Meet the OEB2019 Speakers: Bryan Alexander

Read Plenary Keynote Bryan Alexander’s answers to our speaker questionnaire! Bryan is an internationally known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how te... Read More

July 11, 2019

Meet the OEB Speakers, News

Managing Change and Cultivating Opportunity

We live in an Anthropocene age. An age where our lives are dominated by human influence. Where everywhere you look, every news report you hear, people and organizations are instigating changes, for good or... Read More

July 11, 2019

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4 Business Models That Redefine L&D With 70:20:10

For many years, L&D (Learning and Development) has been trying to show the value of learning. It has modernised the services it provides, organised its distribution methods more smartly, and professionalis... Read More

July 11, 2019

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An Open and Playful Approach to Building Digital Confidence

Digital technology is now fully embedded in our everyday lives: from work, school and university, to shopping, banking and interacting with friends and family. Confidence in the knowledge and use of these ... Read More

July 11, 2019

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The ‘Netflixization’ of Corporate e-Learning: Good or Bad Idea?

The “Netflixization” of corporate e-learning – the explosion of video-based content and microlearning, combined with ratings and recommendations – has received a lot of attention lately. Is it a step forward f... Read More

July 11, 2019

Industry Insights, News

Meet the OEB2019 Speakers: Richard Straub

OEB Plenary Keynote Speaker Richard Straub is Founder and President of the Peter Drucker Society Europe and of the Global Peter Drucker Forum. He is also Associate Director of EFMD, a leading network of Bu... Read More

June 14, 2019

Meet the OEB Speakers, News

Looking Ahead to 2040 and Beyond: Some Hesitation

Thinking about forecasting, here’s a draft section from Bryan Alexander’s upcoming book. Consider it with some throat-clearing and/or humility: If exploring the near- and medium-term futures of col... Read More

June 14, 2019

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Are We so Busy in Today’s Workplace that Learning is Losing Out?

Have we become so busy that there is always something that takes priority over our own development? Last year, when I was doing interviews with testers of our learning prototypes, it felt like this was the... Read More

June 14, 2019

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Blockchain: The Move from Freedom to the Rigid, Dominant System in Learning

In this post Inge de Waard gives an overview of current Blockchain options from industry and looks at its impact on universities as well as philosophises on its future. Background and project As I am... Read More

June 14, 2019

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The Virtual Classroom Journey

Carin de Weme, Senior Global L&D adviser at AkzoNobel, describes in this article how she introduced and improved virtual classrooms at AkzoNobel and why virtual classrooms should be part of the toolset... Read More

June 13, 2019

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Meet the OEB2019 Speakers: Laura Czerniewicz