AXIOM Insights - Learning and Development Podcast

In this episode, we learn from Cleon McClure and Enid Crystal about the process they followed to create a Learning Center of Excellence at Becton Dickinson, the global medical device company, including how they assessed the organizational need and created learning resources, structures and processes to support the organization's global teams.

Grant funding to support skills training for the workforce is available from most U.S. states and a number of local governments. How can you navigate the sources of funding for training, and what do you need to know? In this episode, we're joined by Krysta Van Ranst, the founder of BuildingPPL, an organization which specializes on assisting businesses to apply for workforce development grant funding to support their training and performance goals.

In this episode, we discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for learning and development. Tools like ChatGPT and other large language model (LLM) and generative AI tools can be a transformative element of workflows, including in the creation of text and visual learning content. But the adoption of AI goes deeper than learning content, and as AI is integrated across the enterprise, it represents a digital transformation which can position learning and development as a strategic partner in the business.

In this discussion, we hear from three experts in the theory and application of transformation technologies. Judy Pennington is a Management of Technology Fellow and the James J. Renier Chair in Management of Technology with the Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota. Judy's career has focused on the intersection of people and technology, specializing in IT workforce transformation, IT leadership development, IT learning and development, culture, and change management. She was previously Managing Director and CIO Fellow with Deloitte Consulting and a member of the faculty and leadership team for the CIO Next Generation Academy.

David Nguyen, Ph.D., is a Management of Technology Senior Fellow and the Edson W. Spencer Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship with the Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota. David has a background in the startup world by way of research in human-computer interaction (HCI), and in the innovation space, has published numerous articles on novel technologies and interactions. As an inventor, he has filed or issued more than 40 patents. He earned his doctorate in Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine.

Susan Nabonne Beck is Vice President, Learning Design and Strategy with AXIOM Learning Solutions. An experienced and expert learning and development practitioner, Susan specializes in e-learning design, development and strategy. Susan has extensive experience creating custom learning with an emphasis on user/learner experience and measurable outcomes, and her career includes roles leading learning and development teams for multiple Fortune 50 companies.

In this episode, we discuss building a learning culture.

There’s been an ongoing conversation and focus on the ‘learning culture’ of an organization for at least the past decade, and there are many articles over that time which talk about the connection between a culture that supports individual learners’ interest in learning and connects it with the mission and goals of the organization. And over the past few years, we’re seen some statistics which suggest a learning culture is at least correlated with business performance.

This episode looks at building a learning culture through the experience and guidance of Rachel Horwitz, the global director of learning and development at Convatec.

Rachel describes how she and her team implemented a strategy to support a learning culture in the organization, structed around four pillars:

• Senior leadership partnership and sponsorship
• Curriculum
• Learning Operations
• Measurement

This is a special episode for AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast subscribers. We're republishing an episode of the "5 Minute University" podcast, a production of Minaya Learning Global Solutions, featuring a conversation between MLGS CEO Dr. Guido Minaya and AXIOM Learning Solutions president Herb Blanchard. They discuss how AXIOM supported a unique, large scale financial services training delivery rollout with unique measurement objectives.

To learn more about the MLGS "5 Minute University" podcast, visit https://minayalearning.com/5-minute-university/