Future-Focused with Christopher Lind
Episodes
What's the Big Deal with Skills?
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Skills. In the famous words of Inigo Montoya, “I do not think it means what you think it means.” Like many other trendy buzzwords, people of...
Landing Your Next Job in L&D (Part 2)
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week's session just wasn't enough time. The effort to support folks dealing with a job loss, potential upcoming loss, or even struggling...
Landing Your Next Job in L&D (Part 1)
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I've recently seen and heard from an unfortunate number of folks in my network about the loss, or potential loss, of a job. Even many securely in t...
Defensible Skills with Vametric
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I’m confidently competent in constructing critical core criteria and capable in connecting conditional constraints with care,” said the alliter...
Premier Presentations with Prezi
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint” – Steve Jobs The advent of presentation software brought us out of the ...
Clarity & Context with LUMA1
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interactive content is an expectation from users. Static video won’t cut it in the #futureoflearning. Digital learning has historically re...
End-to-End Learning Ecosystems with Valamis
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recommendations are everything. Good or bad, recommendations fuel the discovery of new ideas, compound preexisting knowledge, or ...
Let's Get Ready for 2023
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How ...
Sharing Stories at Scale with Storytagger
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you tell a story? Some of my most formative learning experiences have come from someone else’s story. A story is nothing more than an acc...
Transform Together with Rali
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does anyone ever wish that they could create change magically? It sure would be a lot easier to put on a sorcerer’s hat to create change and influe...
EXP for You and Me with Huler
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does the employee experience matter in 2022? I assumed it has always mattered and will indefinitely! Different organizations value and prioritize ...
Build Leaders People Need with Campfire
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a good leadership cohort? Do I have any cohort strategists out there? I imagine there are a lot of valid arguments for what makes...
Bite your LMS with Arist
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation is a process. Innovation is also something that many fear more often than they’d like to admit. This can sometimes hinder ...
Customization vs. Configuration with CoSo Cloud
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How often are privacy, security, customization, and configuration a part of the conversation on your learner's journey? Looking back at the pa...
Video on Demand Done Right with MediaZilla
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will YouTube ever be a thing of the past? It’s been some time since we’ve talked about content on this show. How is everyone holdin...
DAP Fast Lane with Userlane
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The blank stare of death. Anyone else been there? You’re new to a company or learning new software, and suddenly, you become paralyzed by the anxi...
No Code Metaverse with SimInsights
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
while ( ! (succeed = try() ) ); It used to bother me that my coding abilities were rather lacking compared to some of my peers. Coding can be intimida...
L&D Skills for Today and Tomorrow (Solo Episode)
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just because we work in the field of skills doesn’t mean we’re immune from having to develop our next generation of skills. If anything, there’s...
Course the Science of Learning with Skillsoft
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
YOU are more capable of acquiring skills and unlocking potential than you think you are. Can’t is a simple contraction I’m not very familiar wit...
Experimental Learning with Filament Games
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does anyone think that it’s time to slowly retire the buzzword “Gamification” from the L&D industry? Just to clarify, I’ve used th...
Get Deep in Skills with Workera
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where is AI today and where is AI headed for the future? I think I speak for many that it's a word that has been absorbed into our vocabulary even t...
Nudge Your Way to Success with Humu
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where could your team be in a month if everyone improved every single week? I ask myself this question daily, and I’m constantly looking for ways to...
Immersive Human Change with Virti
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Are we there yet?" A common question hurled aimlessly from the back seat of our family hauler once the excitement of a long journey has worn off and...
A/V Editing Extravaganza with Descript
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does anyone remember taking a keyboarding class? Mavis Beacon and I go way back. Typing is a learned skill many developed in the classroom that allo...
Climb Your Confident with Lead Belay
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last five seasons of the Premier Football League, there was an average of 2.74 goals scored per game. In a 90-minute match, teams grind for rou...
Zoom in and Ameliorate with Class Technologies
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does your learning technology leverage your spatial cognitive ability to lead learners effectively? Problems surrounding spatial ability with re...
Adaptive Impact with Area9 Lyceum
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backward” – Aldous Huxley I’ve often wondere...
Show What You Know with Bongo
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know that you know what you know? How do we as learning leaders distinguish justified beliefs shared by our colleagues, and formed by our...
Make Meetings Count with Hugo
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keep calm, I have the meeting notes for that. Something I’ve observed while navigating different roles in my career is that highly effective t...
Multistream Madness with Restream
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Past, thank you for all of the lessons. Dear Future, I’m ready for you! While not directly on the topic of L&D, I occasionally de...
Certainty | Cohesion | Control with Learn In
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“My flying has been mostly solo, but the preparation for it wasn’t.” - Amelia Earhart Humility is something I would argue every successful ent...
Insights to Entice with RedThread Research
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“There is a lot of talk about all the jobs are going to all go away, which probably won’t happen, but it’s also not true that there won’...
Make Your Ecosystem Work for Everyone (Mostly) - Solo Episode
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like a learning culture, your tech ecosystem already exists. It's growing and changing, with or without your input. Lots of choices didn't include y...
One-on-One Impact with Growthspace
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Personal and professional growth is only achieved when another person is with you on your journey. Individualism is in, but success isn’t f...
Shared Learning Solutions with Synapse
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As learning leaders, it's easy to get tunnel vision. We spend so much time creating efficiencies for others that we often forget to create efficienc...
Disrupt Reality with Warp VR
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The evolution of corporate learning has shifted. A learner’s reality is built through the senses, which convey perception to the mind. ...
Making the Jump from ID to XD with Kason Morris
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The need to think about and design for the broader employee experience is real, but it isn’t new. People weren’t clamoring for a narrow but...
Scale for Students with Guild Education
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Education as a benefit is an effective way to attract talent. Unfortunately, many employer education benefits are unintentionally discriminatory in th...
Frontline Focus with Axonify
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
***Apologies for my stadium audio...I limited my talking as much as possible, but JD Dillon sound fantastic*** Will society ever return to normal pos...
What's Up in Learning Tech?
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Work is changing; people are changing; technology is changing. And, the state of things continues to pour gasoline on the fire. What does ...
Precision Upskilling with Workera
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Effective learning is all about precision. As billions of VC capital flows into reskilling startups, questions arise for practitioners as they look ...
De-risk & Accelerate with The DAP Strategist
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you leading a digital transformation or a tech refresh? The semantics matter a lot more today than they did a few years ago. Digital transformatio...
Democratizing Internships with Pangea.app
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an education without experience? The argument of ‘education’ vs ‘experience’ is often presented as a false dichotomy. T...
Asynchronous Communication with Volley
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How is it that in our ever-connected digital world we can still feel disconnected from our teams? As somewhat of an ambassador for digital learning ...
Scalable Coaching for Sustainable Development
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coaching and mentoring are often used synonymously in the corporate world, but there are some distinct differences between the two. Mentors often ha...
Get Your Skills in Shape with Techwolf
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The hunt for skills has only just begun. Investing in skill development has finally gone mainstream over the traditional "hire what we don’t have" ...
Laser-Focused Adoption with Apty
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I've seen it too many times. On paper, this 'disruptive' software will save millions, increase productivity, and offer countless benefits from the pre...
VR Magic Tricks with The Glimpse Group
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C. Clarke In 1911, Henry Ford won a challenge to the Seld...
What to Expect in 2022 with Ben Eubanks
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this last-minute pivot, I’m bringing back my good friend Ben Eubanks from Lighthouse Research & Advisory to talk about what you can expect in...
Roar at Scale with Curious Lion
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I’d be a lion if I said that I didn’t take pride in my silly episode puns. Fancy new L & D products often give a false feeling of, “GREAT! I...
Democratizing Storytelling with YEP Nation
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Meta-design is much more difficult than design; it's easier to draw something than to explain how to draw it.” - Donald Knuth The metavers...
Shift Mindsets at Scale with Tigerhall
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I was really hoping Tigerhall would send me a shirt to wear for this episode, but I’m afraid that my peers might get the impression that I’m...
Play More & Learn More with Attensi
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I never thought I’d see the day where technology could create training simulations that were almost indistinguishable from real-world experiences, b...
Make the Talent Match with Multiverse
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My oldest son told me the other day that he wants to become a railroad engineer when he grows up. I told him he's going to need a LOT of training. I’...
Chew Your Learning with Bites
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With little ones around our house, we are constantly on the lookout to make sure they aren’t chewing on any electrical cords. If they do, we are for...
Orchestrate Learning with Training Orchestra
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago, I had a colleague leave his position to play cello full time in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. I’ve been meaning to touch 𝘣𝘢...
Stop Tasking & Start Teaching with Feedback Fruits
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Good teaching is one-quarter preparation and three-quarter theatre” - Gail Goldwin I don’t know who Gail Goldwin is. Aside from this quote on l...
Exemplify Higher Learning with Axonify
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I recently heard that Elon Musk has plans to install a cell tower on the moon. Unfortunately, the service would only be 1/6 G. I’m sorry, I can’t ...
Beat Trivial Pursuits with Trivie
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you suppose would happen if America switched from using pounds to kilograms as a unit of measure? Mass confusion! ‘What gets measured gets d...
Two Years of Tech Talks (Part 1)
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For years I've been navigating the stormy and ever-changing seas of learning technology. When many steered their ships back to the docks, I found myse...
Know Where You’ve Bean with Podbean
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” Maya Angelou. It's interesting to think about how amazing podcasts l...
Modern Learning Experienes with Aurion Learning
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learning has changed and organizations need to adapt rapidly to ensure their current and future solutions deliver learning experiences that are effect...
Your Chatbot Workout with Mobile Coach
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I recently read an article that robots have started exercising. To build endurance, they are doing circuit training. Chatbots have come a long way sin...
Your L&D Questions Answered
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve got questions about #learning and #talentdevelopment; I’m hoping to provide answers or at least some valuable perspective. Over the ...
Dance Your Discussions with Groove
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I practiced one of my tool puns recently during a meeting with our leadership team. They said it was cutting edge, and I nailed the delivery! Remote w...
Quantify Cognitive Feats with Humantelligence
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Television has a way of insulting my intelligence, but nothing rubs it in worse than my computer. Culture assessment in an organization is about as qu...
Mitigating the Great Resignation with Ben Eubanks
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People are re-evaluating their priorities, resulting in a historic number stepping away from their jobs in what’s being called The Great Resignation...
Design your X-factor with Schoox
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ah yes, the classic corporate dilemma of investing in employees. What if we train our employees only to have them take a hike? What if we don’t and ...
Honing Your Craft with CoThryve
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack of all trades, master of FUN! At least that's what I am to my kiddos. After doing this podcast for almost two years, I finally feel that I’m be...
Pwning Remote Performance with Aeqlia
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I tried out one of my hilarious dad puns the other day when I was on a Zoom call with our CEO, Christopher (great names think alike). He told me I was...
Getting Sh*t Done with Olifano
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating the recent holiday, my wife had ordered me a speedo with pink elephants on them. Turns out they were actually swimming trunks! How m...
Cracking the Content Blackbox with FUSE Universal
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI will never take away my job. Only an idiot would want to do my job! You don't have to be a luddite to have legitimate fears about AI. Thanks Nick...
Collaborate and Listen with Intrepid
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alright stop, collaborate and listen / Intrepid is back with their brand-new invention Peer-to-peer had a very different meaning to me during my fresh...
Holistic Recruiting with Humanly
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The average amount of time that a recruiter spends reviewing a resume is roughly seven seconds. That’s right. SEVEN. All that time precious time you...
Shattering the Language Barrier with goFluent
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tomato, Tomato. Happy, Hygge. Crush, Avoir le béguin. Bjndadvdlookdkatlkzdme, my three-year-old son. Ideas & language are not always welcoming to...
Your Digital Water Cooler with StoryTagger
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yes. I do love Snapchat filters and sending silly videos to my personal friends and colleagues. Why do I waste such precious time with 5 kids and a se...
Storytime with Simpleshow
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have a secret I’ve been meaning to share with everyone. Okay, here it goes. Even as an adult, Phhhewww, this is tougher than I thought. Okay. I. C...
Skill Building at Scale with LinkedIn
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LXP, Easy as 123 Ah, simple as do re mi LXP, 123 ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬ What is YOUR high-performing organization doing to addre...
Microlearning Made Easy with 7taps
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like finding the “Next” button on your LMS course is more like navigating a game of “Where's Waldo?”. With the increasing n...
High Powered Proficiency with On.Board
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HR leaders, listen up! It doesn’t look like things are ever going back to what we considered normal post-pandemic. \WHO CARES/. What was normal in t...
This is Our Last Blockbuster Moment
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been 18 months since I started Learning Tech Talks, and a lot has happened since then. If you’re banking on things returning to pre-2020 at s...
Performance Enhancing LMS with LearnUpon
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing makes an organization STRONGER than a well-implemented LMS solution. A clean conscience performance enhancer. The market for LMS is mature to ...
Becoming Your Best with Betterup
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Individualized coaching and development have traditionally been confined to the upper ranks of management. Of course, it makes sense that we would wan...
Driving Digital Adoption with Whatfix
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to be crazy to work here; we’ll train you! I think I speak for all of us when describing the frustrations of learning new platforms...
Battling the Engagement Epidemic with Sunlight
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who thought that having TOO much information and education at our fingertips would be a bad thing? As a ‘90s kid with dial-up internet, I sure didn’...
Reimagining Layoffs & Career Transitions with FutureFit AI
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laying off your workforce when times get tough is never an easy process. There’s a lot to consider and emotions run high for employers and employees...
The Future of Content is Here with Sana Labs
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Automating, accelerating, and personalizing our digital content all the while measuring experience and impact must require an entire ecosystem of tech...
The New Reality of Experiential Learning with Motive.io
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prevailing ideas on futuristic training simulations are starting to blur the line between fiction and reality with emerging technology. Learning leade...
Upskilling | Content is Not Enough with Learn In
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Access to content is not equivalent to access to opportunity. Having a library card doesn't mean you have the ability, motivation and triggers to go t...
State of Skills 2021: Endangered with Degreed
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Upskilling is no longer a conversation of necessity. It is a matter of SURVIVAL. 2020 has shown us that the entire global workforce is vulnerable and ...
Combating Racism with Dignii
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time we have a tough conversation. Diversity and inclusion programs AREN’T working. 2020 has shown us that WE aren’t there yet and WE need ...
Demystifying the Learning Ecosystem with Matt Donovan
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Too frequently our learning leaders are draining resources on a multitude of external systems that work against the environment they are trying to cre...
Value Realization with Virtual Reality | XRTech Marketing
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
VR with VR. Value Realization with Virtual Reality. We are witnessing the new age of products that require a sales pitch like nothing we’ve ever see...
Leadership Development with Impact with Abilitie
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Organizations often make the fatal assumption that their leaders already have the skills they need to thrive in the current business environment. Unfo...
Put Your Skills Data to Work with Techwolf
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One benefit of employees using so many digital platforms is the creation of massive amounts of data about employee skills. When harnessed, this has th...
Upskilling through Digital Problem Solving with theMission
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In complex organizations many people work, we collaborate with people from around the world to solve important problems together. Given that’s the w...
Let's Do Digital Right with DevBridge
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Regardless of the function you’re in or the industry your company serves, #digitaltransformation is affecting everyone. Yet, it is estimated that so...
Enable Success with Video with kPoint
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a reason YouTube boasts over 1.9 billion users with over 500 hours of video content every minute. The reason is video is an extremely powerf...
Digital Content Creation made Easy with EasyGenerator
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a number of well-known tools out there that many are familiar with for creating digital learning content. However, many of these tools requi...
Blended Learning for Maximum Impact with NovoEd
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While content has an important role in the growth and development of employees, it also requires dialogue, reflection, practice, and feedback. In othe...