7 Emerging Trends Shaping the Future of Work, Careers and Professional...
“Making predictions is hard, not only because the future is hard to see, but also because the present is hard to grasp,” said Derek Thompson, […] The post 7 Emerging Trends Shaping the Future of Work,...
View ArticleLearning Science Made Easy: Retrieval Practice
Let’s say you encounter a juicy, insightful paragraph while reading an article and think, “Wow, this is good. I need to remember this.” You slow […] The post Learning Science Made Easy: Retrieval...
View ArticleWhy People Aren’t Registering for Educational Programs—and What You Can Do...
Work is constantly in the news these days with stories about The Great Resignation, returning to the office vs. staying remote, and short-staffed businesses. In […] The post Why People Aren’t...
View ArticleKeep the Conference Buzz Going with a Year-Round Learning Community
After two years of disruption, many of you have been rethinking events. Maybe in-person events don’t have to focus so heavily on content since their […] The post Keep the Conference Buzz Going with a...
View ArticleLearning Science Made Easy: Merrill’s Principles of Instruction
If you manage educational programs, a knowledge of learning science can help you understand how program design makes a difference in how learners process, retain, […] The post Learning Science Made...
View ArticleLearning Science Made Easy: Fast & Furious Instructional Design with SAM
It doesn’t take long for anyone working in professional development to hear about ADDIE and SAM. Who are these uppercase people? You quickly learn they’re […] The post Learning Science Made Easy: Fast...
View ArticleCompliance Training Programs Bring Triple Digit Revenue Growth to the Texas...
In the Great Reshuffle going on now, people are moving in and out of jobs and industries. Organizations are adapting to new business models and […] The post Compliance Training Programs Bring Triple...
View ArticleLearning Science Made Easy: Use Action Mapping to Help Learners Improve Job...
We’re big on differentiators. We’re always on the lookout for ideas to help you design and deliver educational programs that will stand out from your […] The post Learning Science Made Easy: Use Action...
View ArticleIs Your Virtual Conference Engaging Enough to Prevent Multitasking?
After two years of living in pandemic mode, we look at time differently. Because many people rearranged their lives so they could spend more time […] The post Is Your Virtual Conference Engaging Enough...
View ArticleWhat Your Association Might Be Getting Wrong with Your Digital Transformation...
No matter how tired you are of the phrase, you probably agree that the pandemic accelerated personal and organizational “digital transformation.” Most of us relied […] The post What Your Association...
View ArticleDo You Think the Corporate C-Suite Finally Understands the Value of...
It took a pandemic, an acceleration of unceasing change, and a surprising Great Resignation, but it looks like the C-suite finally understands and buys into […] The post Do You Think the Corporate...
View ArticleHow to Welcome & Help Career Changers Entering Your Association’s Industry
Job-hopping is in the air right now. Career-hopping too. After two years of the pandemic, no wonder we’re more reflective about how we want to […] The post How to Welcome & Help Career Changers...
View Article7 Ideas Worth Stealing from For-Profit Professional Development Brands
This week, we’re looking at news in the for-profit professional development market. Why? Some of these companies might be your competition—it’s always good to know […] The post 7 Ideas Worth Stealing...
View ArticleWhat’s Working for the Top Fundraising Nonprofits in 2022
The ‘nonprofit’ descriptor bothers many in the association community because ‘profit’ is not a dirty word. Associations must earn a healthy profit if they have […] The post What’s Working for the Top...
View ArticleExpand Your Market with Introductory Industry Education and Credentialing...
Most associations focus their education and credentialing programs on their primary market: the people working in the profession for which the association was founded, for […] The post Expand Your...
View ArticleOvercoming Goldfish Myths & the Challenges to Attention Spans
Let’s put this goldfish myth to bed once and for all. You’ve heard this one: our attention span is only eight seconds, less than the […] The post Overcoming Goldfish Myths & the Challenges to...
View ArticleBecome the Most Interesting Person in the Room: Your Association’s In-House...
No one can predict the future, not even the nice fortune-teller you visit on the way to the beach. A world full of humans with […] The post Become the Most Interesting Person in the Room: Your...
View ArticleCohort Programs Deliver a Social Learning Experience That Sets Your...
Online learning got a tremendous boost during the pandemic when virtual conferences and courses were the only option for education. But people who are looking […] The post Cohort Programs Deliver a...
View ArticleHow Much Value Do Keynote Speakers Bring to Your Conference?
Now that you’ve dealt with upheavals, pivots (argh!), and unending change, you’re in prime shape to reexamine your association’s sacred cows. You know the ones: […] The post How Much Value Do Keynote...
View ArticleHow to Improve Course Evaluations—and Measure a Course’s True Value
How often do you evaluate your evaluations? By revamping course evaluations to ask the right questions at the right time, you can gather what you […] The post How to Improve Course Evaluations—and...
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