What do you do when you can’t find the technology that you need to realise your vision for digital learning in your organisation? When faced with this situation Siva Kulasingam form Coles Group went out to the market to find a partner who was bold and open enough to experiment, test and learn with them. He is joined by Rod Beach from Liberate Learning to discuss how they took risks and pushed boundaries to create App e-Learn. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learni...
Feb 01, 2022•49 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Emergent podcast hosts Michelle Ockers, Shannon Tipton and Laura Overton discuss key themes from Season 2: Emerging Stronger – Taking Bold Action. In this season we explored the core strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. In the first five episodes of the season we spoke with five L&D professionals about the their experience of taking bold action, the core strengths they drew upon and how they developed these. In our final two episodes we drew on insights from organisational ...
Jan 25, 2022•24 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast After speaking with five L&D professionals about their personal experience taking bold action it’s time to bring in expertise from other domains. What can we learn from behavioural science to help us develop core strengths to take bold action? Andrea Day shares insights from her work leading Best At Digital, who draw upon behavioural science extensively to design and develop digital solutions that drive change. Learning Uncut founder and podcast host, Michelle Ockers, shares her personal experie...
Jan 24, 2022•53 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast After speaking with five L&D professionals about their personal experience taking bold action it’s time to bring in expertise from other domains as we explore strengths for L&D to take bold action. Change is the key theme of this discussion. Psychologist, Dr Celine Mullins, shares insights from cutting edge research in neurobiology and neuroscience on how we can play the inner game to support bold action, even in tough times. Seasoned industry leader Laura Overton shares her personal experience ...
Jan 17, 2022•58 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Catherine Tibbs and Dinye Hernanda, participants in the Emerging Stronger 2021 masterclass, three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em25/ Po...
Jan 10, 2022•50 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Myra Roldan three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em-24/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/...
Jan 03, 2022•39 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Hayley Curcio three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em23/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emer...
Dec 27, 2021•40 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. Laura Overton asks Adam Harwood three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em22/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/p...
Dec 20, 2021•47 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Damien Woods three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em21/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emer...
Dec 13, 2021•41 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Emergent podcast hosts Michelle Ockers, Shannon Tipton and Laura Overview preview the new series: Emerging Stronger – Taking Bold Action. This series will explore strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask our guests three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcr...
Dec 13, 2021•6 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Donald H Taylor joins me for a look at what we saw happening in learning and development in 2021. We look at the year through the lenses of our own work and network interactions, industry events and, of course, the case studies shared by guests on the Learning Uncut podcast. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/92/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: h...
Dec 06, 2021•48 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast How learning and development professionals can elevate their learning and impact by improving their conversations about business – and with business. Let’s Talk Business is a 5-day email challenge from the Emerging Stronger team (Laura Overton, Shannon Tipton and Michelle Ockers) to help you continually sharpen your conversations about business value – both with yourself and with your stakeholders. Host : Michelle Ockers Resources: Laura Overton LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Shannon Tipton Lin...
Nov 29, 2021•18 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Exploring the shift in learning over the past three years at the New Zealand retail group, Briscoe, with Aston Moss, GM of Human Resources and partner Drew McGuire from Capability Group. While the introduction of the Axonify platform enabled these shifts, the critical success factors were L&D team capability, stakeholder engagement, change management and strong partnership. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/91/ Podcast information and mo...
Nov 22, 2021•56 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast How professionals can elevate their learning and impact through successful self-directed learning. Resources: Catherine Lombardozzi LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Register for Learning Uncut webinar on 9 December 2021 – Professional Development for Busy People, with Catherine Lombardozzi GO TO RESOURCE Becoming Future-Ready Through Self-Directed Learning, (Video) L&D Cares Career Growth Summit Webinar, February 2021 GO TO RESOURCE Learning Journal blog posts on self-directed learning from Cathe...
Nov 15, 2021•20 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Blackmores Institute educates Blackmore’s customers and consumers about natural health care products, including their own brands. They consistently focus on providing education solutions that create impact for their customers who primarily work in pharmacies. This focus guides what solutions they develop, what approaches they test, how they design solutions and how they measure and evaluate outcomes. Blackmores Institute provides an excellent example of what it looks like when a learning and dev...
Nov 08, 2021•45 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast How learning and development professionals can elevate their learning and impact by using data in the flow of learning. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Josh Humphries LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Guroo Producer website GO TO RESOURCE Data in the flow of learning – a series of four blogs from Guroo Producer GO TO RESOURCE Learning Uncut Episode 36: Lessons in Data-Driven Learning – Clay Shearan and Josh Humphries GO TO RESOURCE M ore Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING P...
Nov 01, 2021•22 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Early into the global lockdown in 2020 Citywide won a government contract for sanitisation and cleaning services in Victoria, Australia. They had one week to develop contactless induction for 3,000 new workers, including covid-safe practices. They worked closely with Codesafe to develop a mobile-delivered visual microlearning program. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/89/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.globa...
Oct 25, 2021•55 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by using good research data. With guest Dr. Amanda Lizier from the University of Technology Sydney. Resources: Dr. Amanda Lizier LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Weaponised Lies: How to think critically in the post-truth era by Daniel Levin (book) GO TO RESOURCE Evidence-Informed Learning Design by Mirjam Neelen and Paul A. Kirschner (book) GO TO RESOURCE Journey through data (UTS Open course) GO TO RESOURCE Data lit...
Oct 18, 2021•23 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast A conversation between the Emergent Team – Michelle Ockers, Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton. We recap research insights from Emergent 2020 podcast series. These include five L&D ‘thinking habits’ and the four lenses that help L&D to emerge stronger. These insights were converted to practical action in the Emerging Stronger masterclass series. We reflect on what both the participants learned and our own ‘aha’ moments and learning as the hosts and perennial ‘explorers’. The shifts we saw in our p...
Oct 11, 2021•57 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by using the Learning Performance Benchmark. With Caroline Horvath. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Caroline Horvath LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Learning Performance Benchmark GO TO RESOURCE Case studies showing how others have used the Learning Performance Benchmark GO TO RESOURCE Annual Learning Benchmark research reports GO TO RESOURCE Elevate 09 2021 L&D Benchmark Report – Gent Ahmetaj GO TO RESOURCE More E...
Oct 04, 2021•21 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Since 2016 Royal Trinity Hospice has been exploring the use of Virtual Reality in palliative care in partnership with Flix VR. Leon Ancliffe from Flix VR and ex-CEO of Royal Trinity Hospice, Dallas Pounds, describe how they’ve used VR for a range of purposes from bucket list experiences for people nearing the end of life to giving staff exposure to challenging interpersonal situations as part of supported learning experiences. They share their experiences and tips for both learning professionals...
Sep 27, 2021•57 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact using the 5 Moments of Need framework from Conrad Gottfredson and Bob Mosher. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: The 5 Moments of Need website (includes case studies and community) GO TO RESOURCE The 5 Moments of Need YouTube channel GO TO RESOURCE Implementing the 5 Moments of Need Model Using Performance Support (article) GO TO RESOURCE Conrad Gottfredson on Meeting Moments of Learning Needs (article) GO TO RESOURCE...
Sep 20, 2021•11 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast About a year ago Damien Woods commenced in a new role at 7-Eleven as a stream lead in an organisational transformation program. In Australia 7-Eleven has shifted to an Agile structure. We explore why this decision was made, how an Agile structure fosters growth and learning, and what it means for learning in the organisation. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/87/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by creating transformation engagement in live online sessions. With Cheryl Walker Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Cheryle Walker LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Learn Live Online website GO TO RESOURCE Leverage Live Online (book) by Cheryle Walker GO TO RESOURCE M ore Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE...
Sep 06, 2021•25 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast We catch up with Beth Hall from Cotton On two years after hearing about their deliberately different approach to L&D in Episode 33. While the philosophy hasn’t changed, the approach to continue building and sustaining a strong learning culture across a global team has evolved. In our wide-ranging conversation, Beth talks about some of the key shifts and initiatives they’ve undertaken in the past two years, and what they’re now working on. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: h...
Aug 30, 2021•53 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast An example of an organisational learning strategy from the Australian Public Service which illustrates how Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by creating a learning strategy. This is a companion episode to Elevate 08: Introduction to Organisational Learning Strategy Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Australian Public Service Learning and Development Strategy GO TO RESOURCE Australian Public Service Learning and Development Action Plan – GO TO RESOURCE APS...
Aug 23, 2021•29 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are not a fad. They are in use right now in organisations around the world and have a long-term future in enterprise. L&D is one of the most significant domains for application of VR and AR. Jeremy Dalton, PwC Head of XR and author of Reality Check , discusses a wide range of case studies that illustrate the strengths and potential of VR and AR, and highlight when to consider using them in learning experiences. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and ...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Insights on how how Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact from the 2021 Annual L&D Benchmark Report. With guest Gent Ahmetaj from Mind Toolsl for Business. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Gent Ahmetaj LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE 2021 Annual L&D Performance Benchmark Report GO TO RESOURCE Learning Performance Benchmark by Mind Tools for Business GO TO RESOURCE M ore Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE...
Aug 09, 2021•29 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Network Rail operate the British rail network infrastructure. Over the past two years they’ve radically shifted how they identify training needs for their maintenance and engineering teams. They have figured out how to use data on the operational performance of the network to identify skill requirements. Guy Wilmshurst-Smith discusses how they got started and have continued to evolve and scale their approach. He shares lessons about working with business data that make this an important case stu...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by updating or refreshing their organisational learning strategy. Michelle Ockers provides an introduction to learning strategy. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Michelle Ockers LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Introduction to Organisational Learning Strategy, article by Michelle Ockers and Ravina Bhatia GO TO RESOURCE Checklist: 9 Principles for Creating a Learning Strategy, from Learning Uncut GO TO RESOURCE Book a...
Jul 26, 2021•21 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast