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Toolkit: Partner from the start
Help your clientssolve the real problem Sound familiar? Your client thinks training will solve their problem, but they haven’t even defined the problem. If you create the training they want, you could waste everyone’s time. What can you do? By…
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Burn your training request form
“I’ll create whatever you want, even if it will never work!” That’s what the typical training request form promises clients. Set the right expectations by burning that form and replacing it with these ideas. Learn more.
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Does this apply to designing off-the-shelf courses or education?
The toolkit is designed for people who solve specific performance problems in a specific workplace where the errors and best practices can be concretely identified. It’s less applicable to off-the-shelf courses or education. In those situations, the workplace and problems…
Learning objectives: Our frenemy
Does that learning objective really want what’s best for you? Conventional objectives aren’t always our friends. These three questions will help you set boundaries with our frenemy. Learn more.
“It’s new, so everyone needs training on it.” Nope.
“This thing is new, so of course everyone needs to be trained on it.” Your client is heading toward an information dump. Steer them to a better solution with these tips. Learn more.
Scenario design
In this four-week live, online course, you’ll apply action mapping and scenario design techniques to a project from your job, learning as you work. The course takes you from defining the performance problem to creating a prototype activity for a…
Make learners think!
“You should tell learners what they need to know, and then let them practice with an activity.” That’s how we’re “supposed” to design learning, but what if we disobey? What if we plunge people into an activity without first telling…
Jedi mind tricks for learning designers
Your client thinks training will solve their problem, but they haven’t even defined the problem. Your subject matter expert wants you to present their favorite content, but you suspect it will just waste time. What can you do? You can…
Action mapping overview
Do you want to have a real impact on your organization? Get learners’ respect with action-packed materials that make their jobs more satisfying, while helping your organization meet its goals. Action mapping is a visual approach to instructional design that…
How to make mandatory training relevant
How can we make mandatory training actually useful? With some disobedience, questions, and a sneaky workaround to “everyone must be exposed to all the information.” Learn more.
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3 branching scenario examples to give you ideas
Here are some sample scenarios showing different ways to provide background information, plus a unique way to show the consequence of a decision. Learn more.