Unscripted—The L&D Shakers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we're talking with Traian Bruma, the Co-Founder of The Alternative University. This fascinating learning space is where self-directedness takes the spotlight, and students craft their own learning journey without a pre-set curriculum.

We also unpack Learning as a Spinning Top, a learning model Traian put together after years of observing how learning by doing takes place in the world and what the most crucial ingredients are needed to propel learners toward their development goals.

If you are adding some creative and innovative flavor to your work, please share your project, no matter how small or big, in our Padlet collection, under the fourth column: Innovation Hall of Fame 🙌

If you'd like to join a global community of Learning & Development professionals with a bias toward action and connection, then join us here!

In this episode, we talked to Marco Dussin and Ivano Masiero, two L&D Shakers spicing the world of experience design with their box of curiosity and sense called Kitto.

We learned how they think about experience design, where the idea of Kitto came to be, and how it can elevate an online learning journey.

If you are adding some creative and innovative flavor to your work, please share your project, no matter how small or big, in our Padlet collection, under the fourth column: ⁠Innovation Hall of Fame⁠ 🙌

If you'd like to join a global community of Learning & Development professionals with a bias toward action and connection, ⁠then join us here⁠!

On this episode, we chat with Álvaro Caballero about the importance of learning how to learn, how curricula can be counterproductive as well as how we build the essential skills for modern life. Álvaro is currently Head of People at DataSnipper and in his spare time he works on a project around creating an educational institution from scratch.  Do you want to connect with Alvaro? Click here.

In this episode, we interview Anamaria Dorgo, the founder of L&D Shakers, to discuss about her personal journey, the things that inspire her and how she came up with the idea of starting a community for learning professionals.    Check out the LinkedIn page of the L&D Shakers here.     Connect with Anamaria here.

We took so much inspiration from this conversation with Hajira Shaheen, the Learning and Development Manager at Hireup. 

We talked about Project Oxygen Mask, a 6-nudge wellbeing campaign she designed for her colleagues, and delivered it fully on Slack. 

Shaheen took us back to the initial idea and what prompted it, she explained the ingredients she paid extra attention to in the design process. She emphasized the importance of sitting with the problem and listening to your audience, for a successful outcome. 

If you are adding some creative and innovative flavor to your work, please share your project, no matter how small or big, in our Padlet collection, under the fourth column: Innovation Hall of Fame 🙌

If you'd like to join a global community of Learning & Development professionals with a bias toward action and connection, then join us here!

In this episode, we chat with Calen Fitzsimmons, a Technical Leader & Instructional Designer at EPRI, about what goes on behind the scenes when designing and launching an onboarding VR experience in the nuclear industry.

We explored why VR is an effective tech for onboarding new nuclear plant colleagues. What are the different approaches to building VR experiences, and all the tiny little moving parts that go into making such a project a reality?

Calen also highlighted the crucial role that seamless collaboration with subject matter experts and other stakeholders plays in the success of such projects.

Enjoy!

If you are adding some creative and innovative flavor to your work, please share your project, no matter how small or big, in our Padlet collection, under the fourth column: Innovation Hall of Fame 🙌

If you'd like to join a global community of Learning & Development professionals with a bias toward action and connection, then join us here!

This conversation shows that you don't need a big budget, lots of time, and fancy tools to play around with an idea. We talked with Marie Krebs, a brilliant People Experience Designer. At the time of the interview, Marie was the People Experience Design Lead at Learnerbly and is now the new Head of People Experience Design at Build a Rocket Boy.

Marie describes an experiment she launched several years back when the Learnerbly team was about 20. Combining the power of ritual and gamification, this experiment hit the mark for team building and practical ways to foster habits linked to company values. We discussed what made it work and why it would probably fall flat in a post-pandemic world or a big organization. Enjoy!

If you are adding some creative and innovative flavor to your work, please share your project, no matter how small or big, in our Padlet collection, under the fourth column: Innovation Hall of Fame 🙌

And if you'd like to join a global community of Learning & Development professionals with a bias toward action and connection, join us here!

In this first episode of our mini-series on learning creativity and innovation, we're talking to ⁠Srishti Sehgal⁠, the Learning Design Lead at NextLeap about Learning Museums. By tuning in, you'll learn why Learning Museums are powerful tools that will make your learning visible, tangible and shareable. Srishti shared concrete ways on how to include them in our learning design and what their benefits might be.

With Learning Museums you can measure:

​• Progress: Where a learner is in their learning journey

​• Achievement: what the learner has accomplished

​• Effort: How much effort the learner has put in the learning program

​• Competency: What knowledge, skills & mindsets the learner has acquired

Srishti Sehgal is the Learning Design Lead at NextLeap, and an absolute 'learning geek'. She's sharing her learning nuggets and learning explorations with her audience on a weekly basis through her Learning Nerd’s Diary 👾 Newsletter.

If you'd like to learn more about Learning Museums, you can:

• Read this article
• Or watch this past L&D Shakers event recording

If you are adding some creative and innovation flavour to your work, please share your project, no matter how small or big, in our Padlet collection, under the fourth column: Innovation Hall of Fame 🙌

And you'd like to join a global community of Learning & Development professionals with a bias towards action and connection, then join us here!

In this episode, we sit down with Romy Alexandra, an experiential learning consultant, trainer and facilitator, to discuss the value of diversity in learning. We dive into how we can engage learners from different backgrounds and create opportunities for everyone to bring their life experiences into the mix while exploring the beauty of cross-cultural and intergenerational learning. Connect with Romy 

In this special episode, we are meeting with Olga Filipova and Pablo Alvarez to discuss how data contributes to employee engagement, what are the key success indicators and common pitfalls as well as some tips for becoming better with your learning data.  Connect with Olga here  Connect with Pablo here