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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

ID Reflections

Rethinking the Role of Business Analysts: Towards Agile Business Analysts? Tags: corporate training Research Reflection business analysis adult learning. A BA’s role today seems to be as volatile and evolving as an ID’s. Some relevant reads: i. What is a Business Analyst? Duties of a Business Analyst iii. If yes, in what?

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Rapid Training Development the Agile Way

Integrated Learnings

As with many (read most) technical training projects, Nationwide started developing training modules before any system content actually existed; but in a flash of inspiration, they decided to try using Agile development methodologies during the instructional design and development process. We all should be big fans of that.

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Extremophiles & Organizational Agility

Clark Quinn

A number of years ago, I co-wrote a chapter with Eileen Clegg called The Agility Factor , that appeared in Marcia Conner & James Clawson’s excellent collection of organizational culture articles in the book Creating a Learning Culture. Tags: social strategy. I’m always amazed (and, mostly, pleased) with what I find.

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Agile Learning Design: Periodic Table

ID Reflections

Agile Learning Design: Periodic Table Interesting periodic table capturing all the key components of Agile Learning, which has been defined as: The ability of an organization to learn at or above the speed of change in an environment that is increasingly becoming complex and volatile.

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Agile, Lego and Training: The common factors.

ID Reflections

Before I launch into my thoughts, here's what Sara Ford (Program Manager of CodePlex) has to say about Agile: 1. What does Agile have to do with Informal Learning and Instructional Design? Sara Ford uses a wonderful, visual analogy for Agile that is a brilliant fit for scoping of training needs in today’s business organizations.

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Learning Agility: Re-Invention with Performer Support

Living in Learning

In other words, learning must be designed for consumption in (or near) the workflow – learning needs to be agile. If organizations expect their workers to become more agile, they must enhance their ability to think and draw conclusions quickly. Tags: Continuous Learning. ty : 1.

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Agile Teams Create Agile Learning Organizations

CLO Magazine

Agility is the emerging trend for companies in thinking about how they structure teams to accomplish work. Agile methodology began with software development, but, with its focus on adapting to change rather than following a process, it has become relevant in other areas as well. In other words, they are not agile. True or false.

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