Design for how people learn: Why "information dumps" never work (Julie Dirksen)
Jan 22, 2026 ·
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We’ve all sat through them: tedious onboarding sessions, dry PowerPoint presentations, and mandatory training videos that we forget the second they end. The problem isn't that the learners are lazy;...
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We’ve all sat through them: tedious onboarding sessions, dry PowerPoint presentations, and mandatory training videos that we forget the second they end. The problem isn't that the learners are lazy; it's that the training was designed for a brain that doesn't exist.In today's 5-minute briefing on Julie Dirksen’s instructional design classic, we explore the Elephant and the Rider metaphor.
Discover why giving people more "knowledge" rarely changes their "behavior," and learn the "Why/How" gap that kills most corporate training programs.
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Discover why giving people more "knowledge" rarely changes their "behavior," and learn the "Why/How" gap that kills most corporate training programs.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/momentum-your-daily-edge-in-leadership--6706012/support.
Enjoyed this 5-minute briefing?
The full, 20-minute deep dive on this book is waiting for you in our premium feed.
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