https://blog.learnlets.com/2017/09/metaphors-for-ld/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.learnlets.com/2017/09/metaphors-for-ld/#comment-907522 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:34:06 +0000 https://blog.learnlets.com/?p=5895#comment-907522 Stephen, agree with facilitating learning, but I also think that there will still be a role for formal learning. It’s just ‘who’ and I think that L&D *can* be the facilitators, but they need to step up. And Alex, I agree that org effectiveness is already in use so we may be stepping on toes. I think development can still play, *if* we hand off responsibility for what is learned, and focus on facilitating the how. Thanks for the feedback!

]]> https://blog.learnlets.com/2017/09/metaphors-for-ld/#comment-907455 Sun, 10 Sep 2017 08:31:15 +0000 https://blog.learnlets.com/?p=5895#comment-907455 […] Metaphors for L&D  Clark Quinn, 5 September 2017 […]

]]> https://blog.learnlets.com/2017/09/metaphors-for-ld/#comment-907297 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:17:16 +0000 https://blog.learnlets.com/?p=5895#comment-907297 Organizational effectiveness sounds right to me, though that term is already in use for a slightly different purpose. Human performance is also interesting — it might help broaden the expertise required in the field. I think “development” is a presumptuous metaphor; we have no idea how the world will shake out, and so it’s probably unwise to lead people down development paths that are not responsive to shifts in the workplace and in the business. “Effectiveness” or “readiness” or “performance” which speak to immediate goals are better in that respect.

]]> https://blog.learnlets.com/2017/09/metaphors-for-ld/#comment-907293 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:38:11 +0000 https://blog.learnlets.com/?p=5895#comment-907293 “L&D” has always been problematic for me. I assume it became the vernacular of the profession in an attempt to be all inclusive. But to me it is redundant. People, teams, and organizations don’t “develop” without learning. The acquisition of new knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs is the process of learning. “T&L” is better because at least it recognizes that training is about delivery, not necessarily learning. I believe that we will continue to need learning professionals who will help managers facilitate all of the various ways in which people can learn in organizations. But I think the days of a formal L&D department are numbered.

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