The Art & Science of Learning

Nov 14 2024 116 ep. 43 mins 15
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Connecting ideas, people, and resources to inspire and inform the best lifelong learning experiences in the workplace and beyond. Bridging the gap between research and practice through deep conversations with academics, practitioners, designers, and indus

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115. Fostering Innovation with Emerging Tech in L&D (Sam Lee & Veronica Gomez)

Nov 14 2024 46 mins  
As new technologies like AI, are disrupting the way we work, there is an increasing need for effective ways to integrate these innovations into workflows. Learning to use new technologies effectively is a primary focus of learning teams around the world. But how can we quickly and proactively adapt to new technologies? McKinsey & Company’s Research & Innovation Learning Lab value

114. Organizational Learning and Development Insights (Michelle Parry-Slater)

Oct 31 2024 37 mins  
The author of a fantastic book - The Learning and Development Handbook: A learning practitioner’s toolkit – is the guest in this episode. I enjoyed reading her book and found it to be a great resource for all L&D professionals. In this episode, we discuss the importance of updating approaches to learning in the workplace and some of the key insights and strategies from her book

113. Podcasts as Learning Tools in the Workplace (Adam Lacey)

Oct 17 2024 45 mins  
Podcasts can be a great way of learning but are rarely used in workplace training. In this episode, my guest is the co-founder of Assemble You, a company that develops podcasts for workplace training. We discuss strategies to design podcasts that help people retain new knowledge and about his experience as a learning tech entrepreneur. Adam Lacey is the Co-Founder of Assemble You a

112. How to Ensure Quality in Workplace L&D

Sep 12 2024 52 mins  
Having a quality management system in L&D can help ensure that the final learning experience is of high quality. In this episode, the author of the new book, Quality Management in Learning and Development, discusses her book and shares tips on how to embed a quality management system in the L&D process. Hadiya Nuriddin is an award-winning talent development professional with over t

111. Chatbot Coaching in the Workplace (Emma Weber)

Jul 26 2024 32 mins  
Coaching can be a powerful tool to transfer learning to improving on-the-job performance. However, it is often challenging to scale coaching to an entire organization, unless we use technology. I enjoyed testing out a new chatbot coaching tool called Coach M, which was developed by Lever - Transfer Learning. In this episode, I speak with the CEO of Lever about what it looks like to

110. Leadership Insights from an Award-Winning Head of School (Helen Pike)

Jun 28 2024 42 mins  
Leading a great school requires many diverse skills that enable both the students and adults in the school to thrive. In September 2023 I had the honour of attending the Tatler School Awards in London UK, hosted by Tori Cadogan, theEducation Editor at Tatler (interview in episode #35). Tatler Schools Guide is a magazine dedicated to shining a light on the top K-12 schools in the UK

109. Oxford University’s Newest College - Reuben College (Prof. Lionel Tarassenko)

Jun 07 2024 37 mins  
The University of Oxford is made up of over 30 colleges and halls spread across the city centre and beyond. These colleges are at the heart of Oxford's reputation as one of the best universities in the world and make it a very special place to study and live. With the oldest colleges being over 700 years old, it is a rare occurrence for a new college to be established. In 2019, Reu

108. Workflow Learning with Superflow & Being a Female Tech Founder (Priszcilla Varnagy)

May 23 2024 40 mins  
Learning in the flow of work is a powerful way of learning and improving business outcomes. Superflow is a new platform that enables organizations to design their own learning programs that engage learning in the workflow. In this episode, I speak with the founder of Superflow about how this technology makes it possible to design online learning experiences. We also talk about what

107. What is a Futurist and Why Do We Need One? (Dr Fawaz Abu Sitta)

May 08 2024 43 mins  
In a complex and ever-changing world, the role of futurists is becoming more prevalent. Governments and businesses are hiring futurists to help prepare for what is to come. However, what a futurist does is often misunderstood. In this episode, I speak with a futurist who helps organizations around the world and is an author of the Futures of Assessment Report by the Digital Educati

106. Behavioural Intelligence in Workplace Learning Technology (Patrick Veenhoff)

Apr 08 2024 25 mins  
What attributes impact an individual’s performance in the workplace? My guest in this episode addresses this with a technology he developed that uses an objective way to understand what knowledge, skills, motivation, perception, collaboration, information flow, and leadership attributes each individual has. Combining this unique data set with customer data and HR data, to underst