Learning Uncut

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

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. Our circumstances may dictate our environment but our professional attitude significantly influences our credibility and response to those changes. For some in L&D , this may be a time to speak up, to say no or to experiment or introduce a new idea. This podcast explores the practical steps we can take to dust off and strengthen that healthy dose of confidence and courage we need to tackle uncertainty. Host: Laura Overton Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-05/ 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. Join us for a discussion around how innovation and creativity is essential as we move through 2020 and the "new normal". Key to the discussion is how being creative is not necessarily the same as creativity and how a true innovative mindset requires us all to be vulnerable, and empathic while focusing on a bias to action. Host: Shannon Tipton Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/emergent-series-04/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series

Deciem is also known as The Abnormal Beauty Company – and there is definitely something both abnormal and beautiful about the way learning happens at Deciem. Kristina Tsiriotakis joined Deciem in 2019, six years after it was founded. She discusses how she has crafted a learning strategy that aligns with the organisational culture and embracing the whole person who turns up to work everyday. They've reimagined content, campaigns and community, leveraging a learning experience platform as the 'water hole' around which people gather. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/56/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series