Presentation by Jon Ingham at ATD MENA 2015. Why and how we need to put the person not the business first to create personalised learning and help create value.

1. Creating Value by focusing on
the Person first, then the
Business
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2. The Opportunity for
Talent Development

3. Paths to Improvement
Focus on the business
Focus on technology
Focus on the person
Problem/
Opportunity
Solution/
Improvement

4. Agenda for this Session
1.
Problems
with Learning
2.
Issues
with
Business Focus
3.
People
Focus
4.
Helping
People Learn
5.
Organisational
Environment

5. 1. Problems with Learning
• Do we know what is
needed?
• Is learning the solution?
• How much do we take on
board?
• How much of this do we
recall?
• How much of it gets
applied?
• Does it result in a positive
impact and return?

6. 2. Issues with Business Focus
Source: Gary Hamel, The Future of Management

7. 3. Opportunities to Increase
People Focus
Self Determination
Theory
• Autonomy
• Competence
• Relatedness
Dan Pink
‘Drive’
• Autonomy
• Mastery
• Purpose

8. 4. Actions to Help
People & Groups Learn
Techniques
• Learning agility
• Engagement
• Art vs science
• Gamification
• Opportunities eg
MOOCs
• Open space
• …
Skills
• Biology & physiology
• Behavioural psychology
– Behavioural economics
• Cognitive psychology
– Neuroscience
• Social psychology
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Workplace design
• Social technologies

9. 5. Actions to Improve the
Organisational Environment
• Purpose
• Culture vs governance
• Diversity and inclusion
• Behavioural nudges
• Work / learning environment
• Technology – personalised portals
• HR and L&D integration
• …

10. For Further Information
• Questions?
• And for more information contact:
– www.joningham.com
– www.strategic-hcm.blogspot.com
– www.linkedin.com/in/joningham
– @joningham
– info@joningham.com
– +44 7904 185134