carl's learning environment

Sneaking It in: Emerging Technology in a Big-Business Environment

Corporate cultures constrict creativity

Successful Organizations Resist Change

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Why change a winning formula?

Troubled Organizations Resist Change

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During this crisis, we can't raise the training budget, can we?

To roll out new solutions at a very conservative company: Corporate University (old concept)

Acme Corporation University

Select an Option:

Register for CoursesMy Online Courses (LMS)Reference MaterialsAsk an ExpertMy Learning Plan

Video LibraryYammerLearning FacilitiesContact the Development Team

Present new ideas as saving money!

The slippery surface trainer is a new technology and will require retraining everyone in the company—but we will save all the cost of the device if we protect 10 employees from serious injury!

Business Environment = On-Demand Learning, Individualized learning plans for each employee

Corporate U: Single central “one-stop shop” for all development needs

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OnlineCourses

ClassroomTraining

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Manual/Labor Skills:Supplement hands-on practice with simulations

Images courtesy R2 Digital Media (wood beam) and Virtalis (truck power train)

Video-based non-synchronous training for social/leadership capabilities

Student records practice exercise using computer/tablet/phone. Student is encouraged to make multiple recordings and send the best, thus practicing the skill.

Instructor gives feedback at her convenience using her own computer/tablet/phone and video response

Classroom and workshop training continues for critical day-to-day job skills

Nothing substitutes for hands-on practice at tasks in involving tools and manual skills.

Photo is of a STEM event for Boy Scouts held by the National Guard in North Dakota

And all plans are subject to change!

Predicting the future is hard—all our plans must be regularly reviewed and updated to account for changes in the business environment and even newer emerging technologies.

Conclusion: remember the learner

In the business world, technology-for-its-own-sake is a huge pitfall. Always remember that we're rolling out newer technologies not because they're new, but because they offer real advantages to the learner (and the company).