5 Reasons Empathy Training is Critical to Organizational Success
As the pandemic continues, organizations have come to accept that the new way of working could very well serve as a blueprint for the long term. However, the “new” world of work is hardly new. Even before the current crisis, new technologies like automation and artificial intelligence have continued to disrupt jobs because employees lack […]
Why Change Management Needs Learning and Development
Change management might seem like a vague term used by business schools or consulting firms to warn about the need to prepare for the unknown. Drivers of change can include a multitude of factors, including new competitors, the obsolescence of technology, recent government mandates, and even a pandemic. Most people fear the unknown. Because change […]
13 Learning and Development Statistics You Need to Know in 2021
When it comes to trends in learning, we here at Cognota have our fingers on the pulse. We digest dozens if not hundreds of sources on a regular basis to determine what strategies, resources, time, and budgets learning leaders are committing to the development and delivery of learning experiences for their learners. In doing so, […]
5 Areas You Might Have Missed in Your 2021 L&D Strategy
As the pandemic continues into 2021, and organizations are continuing their march towards increasing online learning and engagement, there are still a few areas that require a deeper look or a more comprehensive perspective when it comes to your 2021 L&D strategy. More than simply launching initiatives and jumpstarting new processes, a robust strategy must […]
6 Learning and Development Trends in 2021: Finding Opportunity in Change
Want to see more up-to-date trends? You might like this post on L&D trends to expect in 2022. If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that 2020 didn’t quite turn out the way we expected. While 2020 was the year of massive change and flux, it’s likely that the ripples will be […]
How to Ace Your Skills Gap Analysis
As its name implies, a skills gap analysis is a process by which an organization determines what gaps exist between employees’ current skills and the skills considered necessary or even critical for the organization to reach its current and future goals. This is no simple task. The process itself requires widescale participation and the results […]
Effective Learning Objectives Can Engage Everyone
Instructional designers want their courses to work. However, all the animations, videos, and gee-whiz visuals won’t work unless there are effective learning objectives. Sure, an engaging course might thrill learners at the moment, but if the course isn’t effective, then ROI disappears and your’e stuck at square one. How to write effective learning objectives? We’ve […]
Ask the Experts: Project Management for Instructional Design
We’ve all participated in projects in our professional careers—sometimes as team members, other times as leaders. We’re probably also quite accustomed to the various project management technology platforms available—even the mobile app versions, so we can manage our deadlines on the go. However, is project management for instructional design any different? Are different processes or […]
How to Conduct the Perfect Training Project Kick-Off Meeting
Whether you’ve volunteered or went out of your way to sign up to do so, leading a training project kick-off meeting can be quite daunting. This could be for several reasons: It’s your first time leading a team. It’s your first time leading a large-sized team. The subject matter expert (SME) involved is “famous” within […]
Buy-In is Not Enough: L&D Needs Senior Execs to Champion Learning Throughout the Organization
The number #1 takeaway from LinkedIn Learning’s 2020 Workplace Learning Report is that while L&D budgets continue to grow, the effort to encourage execs to champion learning remains a challenge. The report found that 83% of L&D pros say their executives support employee learning but only 27% of L&D pros say their CEOs are active […]
