This session was delivered at the end of the Learning Technologies Summer Forum in June 2015. To find out how your strategy compares with top performing organisations, benchmark your L&D strategy at http://towardsmaturity.org/benchmark

1. June 16 2015
LauraOverton
TowardsMaturity

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WHAT HAS CAPTURED ATTENTION AT
THE 2015 LT SUMMER FORUM?

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L&D HAS TO
CHANGE
L&D needs to stop being shopkeepers and selling
'stuff'; we need to become engineers, analysing
problems and diagnosing solutions.
Andrew Jacobs
@AndrewJacobsLD
By engaging the C-suite, we can move learning to
the heart of business strategy for measurable
results
Leo Learning
@leolearning

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CONNECTING WITH
LEARNERS
Diagnostics-driven personalised learning aligns
learners with business need to develop new
capabilities & boost performance
Charles Gould
@BrightTweet
Motivated learners achieve better learning outcomes.
Design programmes that move your learners from
engaged to motivated.
Walkgrove
@Walkgrove

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mLearning - not just for millennials.
Asi DeGani
@Asi_DeGani
THE GENERATION GAME

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By asking the right questions and then following a
structured design process, you can design blends
which deliver effective, end-to-end learning
experiences.
Clive Shepherd
@Onlignment
DESIGN EXCELLENCE
Games are a powerful tool to teach better
decision-making, immersing learners in a world
where decisions matter. We’ve seen a 41% rise in
businesses asking for games in this year alone.
Sponge UK
@Sponge_UK

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DESIGN EXCELLENCE
Get away from the Technology and the Tool to
design great elearning.
Gill Chester
@littlemanproj

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You don’t need a massive budget to make a great
film – copy the methods of professional
production co’s and you can create quality video
for learning.
Mark Davies
@SeeLearning
Focus on the objectives for your film. Identify your
narrative and how it will unfold.
#ThrowAwayTheScript #AgileVideo #Learning
Acteon Communication
@ActeonComm
Find the story, solve the problem, be creative and
never let your budget hold you back from creating
great elearning.
Gill Chester
@littlemanproj
CAPTURING A
GREAT STORY

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THE POWER OF
AUTHENTICITY
Barbara Thomson
@caribThompson
What’s one of the best things to keep in your
backpack? Authenticity…There’s no such thing as
‘the journey’, its ‘YOUR journey’
Capture peoples’ stories in authentic interviews
and use these to support learners at the point of
need.
Gemma Critchley
@GemStGem
1Virtual Reality will enable people to experience others'
lives and change attitudes, not just skills.
Donald Clark
@DonaldClark

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CONNECTIONS,
COMMUNITIES,
CLOUD
The future of 702010 learning is in the cloud -
fuse social, collaborative & machine intelligence to
support workplace performance
Ian Baxter
@SabaSoftware
In the #SocialAge, learning takes place within our
communities, facilitated by technology: we need
to design accordingly.
Julian Stodd
@julianstodd

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SEEK SIMPLICITY
Get real; simplify life for your learners; hide your LMS.
Andy Wooler
@awooler

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L&D HAVE THE VISION FOR A
MODERNISED LEARNING STRATEGY

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THE TOWARDS MATURITY NEW LEARNING AGENDA – A ROADMAP FOR CHANGE
NEW MODELS OF LEARNING
Integrate
Learning
& Talent
Develop
Learning
Culture
Transform
Training
ALIGNING TO NEED
Customer
Activated
Learning
2 Way
Business
Alignment
EQUIP L&D AS AGENTS OF CHANGE

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Learning supports
business need
Staff can learn in
convenient places
L&D confident in
new media
Innovation is
welcomed
Blend different
technologies
WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO MODERNISE LEARNING:

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Learning must
support business
need
Staff can learn in
convenient places
L&D confident in
new media
Innovation is
welcomed
Blend different
technologies
60%61%63%
97%
44%44%
48%
89%
52%
48%
45%
97%
28%29%29%
82%
21%22%
25%
85%
2014 20122013
BUT WE DON’T ALWAYS DO IT

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Learning must
support business
need
Staff can learn in
convenient places
L&D confident in
new media
Innovation is
welcomed
Blend different
technologies
60%61%63%
97%
44%44%
48%
89%
TOP DECK ORGANISATIONS ARE TAKING ACTION
52%
48%
45%
97%
28%29%29%
82%
21%22%
25%
85%
2014 20122013

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AND THOSE COMPANIES ARE DELIVERING 3X THE IMPACT
Improved application of
learning in the
workplace
Faster response to
changing business
conditions
Increased
productivity
on the job
TOP DECK Average

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3 TOP TIPS FOR MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN
TURNING INSIGHT INTO

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1. Reflect
SPECIFIC
STRUCTURED
ACCOUNTABLE

20. THINK ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR CURRENT L&D STRATEGY

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2. Prioritise
FOCUS ON OUTPUTS, NOT FADS
WHAT WORKS FOR OTHERS?
WHAT’S NEEDED FOR YOU?

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JUST DO IT!
3. Be Bold

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