In the latest episode of 'More Than Learning', we're back with 5app's Chief Learning Officer Steve Thompson to find out more about his challenges, triumphs and lessons learned when it comes to creating in-house learning content. Steve will reveal how his time at Greystar helped him nail the in-house content creation process, from identifying knowledge gaps to leveraging the expertise of even the most reluctant internal SMEs. He also shares why balancing quality with practical...
Dec 04, 2023•11 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of More Than Learning, Andrew Jacobs meets Steve Thompson, 5app’s new Chief Learning Officer and former Senior Director of Learning and Talent Development at Greystar. Steve spearheaded Greystar’s award-winning Greystar Business School learning and comms platform, alongside its more recent learning academies architecture to help get the right content to the right people at the right time, and brings with him almost 30 years’ experience in learning, including high-profile roles at...
Sep 27, 2023•14 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This is the sixth episode in a season of podcasts from 5app all about ‘Getting Stuff Done’. It’s great to hear from theorists about what we should be doing, but hearing from people who are actually rolling up their sleeves and Getting Stuff Done is far more valuable (we think!). In the last year, we’ve seen a huge increase in the availability of AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, and learning professionals have needed to figure out how to use them, when to use them and why they should use the...
Aug 31, 2023•13 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This is the fifth episode in a season of podcasts from 5app all about ‘Getting Stuff Done’. It’s great to hear from theorists about what we should be doing, but hearing from people who are actually rolling up their sleeves and Getting Stuff Done is far more valuable (we think!). It’d be wrong to suggest the world of work now is the same as it was 20, 10, 5, or even 2 years ago. Technological change, along with the pandemic and a shift in how work gets done, has impacted how we learn as well. We ...
Jul 20, 2023•14 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast This is the fourth episode in a season of podcasts from 5app all about ‘Getting Stuff Done’. It’s great to hear from theorists about what we should be doing, but hearing from the people who're actually rolling up their sleeves and Getting Stuff Done is far more valuable (we think!). Collaboration is crucial for L&D to have a business focus. We are often great collaborators internally in L&D, yet forget about other stakeholders across the business - the people in a range of roles tha...
Jun 19, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the content curation chronicles, Michelle Hazelton and Duncan Barrett talk about what they think will happen next with curation in L&D. They discuss improvements in learning systems and the next steps in aiding learning design as well as highlight technology's potential to suggest learning components and recommend content based on data analysis. Find out more at www.5app.com
May 30, 2023•7 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the content curation chronicles, Michelle Hazelton and Duncan Barrett talk about why technology on its own can’t do all your curation. They discuss how human input and contextual understanding remain essential and why the fear of technology replacing jobs in L&D is unfounded as machines cannot effectively tailor learning assets without human verification or domain knowledge. Find out more at www.5app.com...
May 26, 2023•3 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the content curation chronicles, Michelle Hazelton and Duncan Barrett talk about how technology has impacted on the way curation supports L&D. They cover how technology has revolutionised workplace curation, to benefit organisations of all sizes. They discuss how automation and filters enable quick and tailored content discovery for diverse audiences (which empowers managers to share knowledge easily and simplify content consumption for learners). Find out more at www.5app...
May 25, 2023•6 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the content curation chronicles, Michelle Hazelton and Duncan Barrett discuss how curation supports L&D. In this very short and punchy episode they talk about how curation empowers L&D by involving subject matter experts and enabling efficient content selection. Find out more at www.5app.com
May 24, 2023•3 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast In the first of a series of content curation chronicles, Michelle Hazelton, Managing Director of Anders Pink, and Duncan Barrett, Head of Product at 5app, discuss challenges in content curation. In this episode, they talk about issues such as content overload, bias in curation, and difficulties in identifying gaps. Find out more at www.5app.com
May 23, 2023•5 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast This is the third episode in a season of podcasts from 5app all about ‘Getting Stuff Done’. It’s great to hear from theorists about what we should be doing, but hearing from people who are actually rolling up their sleeves and Getting Stuff Done is far more valuable (we think!). Why is this topic important? Because often we get comms wrong by not thinking enough about it – by not understanding that the nature of our work is communication based engagement based, and people based. L&D operates...
May 16, 2023•18 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast This is the second episode in a season of podcasts from 5app all about ‘Getting Stuff Done’. It’s great to hear from the thought leaders and theorists about what we should be doing, but hearing from people who are doing the do and Getting Stuff Done is an opportunity not to be missed. In this episode you'll hear from L&D experts Jodie Pritchard, Dan Hewitt, Simon Gibson, and Sally Rhodes on how they engage leaders and managers in their organisations, and give them what they need to insp...
Apr 19, 2023•17 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast This is the first episode in a season of podcasts from 5app all about ‘Getting Stuff Done’ . It’s great to hear from the thought leaders and theorists about what we should be doing, but hearing from people who are doing the do and 'Getting Stuff Done' is an opportunity not to be missed. In this episode we speak to a series of experts - Arash Rezaei-Mazinani, Dan Hewitt, Simon Gibson, and Sally Rhodes - about skills. Skills and either upskilling or reskilling seem to be a constant in pr...
Mar 22, 2023•15 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of More Than Learning, we hear from Steve Thompson, Senior Director, Learning and Talent Development at Greystar. We hear about how Steve and his team designed and delivered more than learning from their 5App learning platform. It includes how the team had to plan, design, review, and pivot to support the organisation when the pandemic hit. You can find out more by going to the 5app website , or contacting the team via email at hello@5app.com Find out more at www.5app.com...
Dec 06, 2022•26 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Last time we mentioned this episode would be an interview and we’re delighted to welcome Donald H Taylor to the podcast. A recognised commentator and thinker in the fields of workplace learning and supporting technologies, Donald is committed to helping develop the learning and development profession. Don has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000, hosted its bi-weekly webinar programme since 2007, and contributed to other conferences world-wide. His annual L&D Glo...
Jan 21, 2022•39 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Last time on More Than Learning we worked through what Hybrid might mean. The shift to a more hybrid way of working has meant that many practices and procedures that were commonplace in the office have had to be reinvented. Workspaces are operating in a vast range of ways right now from fully occupied, to fully remote and pretty much everything in between. What is happening is that as these practices and procedures are changing, you’re uncovering gaps in people’s knowledge, skills and understand...
Dec 16, 2021•38 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of More Than Learning, we hear from 3 special guests talking hybrid – both hybrid working and hybrid learning. Lisa Anderson is Professor of Management Development and Interim Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Liverpool University. Laura Overton is co-creator of Emerging Stronger, and an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. Sukh Pabial is a senior learning &...
Nov 12, 2021•38 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 
