Roxanne Anthony

Ask an LCD Consultant The Power of the Strategic Performance Objective In one of our past LCD Practicums, we had a great dialogue around the elements of the Strategic Performance Objective (SPO), which is a key deliverable of the Change On-the-Job Behavior Action of the LCD model. The question emerged, "How do I make sure I'm making the most use of the SPO?" In traditional L&D, we have typically defined our goals and our own success within the limitations of what can be accomplished in the classroom or by the end of a course. Why? Because not only is this what [...]

As I look back on the last two years, I'm proud of all the work we've accomplished in spreading the LCD model. But I still see a lot of room to grow! So many of you want to learning to have lasting impact and appreciate the idea of surrounding learners with learning assets, in a time, place, and way that works for their needs. So many of you share our desire to break out of the one and done learning design paradigm. If you haven't yet built your capability to make this dream a reality, is now the time for you? Starting [...]

Next Modern Learning Monthly Dialogue Challenges that Learning Creators Have in Applying the Model April 7th at Noon ED In our monthly dialogues, we’ve been hearing themes emerge of Learning Cluster Design application challenges you face – and the great ideas we all have for one another. During the 4/7 Monthly Modern Learning Dialogue, we will dive into two big challenges that learning creators have in applying the model within their organizations. As a community, we will discuss: Solutions on where to house and organize your Learning Clusters Solutions to drive awareness and application of your Learning Cluster. WHAT TO EXPECT DURING [...]

  6 Big Trends in Accelerating Skilled Talent Are you interested in discussing some of the trends accelerating Talent Development and the Actions you can put in place today to support your modern workforce? On March 31st, Learning Cluster Design Consultant, Jen Collins, and Michelle Vock Laboy from Learn In, will be hosting a Human Capital Institute (HCI) webinar to answer just that. They will discuss: ☑️ 6 compelling trends in talent development ☑️ 5 strategies to apply today to accelerate talent development ☑️ How you can align employee development demands with company strategic needs ☑️ Discover how more of your employees can gain access to [...]

Diagnosing Social Learning Engagement Issues Today’s question came from our January 2022 2-Week Learning Cluster Design Public Practicum, where Kristen, an Instructional Designer, asked the following question: “I can design social assets; however, what I'm seeing across projects and solutions is they aren't engaging in social channels. For example, we'll ask them to give a thumbs up if they found a podcast beneficial or we'll ask a specific question and ask them to post an answer and we don't get a single response. How should we handle this part of Surround if we're finding they hesitate to engage socially?” First, let’s [...]

A Review of the Top Learning Dialogues from 2021 One of the Learning Cluster Design Model’s best features is how applicable it is to different industries and learning challenges. Throughout 2021 we continued hosted our monthly Modern Learning Dialogue events where L&D leaders shared how they were applying the model and utilizing learning clusters in their line of work. These dialogues offer L&D professionals the opportunity to grow and learn more about the LCD Model and also network with like mind professional in the community. Below are some of our top community dialogues that paint a visual as to how important [...]

Create a Flow-of-Work Coaching Experience Jennifer Zach is an executive coach, thought leader and firm believer in human potential. As someone who combines coaching with modern learning, she has noticed how much the learning landscape has changed over the last few years. She agrees that the one-and done, one-size-fits-all approach to learning doesn’t grasp the needs of individual learners or create meaningful behavioral changes that positively affect business outcomes. She believes that coaching opens the door for learning to go beyond simple training. Organizations need a modern approach to learning that provides a broader array of pathways to support the various [...]

Recap: Measuring Learning Impact with Jack Phillips from the ROI Institute Earlier this month we had a special opportunity to hear from Jack Phillips, L&D measurement luminary from the ROI Institute, on how the LCD Model and modern measurement go hand in hand and how to get started on measuring ROI of your learning efforts. As we know from the Track Action of the LCD Model, measuring the impact of our evaluating the impact of the learning cluster is very important! But why and how do we do this? Jack answers this question by reminding us that hope is not a [...]