Pretty much nothing stays the same, and that includes my situation. One of the activities that has been taking up my time, which I wrote about as recently as 4 June this year, is ending. As a result, there are some interesting outcomes, and some which are still unresolved. So here’s the rundown on some changes at Quinnovation (the vehicle which I consult through, for which Learnlets is the blog).
Amongst the things I’ve been doing is serving as Chief Learning Strategist for Upside Learning. That was a role where they had me evangelizing learning science in L&D, and working with them internally to deliver on it. It was a good situation; their CEO, Amit Garg, really cares about learning science, and the folks I worked with were really stellar. We did videos, blog posts, ebooks, conference presentations, and demos. I did internal and external webinars as well. Even some client work!
However, in an announcement this morning, they have been acquired (so I can now say this out loud), and my relationship with them ends. The boost in funding is a good situation for an organization that can benefit from a boost, and for Amit of course earning returns on his hard work.
What this means is, of course, that Quinnovation has a bit more bandwidth than I did before. I’m still continuing in my role as co-director of the Learning Development Accelerator, and board advisor to Elevator9. And, I have existing and some pending business with clients through Quinnovation. If there’s an org that wants to actively promote (and practice) learning science, I’m happy to hear. Otherwise, if your organization has a need for some guidance around the cognitive and learning sciences for L&D and innovation, let’s talk! Those are the current changes at Quinnovation (but probably not the last ones ;). Stay curious, my friends!
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