In the business world, data analytics is the new superpower that can be wielded to achieve impressive results. It allows companies to do things that were never possible before, like predict customer satisfaction, analyze competitor information and identify fraud. For these reasons it is predicted that by 2023 over 33% of large organizations will utilize data analysts to unlock business intelligence, including decision modeling. 

The Great Resignation is real! Nearly 70% of organizations expect employee turnover to increase over the next 12 months, with only 1% expecting it to decrease. This is despite widespread support for a hybrid work model wherein some employees work on-site and others, remotely. Focusing on upskilling and reskilling the workforce helps address this challenge. By linking skills to business outcomes, it is no longer just Learning & Development pushing for learning programs. These links will drive leadership buy-in that gets the concept of skills pushed throughout the company to support business goals. Explore these concepts further in our newest eBook, "Reskilling and Upskilling to Stop The Great Resignation"

From intake to learning solution delivery and analysis, there are many aspects of the learning operations process you can improve to use your time better and deliver stronger training.   But where should you start? And what will the impact of your efforts be? An L&D (learning and development) audit can reveal the answers when done effectively. You’ll get the following in this toolkit from Cognota (formerly Synapse): A guide about the most impactful aspects of L&D to audit Best practices for making your audit a success An audit planner and progress tracker Templates for final reports, to share your findings

Did you know that VR is getting better results than traditional eLearning for several organizations? From higher retention to improved muscle memory, there are dozens of reasons to embrace VR and there are ways to make it easy! If you are ready to give it a try but unsure how to get started, this eBook guides you through key elements to get your immersive learning project up and running. Highlights include: Where to find inspiration and a strategy for your next project How to get management on board with it How to film and photograph scenes effectively  Lessons learned, mistakes to avoid, common myths, best practices, and MORE!

Virtual Training Results Based on POVs (Points of View) Ray Jimenez

Remote work is changing how you learn. While 60% of surveyed L&D professionals expected to implement a virtual training strategy before COVID-19, remote work has drastically enhanced the speed of implementation for most organizations. Excitingly, this experience is recontextualizing learning and knowledge-sharing in unparalleled ways.   Download this infographic to have a quick reference of the research presented in the article, The New Normal: Connecting with The Remote Workforce.

Employees give an NPS of -29 to their organizations’ online training, despite an increase in digital investment More than 1,000 professionals from HR, L&D, and HR Consulting participated in Gamelearn's second edition of its annual report. Their answers were contrasted with those of employees to identify misalignments. And guess what? Some serious contradictions have been detected. According to the results of our survey, over 60% of companies have increased their online training budget compared to last year. However, professionals rated the online training programs they’ve received with an NPS of -29, clearly a failing grade. But it's not all contradictions, almost everyone surveyed agreed on what kind of solutions would provide both the engagement employees need to learn and the results organizations need to grow. Want to find out what they are? Click below to access the full report.

Traditional classroom and year-end compliance training isn’t enough anymore. As the world has shifted to a more remote workplace, modern learning solutions are a must-have for staying competitive. For an engaging and effective training program, you need quality content, a comprehensive LMS, and a strategic training partner to help you on your learning journey. In this buyer’s guide, you’ll learn: What to look for in an LMS What makes a great content library Why having a strategic partner is a game-changer

What makes up a great eLearning strategy? There’s no simple blueprint guaranteed to work for every organization; however, in many successful programs there are recurring themes. The reality of modern learning and development programs is that training needs to be repeatable, scalable and uphold learning standards. Simultaneously, training programs are often more engaging when they are personalized to the learner.  Striking a balance between these two demands is the challenge that many learning professionals face and is a perennial topic of conversation. Crafting an effective eLearning strategy is also a moving target as objectives change. Organizations must constantly change strategies to adapt to new objectives, changes in budgets, and adapt to a changing world.   Managing a modern eLearning program includes more than just expanding learning content libraries. In many cases, more isn’t always better. Simply adding additional content doesn’t address the needs of all learners in the organization.  In this eBook, we focus on a few ways to examine and refine strategies around learning programs. Topics include: A Purpose-Built Content Library Responding to Workforce Trends Peer-to-Peer Learning Integrated Learning Plans Using Analytics To Inform Strategy

To realize the true potential of AI in HR, it needs to be more than turning qualitative career and employee data into interpretable, measurable, and comparable data-points. AI must be able to interpret and analyze that data in a way to make meaningful predictions on what organizations and their people need to be successful. In this white paper you’ll gain insight into: The genuine value of AI for HR beyond the streamlining of administrative tasks AI uses cases to help you better predict and quickly respond to dynamic business changes How AI built for HR can create a more personalized approach to career development, upskilling, and more