It’s no small project to found a new society, especially when you’re doing it on the scale of a place like Russia. Apart from the considerable practical challenges it entails, there’s also the need for symbols bold enough to represent …
Real-Time Error Prevention Vs. Post-Hoc Training Reviews Most L&D responses to software adoption problems follow a familiar, almost ritualized sequence. Performance data suggests something isn’t working as intended—error rates are higher than expected, helpdesk ticket volume is climbing steadily, a …
Every time the World Cup comes around, or at least since England first and last won it 60 years ago, there’s talk of whether it’ll be brought “back home.” The idea being, of course, that football (or soccer, as it’s …
Why The Platform Matters As Much As The Design Most conversations about why learners abandon a course focus on the design: the script was too long, the visuals were cluttered, the assessment felt punitive. Those critiques are usually fair. But …
New AI-powered experiences, accessibility enhancements, and enterprise tools to better serve our global community of learners and customers Since our recent closing of the Coursera and Udemy combination, we’ve been focused on one priority: delivering more value for learners, partners, …
Alfred Hitchcock was not American, as even casual viewers of his television show could tell right away. He may have exaggerated his Englishness, but like more than a few high-profile outsiders, he also used his cultural position to render the …
L&D Team Empowerment There is a quiet frustration that lives in almost every L&D function in every enterprise: the gap between what the team knows needs to be built and what it can actually ship. The Instructional Designer who needs …
Villains who live in opulent, remote modernist houses may have been a cliché since the last century, but given Hollywood’s addiction to the tried and true, they do still turn up now and again. Unsurprisingly, few filmmakers have managed to …
Why Closing Capability Gaps Is A Strategic Priority For Revenue Leaders Even with significant investment in technology, customer intelligence, and process optimization, sales organizations are still finding it difficult to deal with inconsistent performance, lengthening sales cycles, and lost revenue …
Some successful Hollywood producers spend their money on yachts, sports teams, and European castles. Norman Lear’s biggest purchase, or at least his most famous one, was a copy of the Declaration of Independence. He did not, of course, buy the …










