In reflection, 2011 has been a year where we celebrated the employee and cultivated business culture in the training industry.
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You may not have noticed, but a new era is quietly dawning on the training industry. It represents a change that is both profound and permanent. For the very first time, learners have the ability to take control of his or her own learning experience.
Knowledge is power and when it comes to technology, knowledge is vital.
In his bestselling book “Business at the Speed of Thought,” Bill Gates introduced the concept of the Digital Nervous System (DNS). He described this phenomena as a “process that links every aspect of a company’s thoughts and actions.” The...
There are three major theories that attempt to explain how humans acquire knowledge. These theories are behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Individuals who subscribe to the theory of behaviorism believe that humans learn as a result of the...
Identifying and removing barriers to creativity and innovation is crucial. By pinpointing, recognizing, and acknowledging that barriers exist, an organization can bypass many common obstacles and become more idea-oriented by employing simple strategies.
To help in understanding how the training industry is evolving, the team at TrainingIndustry.com annually creates our Top 10 Predictions for the ensuing year, based on key market trends we’ve found from speaking with buyers and suppliers.
Who heads up the training department for your company? Is it someone who is educated, trained and certified as a training manager or training executive? Or is it someone who has been with the company for a long time, moved around from department to...
Today’s workforce includes people of many ages and backgrounds. So how do you find common ground and provide training and development that’s effective for everyone? Start with an understanding of generational dynamics.
At the beginning of each calendar year, my staff and I take out our crystal balls to make predictions for how we see the training market evolving in the next twelve months.