tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post6372199103801054719..comments2024-02-13T03:00:19.778-07:00Comments on Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development: Have We Lost the S...in ISD? What Should Workforce Learning Graduates Hear from You?bschlenkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13519463877110474192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-37742240258611530242012-05-21T09:01:05.828-07:002012-05-21T09:01:05.828-07:00Don and Guy,
Thanks for the feedback! You both hav...Don and Guy,<br />Thanks for the feedback! You both have more experience in this space than I have and I appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts.<br />It seems to me that much of this boils down to a major change is thinking from not only senior business leaders but from workers needing the training as well. Both leaders and learners today simply expect training to be the same event-based experience they've always received. Thinking of learning as a process that requires "training" spread out over a longer period of time, connected to other learning, and part of the work being done, is more complex than many care to think about(IMO). Holistic solutions go against every "quick fix" solution we've all learned to appreciate as being the pinnacle of innovation. Long term, holistic, solutions are also often harder to track and apply metrics too in order to gauge ROI. <br />And I'll even readily admit that in some business cases the best solution really is too simply put your employee ranks through a 1-hour classroom or self paced course and check the completed box. Thankfully many industries have, and are seeing, a need for more holistic, longer-term, solutions that provide deeper learning that truly improves employee performance and the bottom line. Those are the projects I enjoy being involved in.bschlenkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519463877110474192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-55582728457727927542012-05-14T14:00:41.023-07:002012-05-14T14:00:41.023-07:00I thought much the same in the late 1990s when I s...I thought much the same in the late 1990s when I started a book that became "T&D Systems View" about all of the systems, processes involved in Enterprise T&D/ L&D, KMS - beyond ID - or even "Curriculum Architecture Design" - as I had been told, by someone who had seen me present on that one too many times. "T&D Systems View" is now available as a free PDF at: http://eppic.biz/resources/free-book-pdfs/ - but is also available as a Paperback.Guy W. Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01462952681694155575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-23994956055320426592012-05-14T11:03:54.470-07:002012-05-14T11:03:54.470-07:00Brent, perhaps the term "system" scares ...Brent, perhaps the term "system" scares them off. Maybe we should think "Holistic"? Thus iHD rather than ISD - a small i is used rather than a capital as the emphasis is on Holistic and Design rather than instruction.<br /><br />In an <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/subscr/94/open_change-or-die.html" rel="nofollow">article</a> by Fast Company, they tell the story of coronary-artery bypass patients who have surgery to relieve pain, rather than to cure them. In fact, the only real cure is to start taking better care of themselves, such as quitting smoking, eating less, and exercising. Yet, in study after study, very few do! When these patients are looked at two years after their surgery, 90% have not made any significant change to their lifestyle.<br /><br />Here are people facing a life or death situation, yet they fail to make the right choice, thus they face more pain, more surgeries, and possibly even death. How can we expect leaders to change people when they will not even change themselves when faced with a major personal crises?<br /><br />Dr. Ornish, showed that a <em>holistic</em> program, focused around a vegetarian diet, can actually reverse heart disease without surgery or drugs. This holistic program includes going after their feelings by having them attend a twice-weekly support group sessions led by a psychologist. It includes instruction in aerobic exercise, meditation, relaxation, and yoga and lasts for about a year. A study showed that after three years, 77% of the patients had stuck with their lifestyle changes and avoided the surgery. A far cry from the 10% who succeed when only given cognitive instructions.<br /><br />This holistic method works better as the change is reframed - rather than trying to motivate patients with the fear of death; they are motivated with the joy of living. Facing death for most people is much too frightening to think about, thus patients often go into denial; where as making daily life more enjoyable is a powerful motivator.<br /><br />Perhaps our holistic methods need to invite people to jump in for the shear joy of it, rather then trying to force them in.Donald Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980740206430947090noreply@blogger.com