As many businesses make their talent development plans for 2022, the disruption of the global pandemic
As an active member of the Talent Development community for more than 30 years, and with great experience in all technologies related to training, I am pleased to share some perspectives and insights in a plus/minus analysis of three primary methods of delivering training as guidance for those thinking through their approaches.
VIDEOS
Plus |
Minus |
Entertaining |
Can be boring, dry, and not customized |
Passive engagement (learner doesn’t have to work to learn) |
Passive and not interactive |
User controls time |
Can take a long time until completion |
Scalable |
Expensive to produce custom |
Cost-effective |
Becomes out of date quickly |
eLearning
Plus |
Minus |
Can be fun and Entertaining |
Can be boring, dry, and not customized |
Can have some elements of interactivity |
Can be passive and not interactive |
User controls time |
Can take a long time until completion |
Scalable |
Expensive to produce custom |
Cost-efficient |
Becomes out of date quickly |
DIGITAL SIMULATIONS
Plus |
Minus |
Entertaining |
Can be difficult for audiences who don’t use technology |
Interactive, participants learn by doing |
Can be intimidating to learn so much so quickly |
User controls time |
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Scalable and flexible |
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Cost-effective to produce |
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Can be updated quickly |
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Why Digital Simulations Have Become Mainstream
Over the past 18 months, digital Business Acumen, Business Leadership, and Strategic Business Selling learning journeys using business simulations have become mainstream and the learning approach of choice for many.
Consider these elements in detail:
In summary, videos and eLearning have their place but have also had their day. It is a new day driven by a profound change in the way people do business, how work is done, and where employees find that work, learning, life balance. It is a new day in terms of how skills are acquired and how they are applied. Hope in talent development can’t be a strategy of success. Unfortunately, it is an invitation for failure.