9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Executives hate learning strategies that don’t deliver value. So, let’s create learning strategies that add value and accomplish meaningful outcomes instead. How? First, recognize that learning strategies exist at three levels, have unique purposes, target specific audiences and will achieve different results. They are interconnected and require unique purpose-built methods. Three levels of learning strategy include:

• Organizational: A learning strategy focuses on the creation and evolution of the learning ecosystem and learning and development (L&D) operations, establishing, managing and improving essential organizational enablers.
• Role or function: A learning strategy maximizes the value of the organization’s ecosystem and addresses deficiencies in knowledge, skill and competence — and performance — to deliver business results and achieve crucial performance milestones.
• Program, course and/or module: Informed by research and robust analyses, a learning strategy provides formal training, informal learning and performance support to deliver measurable, engaging, high-quality, and relevant content, including realistic practice and feedback.

During this interactive session, Brian Blecke and Kelly Smith, founding partners and senior learning strategists at Actio Learning, will share practical insights, processes and techniques to help you: Develop a learning strategy that delivers your organization’s goals, analyze your ecosystem, crucial roles and performance requirements so you focus on the right things, and design and build high-impact, measurable solutions.

During this session, you will learn the following:

• Three levels of learning strategy; organizational, role/function, and program/course/module.
• Essential analysis techniques that drive sound, measurable learning strategy decisions.
• Practical, proven learning engineering techniques you can implement immediately.

		Brian Blecke Founding Partner, Senior Learning Strategist | Actio Learning, Inc. With over 20 years in the field, Brian Blecke, a partner and senior learning strategist at Actio Learning, helps business, talent and training leaders improve employee performance.
		Kelly Smith Founding Partner, Senior Learning Strategist | Actio Learning, Inc. Kelly Smith is a performance consultant, learning strategist and founding partner at Actio Learning. For 25 years, Kelly has partnered with her clients to design and deliver innovative learning strategies, training and performance improvement solutions to enhance organizational performance and address workforce challenges.