Digital “Roadtrip”! Cognota is Heading to the ASU + GSV (Virtual) Summit
The last few months have been hard on us here at Cognota. We love nothing better than hitting the road to go and meet L&D folks at some of the amazing events we’re lucky enough to attend around the world every year. Obviously, that’s just not on the cards at the moment. But we’re delighted […]
How to Stick to Instructional Design Principles in Challenging Training Situations
As any instructional designer or learning professional will tell you, instructional design principles are at the heart of all impactful learning experiences. But sticking resolutely to instructional design best practices can sometimes be at odds with organizational needs. In times of great change, the onus is on L&D to pick up speed and meet the […]
What Learning Leaders Need to Know About Training Intake, Resource Planning and Improved Productivity
Planning your training team’s resource needs and the correct allocation of those resources can be such a headache. It’s rarely accurate and often doesn’t take into account all those unexpected surprises that can crop up, from budget freezes to staff turnover. So, if you haven’t managed to get your resource planning down to a fine […]
4 Ways to Measure the Success of Agile Learning
Agile Learning implementation can be time-consuming and take a lot of dedication. So, once you’re up and running, it’s understandable that you’ll want to realize the benefits ASAP. But to articulate how and why your Agile Learning processes are beneficial, you’ll need structured KPIs to measure results in a meaningful way. The most important thing […]
Why Strengthening Your Training Intake System Leads to Better Planning for L&D
Productivity and how to maximize it is top of mind for many L&D leaders right now. With the demand for training skyrocketing due to unforeseen world events in 2020, training teams have had to quickly pivot with shifting priorities. Not only that, but they’re often having to manage these challenges with frozen budgets and staff […]
Cognota Announces Strategic Partnership With Relias to Enable Rapid Course Creation For Over 11,000 Healthcare Organizations
Relias partners with Cognota to provide Course Creator to their customers, enabling agility in course creation during this time of increased demand. Toronto, September 9, 2020 – Cognota, a provider of software for learning and development teams, today announced a strategic partnership with Relias, a software company specializing in education for healthcare providers. Together, customers […]
Learning Tech Talks: Operationalizing the Learning Process
In a recent appearance on the Learning Tech Talks podcast hosted by Christopher Lind, Cognota CEO, Ryan Austin, talked about the challenges currently faced by training teams and why technology solutions are the way forward. There’s no doubt that recent events have accelerated L&D’s need to formalize processes and streamline workflows at the front-end of […]
How to Leverage Capacity Planning to Build a Flexible Training Team Schedule
Making the most out of your resources is a challenge faced by all teams, departments, and organizations. Reducing waste (whether that be budgetary or otherwise) helps to ensure the organization is doing all it can to meet performance objectives. In increasingly fast-paced markets where organizations need to be highly adaptable to survive, it’s more important […]
International Dog Day: Meet the Dogs of Cognota!
Today is International Dog Day! via GIPHY We’re big fans of furry friends here at Cognota, and doggos have a special place in our hearts. So, we thought we’d celebrate by introducing you to the dogs of Cognota! Meet Junior Junior lives with our founder and CEO, Ryan, in Toronto. Before we started working from […]
What is Rough Cut Capacity Planning?
Capacity planning is the process of weighing supply (availability and skillsets of project contributors) against demand (how many projects you plan to undertake in a given timeframe). Capacity planning is a higher level task that assesses demand and helps you understand how much work your team should be taking on over a given time period. […]
