LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT BLOG

A SWOT analysis is a well-known and much used tool in strategic business planning, but it doesn’t get used in L&D as often as it should.

Knowing that digital communications have revolutionised the way individuals are communicating, how they are interacting and who they are speaking to is insightful. But how does this affect managers?

In this busy world we live in, we want information and knowledge instantly on whatever device we choose. Not only that but our attention spans are getting lower – less than 8 seconds on average.

The use of augmented reality in the mainstream has exploded over the last couple of years first with the brilliant but flawed Google Glass to the innovative and highly addictive Pokémon Go. But how can it be used in learning?

It’s approaching the time of year where many L&D departments are preparing their business case for their next project. But estimating isn’t necessarily the best way forward; it is essential to include all of the costs.

Learning is for life. That’s one of the lessons Virgin Founder Richard Branson has learnt as an entrepreneur. We couldn’t agree more, and we’re sure you couldn’t either.

What if there was a way to improve learning access and flexibility? One that enables you to fit your approach to your organisational context, learner needs and your budget?

Your L&D strategy is more than a plan of what L&D will look like in the coming months and years. It is your opportunity to show what L&D stands for in the business and how it is going to demonstrate that to the business.

Try as we might in L&D, it can be difficult to instil a powerful learning culture in organisations. That’s because the only people who can ensure you have a great learning culture are the learners themselves.

Social media. Mobile devices. Digital communications. Constant access. Agile working. Virtual meetings. Multiple generations. Most of us use them every day; consider them a core part of our working lives.