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.

With a large percentage of the workforce now working remotely indefinitely, many organizations are tasked with moving essential operations online, including training. Of course you can't just stop compliance training, and for most organizations classroom training isn't an option right now. Plus, your employees are facing new situations, and need resources at their fingertips to help them navigate these new challenges. Online learning is the solution, but there are so many elements to consider and compare. Do you need a certain functionality or would another work better? What should you do about content? And what about customer service? It can feel overwhelming. A great place to start when looking for an online learning solution is to consider your organization's goals. Maybe you want to reduce safety incidents by 40%, or increase the number of internal promotions, or launch a mental health initiative. In this ebook, we'll guide you through the buying process and help you select a solution that aligns with your goals. You'll learn: -Learning solution non-negotiables -How to evaluate training content, providers, and your content needs -Key characteristics of vendors versus partners -How online learning can improve business results

Download this guide to Learn about key business challenges and opportunities sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what career pathways and skills can help you rise to the occasion.

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.

Does Your Team Have the Skills They Need? The Association for Talent Development investigated what TD professionals need to know and do to be successful now and in the future. More than 3,000 professionals participated in research that identified the 23 capabilities needed, which are part of the Talent Development Capability Model. These include expected capabilities such as instructional design and training delivery as well as newer capabilities such as data analytics and emotional intelligence & decision making. Download our white paper to learn all 23 capabilities needed for success and how to make sure your team is equipped for what may come.

It’s hard to find the perfect vendor in the oversaturated learning technology market (700+ LMS vendors alone). How do you know they’ll be the perfect fit without trying a demo? Who has the time to try hundreds of demos? What’s a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) to do? You need a cheat sheet. This guide will help you narrow down the must-have learning technology features to drive business growth. At the end of the day, you don’t need the perfect piece of learning technology, you need the right fit for your business. In this e-book you'll learn how to: More about the different types of learning technology How learning technology achieves business goals How to identify the must-have LMS features you need for business growth

"Will this be recorded?" It might just be the most commonly asked question at the start of virtually every training event. And the good news is that nowadays, you can almost always answer, "Yes." Great. But then what? According to a Wainhouse Research study, 87 percent of employees1 agree that having access to recorded training classes, webinars, and other events makes it easier to revisit crucial information when it’s needed most. Today, recording training sessions is quickly becoming standard practice. And the benefits are well known. Among the many positives, video helps learning and development (L&D) teams provide employees with a comprehensive resource to reference after the training ends, and also provides employees unable to attend with access to the information on-demand. But good intentions too often fall short once the training session ends and the recording stops. For all its benefits, video also presents challenges when it comes to storing, sharing, and even playing recordings. Left unsolved, those shortcomings make video content burdensome for employees simply looking for quick information that helps them perform their jobs. Fortunately, there is a solution. A video content management system (or video CMS) solves the most common problems of managing and sharing video. In this paper, we’ll review the five biggest challenges organizations face when using video to support corporate learning. Then we’ll examine how a video content management system helps overcome those challenges to better enable video-based learning.

Training Engages and Empowers Employees Expectations are changing in today’s employee-driven economy, and keeping employees engaged and satisfied is more important than ever. In a recent Deloitte survey, engagement and learning were considered very important or important by 85% and 84% percent of participants, respectively. 1 This creates a great opportunity for large enterprises seeking to attract and keep the best employees. High-quality software training can help employees feel more prepared and enabled for their work responsibilities, as well as happier and more motivated. It can also be especially attractive to younger employees who value continuous learning that equips them to advance their careers.  Click below to download this White Paper.

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

As the world navigates a sea change with this pandemic, so are the enterprise ILT programs. How to navigate this rapid pivot to virtual effectively? That’s top of the mind for every L&D manager. In this whitepaper we elaborate on: The principles of effective live virtual learning Why optimal learning delivery matters for business success How to choose the best-of-breed VILT technology

Based on extensive research from BetterUp, "Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty" provides a framework for building resilient individuals, teams and companies. The report reveals the benefits of investing in resilience: resilient employees are not only better prepared to manage and work through adversity, but thrive through uncertain times; and resilient companies experience direct benefits to the bottom line, including increased revenue, retention, and innovation. 

The Challenge Providence St. Joseph Health is a not-for-profit health system with 119,000 caregivers and employees nationwide. At PSJH, the learning and development team provides award-winning learning content to their workforce. However, learning leaders discovered engagement still proved to be low. When exploring KPIs, staff knowledge retention was measured at 76%. As part of the initiative, leaders set a goal to increase proficiency by 16%, a lofty target but one they felt was achievable. Additionally, another key objective of implementing a new solution included drastically reducing the cost of compliance education - mandatory training that organizations like Providence St. Joseph Health spend over a million dollars per year on. Finally, learning leaders demanded a solution that would enable frontline managers to support caregivers with actionable, real-time learning data, something that's missing from their current learning strategy. In order to boost engagement and proficiency, PSJH described the need to transform their programs to provide a more learner-centric experience.

The world of workplace learning and career development continues to evolve. Many organizations now offer a blended approach to learning with instructor led training as well as online courses to keep their workforce on the cutting edge. However, as outlined in this new research brief, great learning experiences don’t always equal great outcomes. So, what is the real problem with workplace learning? Hint: it’s not content. At Providence St. Joseph Health, the Learning and Development team provides award-winning learning content to their workforce - however, engagement still proves to be low. In order to boost learner engagement, PSJH describes the need to transform their programs to provide a more learner-centric experience. This brief follows the journey from identifying key challenges in today’s approach to workplace learning, to finding unique, innovative solutions that improve career development strategies and save the organization millions of dollars annually. Specifically, the team at Providence St. Joseph Health investigates three learning disruption case studies in this brief, asking, "What if…" Learning was nano-sized? Learning was shareable and personalized? Learning Design was based on data? Download this brief to learn more about how innovative technology is improving workplace learning and impacting business results.

Onboarding is your opportunity to create a strong first impression and set your new hires up for success from day one. But there's so much to accomplish during onboarding, so how can you create an effective and engaging experience that doesn't leave everyone exhausted? You can take your onboarding program from overwhelming to outstanding by breaking it down into phases! In this infographic, you'll learn how you can balance paperwork, relationship-building, compliance, and culture immersion by creating an easy-to-follow checklist for every phase of onboarding. You'll also learn: -Key elements of a well-rounded onboarding experience -What you can accomplish before a new hire's first day -How to incorporate culture and values into onboarding -Simple to-dos to make new hires feel welcome

Download this helpful infographic as a reminder of the 4 steps for leading virtual teams.  Outcomes of using Improv techniques to manage virtual teams Greater trust within virtual teams  Speed to deliver on business outcomes  Radical collaboration = quicker turnaround  Balance accountability with autonomy  Accountability and engagement on tough projects  Practical skills to manage difficult or negative conversations in a positive way  Techniques to improve empathy and patience

No "learning culture" is born overnight. For a learning culture to become part of your brand, you must involve both the leaders and the employees every step of the way. The process is demanding but leads to a tremendous pay-off through higher employee retention, higher quality performance from your employees, and an increase in revenue.   This eBook discusses key elements of building a culture of learning, including: How to design training for measurable ROI Best practices in training design strategy Tips for custom eLearning development The role of analysis and performance consultants How to utilize managers and mentors

Today’s business world seems enamored with design thinking. The popular problem-solving and innovation approach has generated widespread discussion and acclaim; it’s been credited for disrupting traditional markets, sparking groundbreaking ideas in flagging industries and positioning companies to achieve unprecedented growth. But what exactly is design thinking? And does it really live up to its reputation?

Colorful post-its. Wacky visuals. Funky rooms. What technique of innovation is better known than brainstorming? What word solicits more eyerolls in the real world? Brainstorms are frequently unproductive. There are two main reasons why, and they’re related: ● People evaluate others’ ideas ("Neat, so how much would that cost?"). ● People evaluate their own ideas before they’ve even shared them. They censor out the most unusual ones for fear of being judged as silly or dumb. Analysis and evaluation are critical skills. We’re rewarded for quickly evaluating situations, diagnosing errors, and finding practical solutions in nearly every aspect of our lives. Rightly so. |Brainstorming is harder than it looks because it requires us to temporarily suspend these instincts. The purpose of a brainstorm is to come up with as many different options as possible to delight our users. The greater the number and variety of options, the higher the odds of a valuable idea. A properly run group brainstorm is your most useful tool to generate game changing ideas. It requires skill and preparation to be effective. Here’s what we think are the most impactful steps you can take to make your next brainstorm as productive as it can be.

We are in the midst of massive workforce disruption. The need for resilience at organization, team, and individual levels has never been greater. This report reveals why HR leaders are turning to coaching to help people thrive during change. Download the report to get BetterUp’s research on 5 data-proven ways coaching builds employee resilience, and how resilient people and teams drive business results.

Richardson, a global sales training company, had a problem: their eLearning modules, which were once considered state-of-the-art, had grown outdated. They needed to improve their sales training program fast to address their biggest challenges: Effectively engaging their learners with a new approach Delivering a unique, scalable training solution Administering a seamless go-to-market rollout of an overhauled training program How did Richardson quickly overcome these challenges and deliver a game-changing training solution? By using a modern, configurable online learning platform. In this case study you'll learn how to: Deliver a consistent, intuitive, and clean learner experience at a global scale Leverage blended learning and robust analytics to create a more impactful training program Transform existing training and education experiences for learners, resulting in new levels of efficiency, engagement, and success

With so many ideas and initiatives to invest in, you're probably asking why you should devote your dollars to training. The way we work has changed, and employees are facing new challenges. They've had to adapt, adjust, and learn new skills, and it's important to provide them with the tools they need to succeed. But the truth is these challenges didn't start with a pandemic, and they won't end with it either. Your employees are always having to adjust, adapt, and learn new skills as they start a new project, use a new software, or encounter difficult situations with teammates. Training can certainly be helpful in times of crisis, change, and uncertainty, but training can also help you overcome everyday business challenges, get a competitive edge, reduce turnover, upskill your workforce, and so much more. In this ebook, you'll learn why investing in employee training is a smart move, and you'll get all the facts, figures, and stats you need to convince leadership to invest in employee training. You'll also learn: -Why you should invest in training -What ROI you can expect from training -How to maximize training effectiveness with online learning

The world as we know it is changing, and the approaches companies use to support their team's learning and development initiatives have had to change drastically in order to keep pace, and will likely continue to do so as new societal norms and health and safety precautions become integrated into standard business operation protocols and practices. In today’s professional landscape, the safety, convenience, and wellbeing of your learners must be top priority in order to ensure your team is confident, well-equipped, and can drive organizational success - regardless of whether they are working from home or in an office. eThink has created this Remote Work eBook to help organizations create engaging and sustainable remote workplace eLearning programs that can support learner needs and workplace practices as they continue to evolve. In this guide, we’ll discuss the growing trends in the workplace, strategies and solutions to revolutionize digital L&D, and how to ensure your organization is prepared to effectively support the success of your teams for years to come.

COVID-19 has obviously impacted the world of work in deep, disruptive ways. Your organization’s approach to what work is and how it gets done is likely to continue to evolve. Some industries are more prepared than others for this transformation, but HR and L&D pros in every industry are poised to become advocates for lasting and meaningful change, drawing on lessons about work during COVID-19. In this eBook, we dig into the impact of the pandemic on the workplace and how smart HR pros and learning leaders are preparing for the "new normal" post COVID-19.

Few realize it, but most people interact with Synaptics "human interface" technologies every day. The company’s touch- and voice-enabling technologies are a key part of today’s smartphones, tablets, notebooks, automobiles, wearables, smart homes, and other applications. Synaptics helps users get the most out of their devices through an extensive portfolio of human-interface solutions that enable elegant, intuitive user experiences. The PC, smartphone, tablet and automotive-electronics markets that Synaptics serves are all constantly evolving and highly competitive. New or upgraded products are released at an incredibly fast pace, both by a wide range of competitors and by Synaptics itself. To support and improve upon its market-leading technologies, Synaptics relies on its employees to fully understand both the company’s own suite of products as well as those they compete with. This expertise enables Synaptics employees to think beyond obvious solutions, adapt and apply answers from other functions or processes, and iterate on new ideas. And when that expertise can be shared, it serves as the foundation for the culture of innovation upon which Synaptics’ products are built.