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Practical thinking from the L&D community. Articles, podcasts and member spotlights, published regularly.

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Want to make learning more engaging? Go prehistoric.

Written by Ben Gross. 2.6 million years ago, if you wanted people to remember something you...

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Turning a Course Contest Into an Instructional Design Laboratory: Case for Open Industry Practice

By Tanya Galton, iSpring The iSpring Course Creation Contest, now a global annual event for instructional...

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New term, new mentor: why September is the time to find yours

There’s something about September. Even if it’s been years since you last packed a school bag,...

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Learning and UX
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PODCAST: Designing Learning People Actually Want to Use: Learner Experience, UX and AI

When we think about the quality of workplace learning, we naturally tend to focus on the...

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AI and Learning
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PODCAST: If Content Is Becoming a Commodity, What Is L&D Really For?

For years, conversations about the future of Learning and Development have tended to follow a familiar...

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Most L&D Expertise Never Leaves the Building

by Anna Poli, iSpring Ask someone with eight or nine years in L&D to speak at...

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Our new-look website is here

We’ve given the Learning Network website a fresh new look! But it’s not just a makeover...

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PODCAST: Never Stop Learning

The learning and development profession has never stood still. New technologies emerge at an astonishing pace,...

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Member Spotlight: Ben Gross

This month’s spotlight is with Ben Gross, Director at Electric Circus and one of our new...

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PODCAST: Building a Learning Culture That Actually Changes Behaviour

Every organisation talks about having a learning culture. It’s become one of those phrases that appears...

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Why Great Training Fails
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PODCAST: Why Great Training Fails Under Pressure — And What Learning Leaders Can Do About It

We’ve all seen it happen. Someone completes a training course, scores highly on the assessment, leaves...

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Member Spotlight – Helen Routledge

This month’s spotlight is with Helen Routledge, CEO of Totem Learning.  In terms of how I...

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