The phrase “digital transformation” is used with increased frequency these days. It is one of those terms people invoke in business conversations while everyone nods in agreement, saying, “Yes, we must digitally transform.” But does anyone in that conversation know what it really means — and does it mean the same thing to everyone? I […]

A simple question often stumps the best of leaders. It’s one of those questions that should be on every corporate strategy document, and yet often isn’t. “What sort of experience do you want to deliver?” Sure, it might be answered ten different ways by ten different people, all of whom believe they are correct. But […]

In the past few years, we've all heard a lot of references to "modern learning," a term which can be difficult to pin down, depending on several factors, including what we define as "modern." You could argue that "modern" refers to any current learning practices, just by the nature of them occurring in the present […]

“…today’s business schools are busy teaching and researching 20th century management principles and, in effect, leading the parade towards yesterday.” – Steve Denning I recently was asked to contribute to a survey on the ‘new leadership’ in business. Without going into too much detail on the source of the survey itself, as it's not relevant here, […]

Gamification in training has aged well. In the few years gamified e-learning has been around, it has grown from a buzzword into a mainstay of online training. The fact that it’s been around for a few years hasn’t dampened the corporate training market’s enthusiasm for adding points, badges, and leaderboards to learning. If anything, L&D […]

As you all know by now, Litmos is part of SAP, as announced and finalized earlier this year. This on its own is a thrilling fact, but it comes with other perks, one of which is getting to participate in some of the software industry's biggest global events. Last week, June 5-7, the Litmos team […]

In enterprise learning, many companies emphasize functional training (i.e. "hard skills") that enable people to further their careers by expanding job-specific capabilities. This is extremely important, obviously, and will continue to be a strong focus area for corporate L&D. However, it's just not the whole picture when it comes to developing holistic employee and team […]

Do you struggle to align your learning strategy with the larger goals of your company? Do you feel like learning lives in a silo? If so, you're not alone. While all organizations need to develop and deploy multiple strategies, learning can sometimes fall outside the standard scope of strategies that make it up to the […]

Things have changed Today's workplace has changed and there are many references to the "Modern Workplace" in a variety of publications. Yet, we as an L&D industry are still designing training from a central point - that of the "learner". This is not a bad thing; however, it is not the only view we should […]

There is no denying that people simply access information much differently than they did just a few short years ago. Organizational learning has been a bit slow to adapt, but the shift is underway. Organizations are beginning to expand the ways they deliver learning and are focused on bringing learning into the everyday workflow. I […]