completed in self-driven cohorts illustrates their digital learning strategy, where content is only 25% of the solution.  Gareth reflects on how working in an agile way with a human-centred design approach has led to great learning experiences that are continuously being improved. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/58/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt.  Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. During times of disruption it may feel that L&D are victims of circumstance.  In this episode we explore how L&D can make the business case for change - before someone does it for us! Our guests consider what we need to do to positively influence the L&D decisions that determine our future. They explore how to hook onto your company's north star, who to work with and what topics to avoid. Host:  Laura Overton Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-07/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt.  Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. Julian Stodd from Seasalt Learning and Rachel Happe from the Community Roundtable discuss the intersection of culture and community and how L&D can start the tide of change. Starting with letting go of control and ego, and let communities evolve. This episode discusses the importance of community to work and life, of being first to action, and reaching beyond organisational limitations. Host:  Shannon Tipton Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-06/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

Nick Howe, the Area9 Chief Learning Officer, is joined by Henrik Harder who was the CEO of the Danish roadwork education centre VEJ-EU in late 2018 when the project we discuss was undertaken.  They describe shifting a full day of face to face theory training with a very diverse audience to an adaptive, personalised online platform.  One outcome was that the time to complete the knowledge component of the course reduced from 8 hours to a median of less than 3 without removing any content and allowing even the slowest of learners to achieve proficiency. Host:  Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/57/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series