It’s been a month since I attended ASTD’s International Conference (ICE) in Denver. Reflecting on the ideas and thoughts has given me perspective and what it means for ASTD-OC.  A key takeaway for me was around learning agility. I realize how ASTD-OC is a resource that helps me address this important area.

Learning agility was defined as the ability and willingness to learn from experience and successfully apply that learning to perform in new or first-time conditions. Agility includes quick thinking, initiating curiosity, creating fresh connections, having a broad range of thinking, and utilizing principles or rules of thumb in approaching situations. The need for learning agility is critical to today’s demands and the role of training and development enables learning agility in organizations.

ASTD-OC has made it our mission to equip our community with access to the skills and connections that enable learning agility. The programs that are offered take into consideration the various learning needs of our community. The results: a wide-variety of programs are offered through monthly learning events and our Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings. Emphasis on design and development, both ILT and elearning, was delivered in the month of May with a successful Thomas Kuhlman workshop and a “nuts and bolts” ADDIE presentation by Langevin. Our OD SIG kicked-off the month by sharing ideas on organization design.  June started with the OD SIG showcasing a top-notch panel discussing talent management and we’ll be taking the discussion on people and productivity to the next level with our monthly learning event, Making Your Organization and Yourself Indispensible.  The Training & Technology SIG presents technology tidbits to improve learning and performance this afternoon.

We want to help you build your mastery – with programs that increase your depth in an area or expand on your breadth of knowledge. We love to hear from you about learning events that will help you increase your learning agility. Contact me at president@astdoc.org with the best ways to meet your needs.

 

Rhonda Askeland

ASTD-OC, 2012 Chapter President