152: L&D Innovation with AI – Ericsson’s Community Approach – Pauline Rebourgeon & Peter Sheppard
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Pauline Rebourgeon and Peter Sheppard from Ericsson discuss how they are innovating with AI for learning and development. They outline how Ericsson's Learning NEXT community fosters a culture of experimentation with emerging technologies to support learning and development. Pauline and Peter discuss the importance of community in scaling these efforts, and the strategic balance between quick wins and long-term impact. The episode highlights practical examples such as AI-based translation and coaching tools, underscoring the value of starting small and pivoting as needed to meet evolving...
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Elevate 39: Making Sense of Trends
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David Kelly, Chairman of the Learning Guild, joins Michelle Ockers to discuss how to make sense of technology trends as an L&D professional. Their discussion explores why trends matter and how to stay abreast of trends, including attending conferences, how to find experts to follow online, and leveraging your network. They also discuss how to think critically about trends and make better choices about what to experiment with and use. This episode will leave you with practical approaches to stay on top of trends as an L&D practitioner. Conferences are a great way to stay abreast of...
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151: World of L&D – From Learning to Performance – Henriette Kloots and Evitha Scharloo
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Henriette Kloots and Evitha Scharloo, Co-founders of Interlocked, join Michelle Ockers to discuss the World of L&D and the World of Impact Maps. These maps use associative cartography to visualise the journey from learning to performance and impact. The World of L&D Map creates a tangible common language that prompts effective analysis within L&D teams, helping members to collectively shape their transition from order takers to performance partners. The World of Impact Map enables teams to enhance their analysis and position themselves within the organisational context to deliver...
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150: Social Learning at Scale – Mehri Doyle
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Mehri Doyle joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the use of small private online courses (SPOC) at Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. These online courses have a focus on social learning with the use of online asynchronous community through educators and peer collaboration. This program has had great success, increasing reach of learning resources 10-fold, receiving recognition through being awarded Best Capability Program by Australian Institute of Training and Development in 2021. Host: Transcript and related resources: Podcast information and more episodes:
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Elevate 38: Psychological Safety in Learning
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Sonali D’Silva joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the importance of psychological safety for learning. Their discussion commences research backed benefits of fostering psychological safety both in individual teams and across the organisation as a whole. They then delve into five key strategies for fostering psychological safety in learning environments. This episode will leave you with practical approaches to promote psychological safety as an L&D practitioner. Hosted by Transcript and related resources: Podcast information and more episodes:
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149: Improving performance with an AI coaching bot – Dan Redman
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Dan Redman joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the development and implementation of a conversational AI coaching tool to improve performance in HSBC's contact centres. The tool has largely replaced face-to-face role plays with AI-powered simulations. This provides employees with a safe environment for on-demand skill practice with immediate AI feedback, and the option of sharing with managers for additional feedback. Host: Transcript and related resources: Podcast information and more episodes:
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148: L&D in Start-ups and Scale-ups – Dinye Hernanda
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Dinye Hernanda joins Michelle Ockers to discuss her experiences as a learning and development professional in the start-up and scale-up space. They explore the main challenges that arise across key stages of start-ups, delving into the specifics of the onboarding process. Dinye shares her 70/30 approach to skill development and provides a real-world example of how L&D professionals can shift the narrative to gain key stakeholder buy-in. Finally, Dinye shares what corporate L&D professionals can learn from startups in order to keep up in our rapidly changing workplaces. Host: ...
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Elevate 37: 2024 Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Conference
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Chemène Sinson and Michelle Ockers recap their experiences at the 2024 Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Conference. They reflect on key themes such as collaboration, inclusion, learning design and the impact of AI on the future of learning and development. The conversation highlights standout sessions and speakers including both keynotes and case studies. Chemène and Michelle also discuss the enriching networking opportunities and how they will apply what they learned. Hosted by Transcript and related resources: Podcast information and more episodes: ...
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147: Putting Skills to Work at Ericsson – Peter Sheppard
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Peter Sheppard discusses Ericsson’s transformation into a skills-based organization and how it has positioned Ericsson to put skills to work. Ericsson is leveraging skills to create visible simplicity and streamline the employee experience. This transformation has led to improved retention, inclusion, accessibility, and enhanced career progression and recruitment. Peter also shares insights into how his team achieved this significant project, the challenges they encountered, and the key lessons they learned along the way. Host: Transcript and related resources: Podcast information...
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Elevate 36: Fieldwork in L&D
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Nigel Paine joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the importance and methodologies of fieldwork in leaning and development. The discussion focuses on identifying when fieldwork is necessary and how it can effectively uncover barriers and solve problems. Through practical real-world examples and high-value questions, this episode will leave you with applicable insights to get started or improve your fieldwork. Hosted by Transcript and related resources: Podcast information and more episodes:
info_outlineIn this solo Learning Uncut Elevate episode Michelle Ockers introduces the resource ‘Cultivating Learning in Workplace Communities’ – a tool to help people to take deliberate action to cultivate learning in existing workplace communities. She provides a behind the scenes look at the thinking and debate between her and resource co-creators Shannon Tipton and Laura Overton that shaped this resource – and why it is both original and founded on a strong base of learning science.
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