White Papers & eBooks
Big businesses are investing billions in Generative AI technology. But so far, only a fraction of those investments are yielding the expected ROI, and lack of Gen AI expertise is one of the biggest challenges. This research report uncovers what it takes to build AI expertise—and how the most confident, fluent people are learning differently (and what they need from their organizations).
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Corporate learning has gone through a paradigm shift. Traditional classroom training methods are no longer effective! In the post corona era, employees expect much more flexibility and choice in the training programs.
Videos play a crucial role in the new learning environment. According to Forrester Research, employees are 75% more likely to watch a video than read documents, emails, or articles.
Wondering how you can use videos to supercharge the L&D program at your company?
Download our white paper now to find out:
How to supercharge your L&D program with the power of videos?
4 simple steps to create the perfect video for your L&D program
5 excellent examples of videos in corporate L&D
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If your company is in a hiring freeze or has laid off productive, hard-working team members, you’re probably wondering how you're going to meet your goals. When meeting KPIs and achieving lofty business goals gets even more difficult, finding the right talent to replace missing staff members can be a challenge with slashed budgets. . . . but there are options: project outsourcing, staff augmentation, or a hybrid of both. Because every situation is different, you will want to carefully weigh the pros and cons. We understand that you may have trepidation about outsourcing. We get it.
In this eBook, we'll also address 8 of the most common outsourcing fears and how to alleviate them.
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We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? In this book, diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, valued, respected, and heard.
Get access to the first chapter today!
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Your one-stop resource for using role-plays in corporate training.
This is a comprehensive guide to role-plays produced together with Clark Aldrich, a top expert in educational simulations. You’ll learn all about different types of role-play trainings, discover how to create them even without any tech know-how, and find out how to use them effectively for employee training.
Download this guide to discover:
What a role-play simulation is and how it works
Benefits of role-plays for corporate training
5 types of role-play simulations
How to create engaging role-plays
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Measuring the impact of learning and readiness initiatives on revenue is the billion dollar question. In today’s uncertain environment, the answer is even more important. Rapidly changing markets, disrupted supply chains, and increasingly knowledgeable customers mean that companies must upskill employees to compete. But the ability to optimize learning—and maximize productivity—takes deep insight into how employees think, learn, and perform, insight which many companies lack.
Today, there’s a new breed of platform that combines learning, communication, and collaboration tools with analytics for a holistic view of learning and development’s impact on results. Workforce readiness technology allows organizations to move beyond assessments and scores to understand how to target activities that move the needle.
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It’s no secret, companies with positive cultures thrive while those with negative ones can wither. But how do you build a positive organizational culture? And once you build it, how do you maintain it? This eBook will help you assess where your company is, assist you in understanding why you’re there, and then show you how to build a culture that will energize your organization, engage your employees, and ultimately delight your customers.
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Organizations must commit to continually evaluating the employee learning experience and how technology is either making or breaking that experience. Is it disrupting their workflow? Is it hindering productivity? Do learners actually enjoy and find value in the programs they use? Is it making them better at their jobs? Is the work and time spent using systems having a positive impact on the business goals? These are questions that must be asked, assessed and acted upon.
Download this eBook to learn how it’s done.
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Almost 40 percent of American employers say they cannot find people with the skills they need even for entry-level jobs, and they admit that only 50 percent of new recruits have the skills needed for their new roles. Another 60 percent of employers complain of lack of preparation and only 42.5 3 percent feel that new hires show the required professionalism and work ethic. Yet, 89.4 percent of new graduates feel they are work-ready.
Download the eBook to Learn How to Effectively Create Connections and Bridge Skill Gaps in Your Organization
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Discover how a knowledge base can help you improve various business processes, from employee onboarding to customer service. Follow a simple 5-step guide to develop and maintain an effective KB that meets your specific business needs. It’s an excellent resource for both small companies and large enterprises.
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Some people think PPT presentations are always boring. But think of a hammer, for instance. Does the fact that a hammer is a simple tool and everyone can use it make it any less useful? Like a hammer, PowerPoint is a tool. Whether your course will be useful depends not only on the software you use, but the degree to which your content is thought out and relevant to your learners.
Download our in-depth guide to discover:
5 steps to create an effective training course in PowerPoint
Tips and tricks
A collection of course authoring guides and checklists
PPT shortcuts and useful resources
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In this manual, you’ll learn how to design a videogame for training purposes. We’ll offer you a step-by-step guide on how to do so, taking advantage of Gamelearn’s more than 15 years of experience as pioneers and world leaders in corporate training through the use of video games.
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This comprehensive guide to crafting accessible online content is your roadmap to inclusive education. Uncover the best practices for designing accessible eLearning to a diverse range of learners, including those with special needs.
With this guide, you'll get practical tips on how to make each part of your course, from text and pictures to quizzes and interactions. It’s clear and easy for everyone to use.
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The more relevant and relatable a piece of eLearning is to the learner, the more effective it’s going to be. But are you sure that your eLearning remains both relevant and relatable when it’s read by colleagues in another part of the world, or in another language?
Creating eLearning for global audiences isn’t just about making the content available in the languages in use at your organization—though that’s obviously important! It requires an extra layer of course planning to ensure that those ‘relevant and relatable’ boxes remain ticked.
Download the eBook to discover:
How the right localization process will lead you to more engaging results
Key language issues that even non-speakers should understand
The importance of having imagery that reflects familiar public spaces and local customs
The implications of different cultural preferences such as uncertainty avoidance and power distance index
How to better use language selection, display conditions, collaboration tools, and other key features to build better courses
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It’s very easy to get distracted by the latest trends and buzzwords in the digital learning world. But that can be pretty risky if your goal is to create effective, engaging learning. How can you cut through the hype to ensure you create digital learning that works?
Read on to find out.
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So, you want to train your employees with videos. Which video type should you choose? How do you create it?
Whether you're an educator, a corporate trainer, or simply someone who wants to share knowledge, this guide is your one-stop resource to help you get started on the path to creating engaging and impactful training videos.
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We all know that how learning looks is important. A great looking course makes people want to learn, while convincing them that the content is credible, valuable, and easy to use. Considering remote working trends and the continued march of tech-loving employees into the workforce, learning is increasingly going digital, making the look and feel of eLearning content more important than ever.
In this visual design guide, we’ve collected great tips and practical advice about eLearning visuals that you can try out in your quest for classroom-like engagement in digital form.
This guide will help you understand:
What bad visual design looks like and how you can fix it
Why everything starts with your learning objective and target audience
Why you should set up a branded style template
How to choose the right images for your course
The technical considerations for image and video hosting
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In the current climate, we’re having to respond quickly to the challenge of operating in a fully virtual, at-distance, world of learning. This insight addresses the challenge of how to take a blended learning journey—a sustained learning experience that blends a mix of media, events and channels, over time—and cater for when face-to-face engagement is no longer an option.
L&D teams around the world are having to adapt, and to adapt quickly. Global organizations are adjusting rapidly due to the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, and there’s an increased urgency to support change and deliver effective transformation while working and learning at distance.
The impact of this transformation is likely to leave a lasting legacy beyond the immediate crisis. If organizations can embrace and deliver effective virtual learning at this time, the benefits (reducing unnecessary travel, for a start) will surely shape the future landscape of ‘business as usual’.
And while it may be relatively straight-forward to simply replace a single faceto-face component with a virtual or digital equivalent, we know that a sustained learning journey over time is the only way to engage learners and drive behavior change. This insight looks at the steps you’ll need to explore to take your virtual learning to the next level.
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In the current climate, we’re having to respond quickly to the challenge of operating in a fully virtual, at-distance, world of learning. This insight addresses the challenge of how to take a blended learning journey—a sustained learning experience that blends a mix of media, events and channels, over time—and cater for when face-to-face engagement is no longer an option.
L&D teams around the world are having to adapt, and to adapt quickly. Global organizations are adjusting rapidly due to the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, and there’s an increased urgency to support change and deliver effective transformation while working and learning at distance.
The impact of this transformation is likely to leave a lasting legacy beyond the immediate crisis. If organizations can embrace and deliver effective virtual learning at this time, the benefits (reducing unnecessary travel, for a start) will surely shape the future landscape of ‘business as usual’.
And while it may be relatively straight-forward to simply replace a single face to-face component with a virtual or digital equivalent, we know that a sustained learning journey over time is the only way to engage learners and drive behavior change. This insight looks at the steps you’ll need to explore to take your virtual learning to the next level.
We will explore and answer:
• What are the key strategic steps when designing effective learning journeys?
• What face-to-face components in a traditional blended journey may need replacing?
• What strategies can you deploy to drive engagement with virtual learning over time?
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Many L&D leaders dream of creating the ideal learning experience. An experience that is motivating, engaging and accessible by everyone AND leaves their people feeling empowered to succeed.
However, many fall short of this vision. Why? Because they focus too much on the learning experience itself. Instead, the emphasis should be on aligning learning with overall performance goals and business objectives in order to deliver results that matter.
In this eBook, featuring research-backed strategies from the analysts at Brandon Hall Group, you'll see how learning leaders need to take a step back from the chase for the best learning experience and instead, focus on the business outcomes they hope to achieve through their learning initiatives.
You'll gain insights into:
The Learning and Performance Convergence Model
4 steps for developing a strategic learning experience aligned to business objectives
Key elements of a modern learning experience, including mobile learning, video, coaching and informal learning
How to use technology to deliver on this strategy and measure the results that matter
Download this eBook from Saba Software today and start designing a better learning experience for your people and your business!
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Engaging learners is a difficult task for L&D professionals. In the corporate environment, developing a training program that everyone can participate in and follow to improve their skills is critical. Learn more about increasing learner engagement in online training courses by reading this brochure.
What you will learn from this brochure:
Understand the learner’s needs and skills
Create personalized learning experiences
Make content mobile-friendly
Multi-source learning
Collaborative knowledge and skill development
Gamified learning
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Although addressing employee skill gaps has been a business challenge for years, many organizations have begun prioritizing upskilling and reskilling efforts in 2021. The challenges of remote work, along with unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety, have caused organizations to shift energy and efforts into developing their internal talent and ensuring their employees have the tools, skills, and resources they need to navigate this new world of work.
To help direct reskilling and upskilling efforts, it's important to get an understanding of where gaps exist and how they impact your organization. For example, are remote workers struggling with new software that impacts their productivity? Does the customer service team need additional training in problem solving to handle customer complaints? Are recruiters struggling to find a candidate so a position sits open? Could middle managers use more training on how to have well-being conversations to help reduce turnover?
Once you know where skill gaps exist, you can take meaningful action to upskill and reskill your workforce. In this eBook, you'll learn strategies you can use to identify and address skill gaps in your organization.
You'll also learn:
How to use a formal assessment to identify gaps
Best practices for closing skill gaps
Ways your hiring practices could be contributing to gaps (plus how to fix them!)
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The COVID-19 crisis has created waves of disruption through each sector of the economy. Now more than ever, companies and institutions are looking internally to find solutions to help ease the impact of the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn. This includes ways they can help foster their employees’ resilience and support them through messaging, increased collaboration, and access to valuable resources.
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Social business tools are not entirely new. Enterprises have been using virtual tools such as chat and message board tools for years. Yet today, Gartner predicts that by 2016 half of all large organizations will have internal Facebook-like social networks, and that 30% of those will be considered as essential as email and phone.
Why are we seeing such a rapidly accelerating interest and business investment in social business implementations, especially as Gartner notes in Enterprise Social Networks (ESN)? How do you understand how ESNs can help you and how do you get started?
Don't get overwhelmed. Download this free eBook from Bloomfire to learn how.
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