One of the biggest myths that we buy into in today’s world of rapid technological change is that somehow, somewhere, and at some time in the future, technology will miraculously solve all, or at the very least, most of our problems. In reality, technology has proven itself to be a double-edged sword. Yes, Artificial Intelligence
In last week’s (Sink or Swim?) article, we looked at the 4 Broad Trends in the World of Work and how these trends are resulting in 5 Key Skill Development Imperatives (Accelerated / Agile / Continuous / Connected / Impactful) for organizations big and small. All of this is good and dandy, but in the
4 transformational trends are impacting the workforce like never before. The key to professional survival and growth for the workforce will depend on this one crucial skill. But first, a little about me. I have been lucky to be part of Sify (pronounced: /siː fiː/) – one of the earliest eLearning companies – anywhere. In
By Stephen Nunn (SumTotal), Indresh Chauhan (Sify), KC Rajkumar (Sify) The success of more and more organizations is based on the collaborative partnerships with their extended partners such as distributors, resellers, franchisees, agents, and joint venture partners – and even the general public and government officials. How much should this question be factored into evaluating
By Stephen Nunn (SumTotal), Indresh Chauhan (Sify), KC Rajkumar (Sify) Another largely overlooked, but important consideration, is not evaluating for “fun” features like gamification, leaderboards, badges, social communities, etc. You need to move away from focusing on the LMS simply being a compliance tracking tool. Gamification and social communities, for example, can go a long
By Stephen Nunn (SumTotal), Indresh Chauhan (Sify), KC Rajkumar (Sify) No matter what the size of your organization, in all likelihood, it is made up of various departments and divisions – each may have various use cases to consider with respect to onboarding and training. Why is it important to consider internal use cases? And
By Stephen Nunn (SumTotal), Indresh Chauhan (Sify), KC Rajkumar (Sify) Evaluating and selecting a learning platform or learning management system (LMS) can be challenging, especially if it is something new to you. Even when you want to update or replace an existing system, your perspectives and expectations may be prejudiced by your prior experiences. For
With the current disruptive environment in which we find ourselves, companies have had to identify ways to support their teams by reacting and implementing solutions as quickly as possible. Now, the question is, what are companies doing to put fail-safes in place if future disruptions occur? Succession Planning vs. Replacement Planning It’s common for organizations
If you’ve clicked on the title, you’re clearly someone who is curious. Maybe you’re the pharma sales trainer tasked with being innovative, including finding new ways to transform boring things – like power point slides as part of your sales training – into interactive learning opportunities. Perhaps you’re trying to maximize ROI on your staff
You’d be surprised how many nuts and bolts are involved in creating online courses: web hosting, video and content creation, hosting, apps, quiz and survey tools, the list goes on. Online training providers take care of all these so you can focus on what matters: building an engaging training program for your learners. There are