Transform learning and development practices to make your programs relevant and meaningful Existing training and development practices need a major overhaul. Learning and development practitioners and managers must increasingly face the fact that old methods are no longer relevant in today's tech-savvy world and, in many cases, they simply don't work. In Revolutionize Learning and Development, you'll get a straightforward look at how people really learn and get introduced to practical steps for rethinking, redesigning, and reestablishing learning delivery. This book shows you how to take advantage of new understandings and new technologies so you can make a meaningful impact on your organization. In four sections, the book lays out crucial background knowledge, conceptual frameworks, and practical steps for transforming learning and development so that it has the greatest return for businesses. Managers, practitioners, and executives will benefit from the illustrations, vignettes, and sidebars that highlight the author's advice and expertise. Learn to avoid the pitfalls of outdated and irrelevant learning solutions, including those that ignore the importance of clear objectives, proper execution, and thorough evaluation Discover the practical steps for implementing the best and most effective strategies for making the most of training programs Benefit from a thorough examination of what happens when managers and practitioners make major changes in strategy, leadership, and technology Get familiar with the roles of research-based frameworks, performance support, and informal learning Don't let learning and development myths derail you. Find out how to breathe new life into your programs with practical guidance designed to inspire today's best learning technology solutions.

Transform learning and development practices to make yourprograms relevant and meaningfulExisting training and development practices need a majoroverhaul. Learning and development practitioners and managers mustincreasingly face the fact that old methods are no longer relevantin today's tech-savvy world and, in many cases, they simply don'twork. In Revolutionize Learning and Development, you'll geta straightforward look at how people really learn and getintroduced to practical steps for rethinking, redesigning, andreestablishing learning delivery. This book shows you how to takeadvantage of new understandings and new technologies so you canmake a meaningful impact on your organization.In four sections, the book lays out crucial backgroundknowledge, conceptual frameworks, and practical steps fortransforming learning and development so that it has the greatestreturn for businesses. Managers, practitioners, and executives willbenefit from the illustrations, vignettes, and sidebars thathighlight the author's advice and expertise.* Learn to avoid the pitfalls of outdated and irrelevant learningsolutions, including those that ignore the importance of clearobjectives, proper execution, and thorough evaluation* Discover the practical steps for implementing the best and mosteffective strategies for making the most of training programs* Benefit from a thorough examination of what happens whenmanagers and practitioners make major changes in strategyleadership, and technology* Get familiar with the roles of research-based frameworksperformance support, and informal learningDon't let learning and development myths derail you. Find outhow to breathe new life into your programs with practical guidancedesigned to inspire today's best learning technology solutions.

Foreword xiPreface xvAcknowledgments xviiAbout the Author xxiIntroduction xxiiiWhy xxiiiWhat xxiiiHow xxvUse xxvi1 A Call to Arms 1#Fail 1Harnessing Magic 4Performance 6Bottom Line 7Section 1 Status Quo 92 Our World 11Change 11Change in Companies 14Bottom Line 163 Our Industry 17Inadequate 18Event-Ful 19Cobbler's Children 21Wrong Focus 22Disengaging 24Insufficient Practice 25Antisocial 25Unresolved 26Rigid 27Mismeasured 28Mythed Foundations 28Barriers 30No Credibility 31Bottom Line 31Section 2 "To Hand" 334 Our Brains 35Our Brains in Action 36Our Brains on Learning 39Bottom Line 455 Our Organizations 47Empowerment 48Communication 49Culture 53Bottom Line 556 Our Technology 57Formal 57Performance Support 61Social 62Mobile 66Infrastructure 68Bottom Line 71Section 3 Aligning 737 A Framework for Moving Forward 75Bottom Line 808 What Does This Look Like? 81Stakeholder Perspectives 81Case Studies 89Mark Britz 89Tulser 93Jane Bozarth 99Allison Anderson 104Charles Jennings 109Assess Yourself 115Bottom Line 1249 Re-Think 127Performance as Strategy 128Doing Less 131Learning as Culture 132Organization 135Supporting Work 136Bottom Line 138Leader Reflections 139Allison Rossett 139Marc Rosenberg 142Section 4 Path Forward 14710 Re-Do 149Performance Consulting 150Development Facilitation 160Prioritization 165Measured 167Tech 170Pragmatics 176Bottom Line 17911 Moving Forward 181Parallel Paths 182The Money Story 185The Long Game 186Conclusion 188References 191Appendix A: The LPI Capability Map 199Appendix b: The Towards Maturity Model 203Appendix c: ASTD Competency Model 207Index 209