Learning Uncut

Early into the global lockdown in 2020 Citywide won a government contract for sanitisation and cleaning services in Victoria, Australia. They had one week to develop contactless induction for 3,000 new workers, including covid-safe practices. They worked closely with Codesafe to develop a mobile-delivered visual microlearning program. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https:/...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by using good research data. With guest Dr. Amanda Lizier from the University of Technology Sydney. Resources: Dr. Amanda Lizier LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Weaponised Lies: How to think critically in the post-truth era by Daniel Levin (book)  GO TO RESOURCE Evidence-Informed Learning Design by Mirjam Neelen and P...

A conversation between the Emergent Team – Michelle Ockers, Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton. We recap research insights from Emergent 2020 podcast series. These include five L&D 'thinking habits' and the four lenses that help L&D to emerge stronger. These insights were converted to practical action in the Emerging Stronger masterclass series. We reflect on what both the participants learned and o...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by using the Learning Performance Benchmark. With Caroline Horvath. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Caroline Horvath LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Learning Performance Benchmark GO TO RESOURCE Case studies showing how others have used the Learning Performance Benchmark GO TO RESOURCE Annual Learning Benchmark res...

Since 2016 Royal Trinity Hospice has been exploring the use of Virtual Reality in palliative care in partnership with Flix VR. Leon Ancliffe from Flix VR and ex-CEO of Royal Trinity Hospice, Dallas Pounds, describe how they've used VR for a range of purposes from bucket list experiences for people nearing the end of life to giving staff exposure to challenging interpersonal situations as part of s...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact using the 5 Moments of Need framework from Conrad Gottfredson and Bob Mosher. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: The 5 Moments of Need website (includes case studies and community) GO TO RESOURCE The 5 Moments of Need YouTube channel GO TO RESOURCE Implementing the 5 Moments of Need Model Using Performance Support (ar...

About a year ago Damien Woods commenced in a new role at 7-Eleven as a stream lead in an organisational transformation program. In Australia 7-Eleven has shifted to an Agile structure. We explore why this decision was made, how an Agile structure fosters growth and learning, and what it means for learning in the organisation. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learning...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by creating transformation engagement in live online sessions. With Cheryl Walker Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Cheryle Walker LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Learn Live Online website GO TO RESOURCE Leverage Live Online (book) by Cheryle Walker GO TO RESOURCE   M ore Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast G...

We catch up with Beth Hall from Cotton On two years after hearing about their deliberately different approach to L&D in Episode 33.  While the philosophy hasn't changed, the approach to continue building and sustaining a strong learning culture across a global team has evolved.  In our wide-ranging conversation, Beth talks about some of the key shifts and initiatives they've undertaken in the past...

An example of an organisational learning strategy from the Australian Public Service which illustrates how Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by creating a learning strategy.  This is a companion episode to Elevate 08: Introduction to Organisational Learning Strategy Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Australian Public Service Learning and Development Stra...

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are not a fad.  They are in use right now in organisations around the world and have a long-term future in enterprise.  L&D is one of the most significant domains for application of VR and AR.  Jeremy Dalton, PwC Head of XR and author of Reality Check , discusses a wide range of case studies that illustrate the strengths and potential of VR and AR, a...

Insights on how how Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact from the 2021 Annual L&D Benchmark Report.  With guest Gent Ahmetaj from Mind Toolsl for Business. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources:  Gent Ahmetaj LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE 2021 Annual L&D Performance Benchmark Report GO TO RESOURCE Learning Performance Benchmark by Mind Tools for Business GO TO...

Network Rail operate the British rail network infrastructure.  Over the past two years they've radically shifted how they identify training needs for their maintenance and engineering teams.  They have figured out how to use data on the operational performance of the network to identify skill requirements.  Guy Wilmshurst-Smith discusses how they got started and have continued to evolve and scale...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by updating or refreshing their organisational learning strategy.  Michelle Ockers provides an introduction to learning strategy. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Michelle Ockers LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Introduction to Organisational Learning Strategy, article by Michelle Ockers and Ravina Bhatia GO TO RESOU...

Kristina Tsiriotakis updates us on Deciem's learning strategy, a balanced approach that is both aligned with organizational performance and embraces the human.  This is a wide-ranging, fascinating conversation that demonstrates how L&D can be the glue in an organization by enabling and supporting learning rather than controlling it. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://l...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by scaffolding self-directed learning. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Catherine Lombardozzi LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Learning 4 Learning Professionals (Catherine's business) website GO TO RESOURCE Self-Directed Learning: Essential Strategy for a Rapidly Changing World by Catherine Lombardozzi, Learning Guil...

Humm Group used a series of nudges in advance of a virtual workshop to improve the collaboration of their Finance team.  Graham Blaxell, the Humm L&D Leader is joined by Michael Tan form Elenta who partnered with them to create this program.  We explore how behavioural science has informed this nudge-led learning program. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncu...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact and practice by gathering structured stories – with guest Cheryl Clemons, CEO of StoryTagger. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Cheryl Clemons LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Five Future Skills to Develop Today with Employee Storytelling GO TO RESOURCE StoryTagger – Guided video storytelling platform GO TO RESOURCE M...

An inspiring conversation with returning guest, Gail Bray, which goes well beyond following up on what happened next with Project 100 which she spoke about in Episode 8 almost three years ago.  Gail continued to innovate on this project, exploring technologies such as robotics and Virtual Reality.  She now works squarely in innovation and technology as the Director of a secondary technical school...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by building learning culture in their organisation. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Nigel Paine LinkedIn profile  GO TO RESOURCE Building Learning Culture Program by Michelle Ockers and Nigel Paine  GO TO RESOURCE Building Learning Culture. A Primer for Learning Professionals (eBook) by Michelle Ockers and Nigel Pa...

Learning Designer Erin Mariano discusses a learning journey she developed for a South African logistics company, Unitrans.  In a move that she describes as a 'game changer' Erin donned her safety boots and fluro vest and hit the road with some drivers.  Her exposure to their work context and role, and empathy for them allowed her to design a powerful learning solution that uses simple methodologie...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by putting business value first using the L&D Value Spectrum. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources:  Laura Overton LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Business Value: L&D's bedrock of digital success GO TO RESOURCE Introducing Learning Changemakers from Laura Overton GO TO RESOURCE Emerging Stronger Masterclass GO TO RESOURC...

Neil Von Heupt from the Social Media College encourages us to rethink participant engagement and support in virtual learning programs.  He discusses how this has been achieved in the Social Media Marketing Intensive which was a highly commended Blended Learning solution in the Australian Institute of Training and Development's 2020 Excellence Awards.  The result is a high stakes, high support lear...

How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact with performance consulting.  Renata Arreazea discusses how she got started with performance consulting and how she got better over the past 18 months. Host:   Michelle Ockers Resources: Renata Arreazea LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE 7-step Performance Consulting Model from Nigel Harrison GO TO RESOURCE Performance C...

In 2016 Nigel Paine was invited to provide leadership development for a group of 40 people from around the world on an expedition to Antarctica.  The environment provided dislocation, disconnection and discomfort – a context in which Nigel had to rethink his approach to leadership development.  Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/78/ Podcast...