atd - Blogs - DPG Community2024-03-29T09:08:05Zhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/feed/tag/atdATD 2016: Developing a learning community that works with Mike Collinshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/atd-2016-developing-a-learning-community-that-works-with-mike-col2016-05-22T12:00:00.000Z2016-05-22T12:00:00.000ZAdy Howeshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/AdyHowes<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2216900?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>As we headed into Sunday afternoon here in the UK, in Denver, the gateway to the American West, talent and development professionals around the world were just waking up to the start of <a href="http://www.atdconference.org/" target="_blank">ATD 2016</a>. </p>
<p>The annual conference of Association for Talent Development (ATD) runs for four days and is attended by tens of thousands from around the world. DPG’s Community <a href="https://twitter.com/Community_Mike" target="_blank">Mike Collins</a> presented his session 'Developing a learning community that works'. The session was designed to provide those attending with a useful framework to help them harness the power of both on and offline communities for learning. Mike encouraged those attending to think about the purpose and product of their communities, the people involved, the platform and the ‘Pied Piper’ required to lead communities of practice to success.</p>
<p>Speaking after his session, Mike said 'Massive thanks to everyone who got involved in conversations. Conversations were the powerful thing in the session. It's where people come together and share ideas which is the basis of a community of practice.'</p>
<p>If you weren't at the ATD2016, or you were in one of the many other sessions that were taking place yesterday, don't worry. You can see a similar session on the recording below. You can also find the <a href="https://prezi.com/id-slrobi35u/creating-a-learning-community-that-works-with-the-5-p-framework/?utm_content=buffer8da0e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Prezi used by Mike in his session here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Community_Mike" target="_blank">Follow Mike on Twitter</a> who's still there for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23atd2016&src=typd" target="_blank">#ATD2016</a>.</p>
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</div>ATD 2016 Preview Networking Event 24th Febhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/atd-2016-preview-networking-event2016-02-16T11:24:44.000Z2016-02-16T11:24:44.000ZMike Collinshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/MikeCollins<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2216769?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p></p>
<p><span>DPG are proud to support the ATD for this unique opportunity to discover where the talent development and learning industry is headed. This event is for you to network with other British colleagues and learn about the highlights of ATD 2016 conference and key trends in the field.</span></p>
<p><span>It will provide you with a sample of what is waiting at the <span><a href="http://www.atdconference.org/" rel="nofollow">ATD 2016 International Conference & Exposition</a> </span>in Denver,Colorado on May 22-25, 2016.The conference </span>brings the talent development industry to life. Each aspect of the industry is covered for every level of practitioner, from CEO to specialist, from dean to student. </p>
<p><span>In this networking event on the 24th February, you will:</span></p>
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<li>Learn about ATD's latest report on the industry, the SOIR 2015 (State of the Industry) report.</li>
<li>Discuss your latest challenges and share trends with other colleagues.</li>
<li>Get the highlights of ATD 2016 International Conference & Exposition with previews on some sessions.</li>
<li>Network with other British colleagues.</li>
<li>Meet the ATD 2016 British delegation leader.</li>
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<p>Event Program:</p>
<p><span>17:15  -  </span><span>Registration </span><br />
17:30  -  <span>Opening remarks and highlights of ATD's latest major research report on Talent Development and Training: SOIR 2015 (State of the Industry) </span> by David Smith, British delegation leader<br />
18:00  -  <span>Highlights of ATD 2016 ICE (International Conference & Exposition)</span>, Iñigo Sanchez-Cabezudo,  Senior Regional Manager at ATD <br />
<span>             Experience sharing</span> by past attendees and current speakers selected</p>
<p><span>18:30  -  </span><span>Networking coffee & tea</span></p>
<p><span>18:50  - </span><span>Guided table discussions facilitated by British speakers selected for ATD 2016 conference.</span></p>
<p><i>           </i>We will discuss on trends and current challenges in:</p>
<p><span><span><em>           </em></span>Table 1:<span><em> Global HRD (Human Resources Development)</em></span><span><em><br />
           </em></span>Table 2:<span><em> Human Capital</em></span><span><em><br />
           </em></span>Table 3<span><em>: Learning Technologies </em></span><span><em><br />
           </em></span>Table 4:<span><em> Learning Measurement & Analytics </em></span><br />
<span>           </span>Table 5:<em><span> Instructional Design</span> </em></span></p>
<p><span>19:50 - </span><span>British Delegation leader updates </span>by David Smith<br />
<span>            Closing remarks</span> by Iñigo Sanchez-Cabezudo, ATD</p>
<p><span>20:00 -  <span>C</span></span><span>losing Networking at the bar </span></p>
<p><span>Location: <span><span>"Barrister Court" room</span><br />
<span>The Rooms at BROWN’s</span> <br />
<span>82 – 84 St Martin’s Lane</span> <br />
<span>Covent Garden </span><br />
<span>London, WC2N 4AG</span><br />
Tel: 020 7395 6091/6092</span></span></p>
<p><span>Nearest Undeground station</span><span>: Leicester Square </span></p>
<p><span>For more information please contact David Smith, <span>Tel: </span><span>+ 44 2032 898 085 </span><br />
email: <a href="mailto:dsmith@virtualgurus.com%20" rel="nofollow">dsmith@virtualgurus.com</a></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>RSVP Space is limited (free event)</span></span><br /></span></p>
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<p><span>If you come to the event, you will get <span>a free copy of the SOIR report</span> <br />
(valued at $99 usd Members, $499 Non Members)</span></p>
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<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Please register for this great event using this link <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-atd-2016-preview-networking-event-tickets-21117284366" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-atd-2016-preview-networking-event-tickets-21117284366</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p>We look forward to meeting you in London on the 24th Feb</p>
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</div>An American Adventure - My ATD Stori-fyhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/an-american-adventure-my-atd-stori-fy2015-06-02T11:18:01.000Z2015-06-02T11:18:01.000ZMike Collinshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/MikeCollins<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2216535?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>So the last two weeks have been great. The first week of my American adventure was spent at the ATD Conference in Orlando. This was the perhaps <a href="http://community.dpgplc.co.uk/learning-professionals/the-greatest-l-d-show" target="_self">the biggest L&D show</a> on the planet with over 10K attendees, 400 sessions and 300 speakers. The sheer scale was incredible and I had the great honour of speaking at the conference on a subject close to my heart. Learning Communities. To say I was nervous was an understatement, I've presented at smaller conferences and networking events and free seminars at the CIPD show etc but this was on a different scale and I'll be honest - I was terrified.</p>
<p>For anyone who has presenting you will appreciate it is hard and is still I believe one of the biggest fears for many people. Even with a backgound in training and being relatively used to speaking in front a group of people this was still next level stuff for me.</p>
<p>Managing your fear & anxiety is key and I believe that a way to do this is to prepare well. <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;" data-mce-mark="1">Fail to Prepare then Prepare to Fail</span>.</strong> This is a mantra I've used time and time again. Know your content, know your slides, know your key messages and practice. Practice in the mirror (hairbrush optional), record yourself and listen to the recording. What ever you do to prepare will help and give you confidence that you know what your doing and you can plan for every eventuality. I had one hour so knew that I had to keep tabs on my timing to cover everything and make sure there was time for questions and a little crowd interaction. </p>
<p>I always try and make my presentations fun and interactive - I don't take myself too seriously and rely heavily on story telling to bring across key messages. The story here was the development and growth of the DPG Community and what I've learned along the way in creating a social and collaborative space. I truly believe what we have here offers something different to the traditional way of learning and can provide a great deal of additional learning and enhance the overall experience of learning. I'm still a dancing nut.</p>
<p>One of the things I really enjoy doing as well is scheduling Tweets during my talks. I love Twitter and conferences and events can tap in to the 'backchannel' to capture what people share and tweet about during the conference sessions and exhibition. They can help capture the essence of a session and provide a measure of engagement. What I'm interested in is how we can blend face to face sessions with the backchannel and create resources that can be used as recaps and support aids that help people after the sessions so they refer back to them and get something tangible and useful from the session.</p>
<p>I've pulled the tweets together with images and videos I've used and created a Storify of the session and wanted to share it to give you some insight to the talk and also to give you some ideas about created resources from any training you may being doing or just a way to capture things that you're talking about.</p>
<p>I'd love to hear about any ways you've brought your presentations to life or what you think of the Storify :)</p>
<p>PS. the second week in the US was spent with my sister who lives in Minnesota - I got to meet my new 12 weeks niece for the first time. It was (as the Americans would say) - AWESOME!</p>
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<div class="storify"><iframe width="100%" height="750" src="//storify.com/Community_Mike/creating-a-community-from-scratvh-with-social-lear/embed?border=false&template=slideshow" frameborder="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> <script src="//storify.com/Community_Mike/creating-a-community-from-scratvh-with-social-lear.js?border=false&template=slideshow" type="text/javascript">
</script> <noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/Community_Mike/creating-a-community-from-scratvh-with-social-lear" target="_blank">View the story "Creating a Learning Community from Scratch with Social Learning that Works" on Storify</a>]</noscript></div>
</div>ATD Talent Development Online Surveyhttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/atd-talent-development-online-survey2015-04-13T10:54:09.000Z2015-04-13T10:54:09.000ZDebora Figueiredohttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/DeboraFigueiredo<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2216477?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>ATD is inviting you to participate in their online survey of the international talent development community. Your survey responses will help talent development professionals gain a global perspective on current topics, trends, and challenges in learning, including learning resources, content, and spending.</p>
<p>It should only take about 15 minutes and your responses will be kept confidential; they will be combined with other responses and summarized in a report to further protect your confidentiality. The survey will close on <strong>May 1st</strong>.<br />
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ATD’s research staff will analyse the data and release the findings in a written report in September 2015. Other research products will include a whitepaper version of the report (free to ATD members), an infographic (free to everyone), and a webcast (free to everyone). <br />
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Thank you very much in advance for your participation in this exciting research project.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://survey.td.org/se/34B40469488BC7ED" target="_blank">Take the survey here</a></strong></p>
</div>DPG lead the ATD UK Delegation 2015https://community.dpgplc.co.uk/blog/dpg-lead-the-atd-uk-delegation-20152015-01-08T10:25:15.000Z2015-01-08T10:25:15.000ZMike Collinshttps://community.dpgplc.co.uk/members/MikeCollins<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2216362?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><strong>DPG are proud to announce that we are an official partner of ATD</strong> and will be leading the UK Delegation to the USA for this years <a href="http://comm.astd.org/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=21122&id=806slwe4l51h5nuzydqiou9hpn87o&id2=0qpgmaug9qsrekdxyy0gtvrfk5so6&subscriber_id=bpwttlsrjlvukfigcxlctupodhlcboi&delivery_id=bsnjellqqzqjrotjtsinhvphniafbdd&tid=3.UoI.CVpAnw.C_-S.AbKD-A..AoRjAg.t....n.VJQA-w.VJQA-w.QvNmRQ" rel="nofollow">ATD 2015 International Conference & Exposition</a> in Orlando, Florida on May 17-20, 2015 </p>
<p>Join us in London on the 30th January for this unique opportunity to discover where the industry is headed.</p>
<p>This preview session will highlight key trends in the field and feature UK speakers from ATD 2015 to provide you with a sample of what is waiting at the <a href="http://comm.astd.org/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=21122&id=806slwe4l51h5nuzydqiou9hpn87o&id2=0qpgmaug9qsrekdxyy0gtvrfk5so6&subscriber_id=bpwttlsrjlvukfigcxlctupodhlcboi&delivery_id=bsnjellqqzqjrotjtsinhvphniafbdd&tid=3.UoI.CVpAnw.C_-S.AbKD-A..AoRjAg.t....n.VJQA-w.VJQA-w.QvNmRQ" rel="nofollow">ATD 2015 International Conference & Exposition</a> in Orlando, Florida on May 17-20, 2015.</p>
<h1>The ATD 2015 International Conference & Exposition brings the talent development industry to life. Each aspect of the industry is covered for every level of practitioner, from CEO to specialist, from dean to student. Join more than 10,500 of your learning colleagues from around the globe to share best practices and insights. You'll learn current and future trends, and find out how to apply them on the job to get results. You'll learn from world-renowned thought leaders, and industry luminaries.</h1>
<h1> In this preview session, you’ll:</h1>
<p>•    Find out about the trending topics in the industry and the key highlights of 2015.<br />
•    Get a preview of ATD 2015 sessions from British speakers.<br />
•    Experience a host of networking opportunities.<br />
•    Benchmark your practices against leading British organizations.<br />
•    Meet the ATD 2015 British delegation.<br />
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<p>To book and reserve your place please follow the link <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atd-formerly-astd-2015-preview-workshop-london-uk-tickets-14976560295" target="_blank">ATD Preview Workshop</a> - there is a small charge to attend but there is an Early Bird on for the next two weeks.</p>
<h1>Preview Session Schedule</h1>
<p>Agenda</p>
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<p>09:00 a.m.</p>
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<p>Registration and networking coffee</p>
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<p>09:30 a.m.</p>
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<p>Opening remarks and <em>Highlights of the ATD 2015 International Conference & Exposition</em><em><br />
<em>Presenter: </em></em>ĺñigo Sánchez-Cabezudo</p>
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<p><em>The Future Shape of Talent Development - From Valued to Valuable</em><em><br />
<em>Presenter:</em></em>Peter Casebow</p>
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<p><em>Developing a Learning Community from Scratch with Social Learning that Works</em><br />
Presenter:by Mike Collins</p>
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<p><em>Digital Fluency - The 21st Century Critical Virtual Workplace Skill</em><br />
Presenter: by David Smith</p>
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<p><em>Speaker: TBA</em></p>
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