It’s always the best-attended session at the Learning Technologies Conference. It sets the scene for the technology side of the event by not just discussing what’s happening in the marketplace and exploring what’s trending, but also by examining the implications of all this for L&D as a profession.

What's next on the learning technologies roller coaster ride?

Deafened by the incessant buzz surrounding learning technology? This session offers a lucid exploration of the rapidly evolving learning tech landscape, a welcome quiet voice of sanity against the cacophony of the market.

We will scrutinise the current trends in learning technology, with a focus on understanding their role as enablers in the L&D profession, going beyond functionality to ask what technologies can do for us? Yes, AI, personalisation, learning analytics and skills are exciting and powerful – but they are enablers, and it’s only by considering what they enable that we realise their true value.

• Navigating the crowded learning tech market
• Understanding technologies as enablers in L&D
• Insights into emerging trends and future directions
• Beyond buzzwords: making practical tech choices

The recent rise in generative AI has resulted in an increased urgency to quantify, understand, and leverage employees’ skills, as organizations consider how to augment and reskill their employees. However, according to RedThread’s most recent research, 58% of organizations lack a skills strategy. Why? Because it can be devilishly difficult to figure out where to start.

Join Stacia Garr and the broader RedThread team for this practical, hands-on, research-based workshop to start tackling the challenge of building a solid skills strategy. We will cover topics such as establishing your organization’s skills scope, determining skills verification strategies, selecting various skills technology options, and more.

Key Takeaways

Walk away from this session with an action plan for developing a skills strategy that works for your organization.

• Understand the elements of a sound skills strategy
• Begin creating a skills strategy for your organization
• Share ideas and get feedback from other leaders
• Receive resources on skills strategies and skills verification

Who Can Apply?

The Skills Summit is designed for inspirational HR professionals who are keen on exploring opportunities and shaping discussions around developing effective skills strategies.

• SVP, VP, C-Suite, Heads of, Director, Senior Managers
• Selected Investors and Analysts
• Startup Founders

The word “skills” is on the tongue of every leader around. The ability to quantify, understand, and leverage employees’ skills to benefit them and the organization is a seductive proposition. Yet, despite the hype, most organizations don’t have a skills plan, or the ability to claim they are a “skills-based organization”. Based on our research, we will dive into the challenges facing organizations, how HR leaders can create a skills strategy, and common pitfalls to avoid. By attending, you’ll gain access to RedThread’s research study when it becomes available, which will allow you to go deeper on your skills journey.

Red Thread Principal Analyst Stacia Garr shares her latest research on incorporating skills into your performance management and talent management strategies, and Betterworks Chief Product Officer Arnaud Grunwald walks through the Betterworks 2024 product vision and roadmap.

The skills conversation has evolved rapidly over the last two years, morphing from an abstract dream into a more tangible and concrete vision. And skills technology plays a huge role — it’s a big part of organizations turning skills into an actionable business strategy.

Because the vision is still evolving, skills tech can be a confusing and fast-changing space with few clear answers on the “right” solution. Every business has different needs. So, join Heather Gilmartin Adams, senior analyst at RedThread Research, to get answers to skills tech questions like:

1. What even is skills tech?
2. Where does it fit into an overall skills strategy?
3. How are organizations using it?
4. How can leaders organization-wide partner to create a cohesive approach to skills tech?
5. What questions should leaders ask when choosing a skills technology?

The world is awash in disruption and noise, making it hard to know how to plan for a successful 2024. In this session, Stacia Garr of RedThread Research will dive into the megatrends impacting organizations, discuss the implications for HR and analytics leaders, and provide a roadmap for how leaders should respond. This is not your typical HR trends discussion, but rather a targeted session about how our world is changing and what you can do to help steer your organization and people to success.

The skills conversation has evolved rapidly in the last year or two, transforming from a theoretical discussion of what could be to something much more tangible and concrete. Skills tech plays a huge role in this conversation because it's a big part of how organizations are turning skills into reality.

But skills tech is a confusing and fast-changing space, and different solutions are right for different organizations.

In this webinar, join Dani Johnson and Heather Gilmartin Adams of RedThread Research for a deep dive into skills tech. They'll share findings from RedThread's most recent skills tech study, including:

1. What is skills tech, anyway?
2. What's the current state of the skills tech market? Who are the players and what differentiates them from one another?
3. How are organizations using skills tech?
4. What questions should leaders ask themselves when choosing skills tech?

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and navigate the noise in the learning tech space. Register now to secure your spot!

Description

As organizations move to adopt a skills-based structure and mindset, no function is more key to success than L&D. A bold statement, we know. But one we stand behind. L&D functions have been given the responsibility to assess and ensure a skilled workforce. As such, the responsibilities of L&D when it comes to skills just got bigger, more important and infinitely more exciting. In this session, Dani Johnson will delve into the connection between skills and learning within organizations, including why L&D functions often serve as the catalyst for starting the skills journey; the strategic advantage of adopting a skills-first approach in employee development and beyond; and technology’s role in helping organizations ensure continuously skilled workforces. Based on dozens of interviews with both L&D practitioners and the vendor partners that support them, you’ll hear real-world examples and best practices to help you begin your L&D skills journey.

Learning Objectives

• How HR technology can support a skills-first workforce model.
• Why the L&D function is so critical to ensure a skilled workforce.
• What organizations can do to retain talent through reskilling and upskilling.

Join our webinar on Feb 28 at 1pm ET with Dani Johnson, Cofounder and Principal Analyst at RedThread Research and Mike Bollinger, Global VP, Strategic Initiatives at Cornerstone. Discover key L&D insights for workforce development and harness the potential of AI-driven analytics. Sign up now!

Join RedThread's co-founders Dani Johnson and Stacia Garr for our 2024 Trends & HR Strategies Webinar. Discover the 2024 megatrends impacting business and HR, proactive HR approaches, and a strategy checklist for future-proofing. Stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving business landscape.