The word “influencer” has certainly evolved over the last several years, mostly as a result of social media, where almost anyone can express their opinions as expert guidance. As I write this in 2021, the word “influencer” could be used to describe a world leader with massive political or financial... more
Rules and regulations are always changing, which can make keeping up with compliance training difficult. After all, you always want your compliance content to be up to date, so your learners know exactly what they need to be doing to comply with the newest regulations. It doesn’t help anyone if... more
Almost everyone in the world has a smartphone. It’s really amazing when you take a second and picture it. According to data from Ericsson, there were 6.401 billion smartphone users in the world as of June 2021 – more than 80% of the world’s population. Ericsson projects that smartphone use will... more
Learners have been significantly impacted by the growing complexities organizations face. Before the pandemic, developing and delivering learning to a highly dynamic and mobile workforce was already a daunting task. Now, for most organizations, an unpredictable employee work environment and an uncertain go-forward business strategy further complicate the ability to... more
Get out the balloons, grab yourself a slice of cake, and fire up your very favorite learning module: September 15 is National Online Learning Day! That’s right – an entire holiday just for online learning. Didn’t think we’d let this one slip by us here at Litmos, did you? We would... more
When you’re in the middle of a firestorm, it’s hard to see the bigger picture. It’s tough to take a moment to think about the wider change that’s going on around you. But when you do take that breath, you often start to notice the deeper underlying trends that are... more
Blended learning is here to stay. But if the very idea of blended learning fills you with dread, or makes your learners groan and try to get out of training sessions, chances are you’ve been exposed to a bad blended learning experience. What might that look like? How about an... more
Learner experience is certainly not a new topic but it’s become increasingly important as the state of corporate training has changed. Learners have come to expect training to “do something” for them. It can’t just be another task to check off the list. It needs to add tangible value. For... more
There’s a lot of talk about “the learning ecosystem” these days. But what does that really mean? In short, it means the integration of the LMS with other enterprise applications such as CRM, HXM / HCM, web conferencing, eCommerce, eSignature, and others to create an interconnected “ecosystem” to serve the... more
The Learning & Development world didn’t do a lot of things last year. The COVID-19 pandemic kept us from going into the office, from conducting training in person, and pretty much from seeing anyone who wasn’t our immediate family. It kept us from doing something else as well – connecting in... more
