L&D needs to be about value not cost; outcomes not activity; proven contribution to the business not audience delight. Traditional development solutions are either bespoke or off-the-shelf – the first is slow to create, expensive and lacks responsiveness; the latter tends not to be fit for purpose, a one-size approach that fits no-one. Discover how a bite-size, modular learning approach can offer programs that allow for mass customization which can be delivered quickly, half as cheaply, and at scale. In this 30 minute webinar recording, you will: - Discover the Engage-Participate-Activate journey that boosts learner transfer by 17%. - Get into the science and psychology behind bite-size. - Revolutionize your thinking on designing interventions. Speaker: Dr Sebastian Bailey, President, Mind Gym Inc.

1. The bite-size
revolution in learning
Achieving much more
with much less
Sebastian Bailey, PhD
President, Mind Gym Inc
@DrSebBailey

2. 2
The
bite-size
revolution
What
works?
Blocks and
releases to
bite size
The bites
in bite-size
Bite-size:
In practice

3. The future of learning
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Little and often with distributed practice delivers greater
personal and business value.

4. With great results

5. 4 reasons why we don’t
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The event is
the hero
Design for
the outlier
Longer = Better
We say that people are
different, but we treat
them all the same

6. A day’s worth of value in 90 minutes
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0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20
Knowledge of the various
influencing styles which can
be used in different situations.
Understanding of my own
preferred style and it’s
impact on others.
Ability to adopt different
influencing styles to suit others’
styles or differing situations.
Mind Gym 90-minute workout Day long Two day
Standardized shifts

7. With added distribution
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Low High
Performance improvement
½σ
Numberofpeople
Massed
practice
Spaced
practice
Improved
performance
Source: Donovan & Radosevich, 1999

8. Illustrative value proposal
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TRADITIONAL APPROACH BITE-SIZE APPROACH
Program 1 day’s learning
2 x 90 min learning session
1x 30min transfer task
1x 30min booster session
Costs
Cost of time of
20 ppt @ $107,410*
$8,913 $4,456
Facilitator/ trainer costs $4,000 $5,500
Travel & Expenses $2,000 $500
TOTAL COSTS $14,913 $10,456
Benefits
Improvement in performance 5% 6%†
Utility value (20 ppt.)*** $107,410 $128,892
ROI 620% 1270%
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, Management occupations, May 2011 at 241 working days per year.
*** Utility is calculated by taking salary x performance improvement.
† ½ of one standard deviation greater transfer and therefore performance improvement (Donovan & Radosevich, 1999)

9. The bottom line… Miniaturization pays
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17%
performance
improvement
33%
cheaper
200%
Greater return
on investment

10. The event is the hero
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Context
setting
Learning
event On the job
application
>40% <20% >40%
Engage Participate Activate

11. Individual transfer is the hero
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Engage
ParticipateActivate

12. Engaged participants
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Welcome !
Why are you
here...?
“Because I want to learn about
influencing people so that I can
persuade my husband and kids.”
B
“Here I am because my role
requires influencing customers to
buy. Help me do this better, it
will. Get better at persuading
my teenage daughter I’ll also
be.”
CA
“Most companies have type ‘A’ learners.
Type ‘C’ are the only ones who drive ROI.”
Robert Brinkerhoff
“Because it’s Wednesday
and my manager said I
needed to attend.”

13. Design for the outlier
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Slowpoke /
Slowcoach
Skeptic Dialogue
junkie
“A meeting moves at the speed of
the slowest mind in the room. All
but one participant will be bored,
all but one mind underused.”
“All the facts in detail. You end
up with bloated experiences
and unnecessary content.”
“Wants a collaborative or
facilitative approach to everything.
Every avenue of conversation is
explored, every concept
generated by the group.”

14. Designing for application
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Context
• Simulations
• Role plays
• Case studies
• Problem-based learning
• Action learning sets
• Online forums
• Ruthless pragmatism
Hug the context

15. Designing for application
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Context
• Simulations
• Role plays
• Case studies
• Problem-based learning
• Action learning sets
• Online forums
• Ruthless pragmatism
Hug the context
Context
Context
Context
Context
• Consider use of
general principles
• Multiple
illustrations
• Seeking multiple
contexts for application
• Identify similarities
between contexts
• Storytelling and
metaphor
Bridge Bridge

16. Activate tactics
Activate
Make the
transfer
problem
explicit
Incorporate
transfer tasks
into the
workflow
Use
management
observation
and coaching
Use after
action
reviews
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17. We treat people all the same
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18. Mass customization
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19. Mass customization of learning
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20. Before and after the bite-size revolution
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Longer = Better
Design for the participant outliers
We say that people are different,
but we treat them all the same
The event is the hero
Miniaturize & Distribute
Design for context of application
Mass customization
Transfer is the hero
Traditional Bite size

21. Driving retail business growth
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22. Join the revolution – Your mission
1 Develop a value proposition for bite-size for a specific issue or
program that you are dissatisfied with.
2 Identify where people are dissatisfied/want something different and
connect with like-minded people who want action.
3 Experiment with a bite-size approach compared to a traditional
approach.
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23. Sebastian Bailey ● +1 646 649 4333 ● @DrSebBailey
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