29 SEP 2018 · The hardest part of developing a plan for your team can be where to begin. James' effective planning tool provides you with a simple framework for crafting business goals and how to carry out meaningful conversations as well as: - Clarify and target the strategic objectives and tactics that will get your org to your annual revenue target - Identify partnership opportunities and other ways to collaborate & divide workload - Pinpoint the determining factors necessary to design content built to impact your target audience & ease growing pains Sources and Resources: - The Canvass https://getplexd.com/free-planning-tool-performance-problem-canvas/ - Lori Niles-Hoffman DBL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorinileshofmann/ - Bianca Baumann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancabaumann/ - Cathy moore- https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-moore-5383187/ - Keegan peterson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeganpeterson/ - Jake Knapp- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-knapp/ @LloydDeanUK on Twitter

23 SEP 2018 · In this episode we explore the things to consider if you're looking to scale up your VR projects and my guest is expert Sam Watts. Sam is actively engaged in the immersive technology community, living his passion for VR and games for Make Real. Sam has delivered and supported dozens of digital products at Zynga, NCsoft, Kerb and Epic. Clients have included BBC, Channel 4, EDF Energy, Sky and Sony PlayStation. Sam’s commitment to the VR community means that he is an in-demand panelist and commentator on the emergence of VR. Maintaining close relationships with industry leaders such as Oculus, HTC/Valve and Sony, Sam also ensures that Make Real has early access to all key emerging technologies. Check out Sam on Twitter - https://twitter.com/vr_sam Read Sam's Articles - https://medium.com/@vr_sam/interviews-quotes-blog-posts-more-3ecf3eee2d16 Follow Lloyd on Twitter - @LloydDeanUK, Instagram (lloyd.dean), LinkedIn and lloyddean.co.uk Please support the show by sharing the love :) .

2 SEP 2018 · Microlearning is a popular topic in learning right now. Some people swear by it whilst others seem frustrated at the notion of a simplistic approach to learning. In this episode JD Dillon - a savant on the topic - answers questions from the podcast audience. We discuss what microlearning is, why some observers of microlearning are not so keen on the term and the need for context when applying a microlearning strategy. Most importantly, we discuss how the principles can be applied to day-to-day learning. These can be used in any area of learning! Sources and Resources mentioned: JD on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JD_Dillon Jane Hart on Twitter - https://twitter.com/C4LPT Axonify - https://axonify.com/ LearnGeek website - https://www.learngeek.co/ Follow Lloyd on Twitter - @LloydDeanUK, Instagram (lloyd.dean), LinkedIn and lloyddean.co.uk If you've enjoyed this show please share to your audience and feel free to leave an iTunes review in the podcast section of the platform.

18 AUG 2018 · In this episode we have expert Dr. David Chandross answer a range of questions on gamification. We discuss lots of of the research and questions from the audience. David provides tips for everyone to take away and lots of great resources. The show notes are more like a reflection blog and can be found here https://lloyddean.co.uk/football-manager-psychology-gamification/ Sources and resources mentioned in the episode: David Chandross https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-chandross-ph-d-92a01234/ The Gamification Report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loaTbicPzoA Board Game Geek https://boardgamegeek.com/ Top 100 People in Gamification https://www.rise.global/gurus/r/latest\ Amy Jo Kim https://twitter.com/amyjokim Andrzej Marczewski https://twitter.com/DaveRage? Michiel van Eunen https://michielvaneunen.nl/blog-2/ Gamification Hub https://www.facebook.com/groups/gamificationhub/ Follow Lloyd on Twitter - @LloydDeanUK, Instagram (lloyd.dean), LinkedIn and lloyddean.co.uk

11 AUG 2018 · Fosway have produced an interesting case study with Sky's Learning and Development teams following their innovative approach to organising their team and solving business problems. For example, instructor led training no longer exists and elearning is limited to specific use cases - e.g. certain mandatory training. David James supported Sky during this journey and offers us further insight from the case study. Sources and resource mentioned during the show: Fosway Innovation Case Study Report: http://www.fosway.com/innovation-profile-sky/ Guardian Long Reads: https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-long-read Scroobius Pip Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/distraction-pieces-podcast/id929136539?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 MindChimp Podcast: http://mindchimp.co.uk/ David's Blog: https://modernlearninginpractice.com/ Nick Shackleton-Jones: https://twitter.com/shackletonjones Loop: https://www.looop.co/ Follow Lloyd: Twitter @LloydDeanUK Instagram lloyd.dean Please share!

6 AUG 2018 · In this episode I discuss with V model with Stacey Hatch. Stacey is an expert in the area of return on investment (ROI) and was awarded "Global ROI Practitioner of the Year" in 2015. Stacey provides lots of great tips on how to better evaluate training requirements and explore the need to partner with the business rather than be subservient to perceived needs. Resources discussed: The V model https://roiinstitutecanada.com/roi-methodology/evaluation-planning-the-v-model/ ROI Institute https://roiinstitutecanada.com/ 10 Easy steps to ROI https://roiinstitutecanada.com/roi-methodology/10-easy-steps/ Check out Stacey's LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-hatch-79904257/ Get in touch with Lloyd on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/LloydDeanUK LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyddeanuk/