L&D Podcast

Mindtools L&D Podcast

Every week, join hosts Gemma Towersey, Ross Dickie and Ross Garner as we discuss all things work, performance and learning.

Bringing the debate to you

For over five years, The Mindtools L&D Podcast (formerly The Good Practice Podcast), has been a must-listen for anyone working in HR or L&D. It’s an open, supportive, and accessible spaces to debate the world of work, with its mix of expert insights and good humor.

Each week, we talk to special guests, industry leaders, practitioners, and authors to tackle the big questions facing our organizations. We also review the latest theories and share experiences, backed up by learning and performance insights.

Episode 478 — Navigating the fog of learning design

Learning design work is often accompanied by various forms of uncertainty — ambiguous performance needs, vaguely defined scope, shifting stakeholder expectations.

In his book The Instructional Designer’s Guide to Project Management, Dr Guieswende Rouamba describes this condition as ‘the fog of instructional design’. And he believes project management is the key to navigating it.

In this week’s episode, Dr Rouamba joins Ross Dickie and Adria Maston, Head of PMO at Mindtools Kineo, to discuss:

  • Why he wrote the book, and why project management is a critical skill for learning designers;
  • What learning designers most often underestimate about the human side of project management;
  • What he means when he says ‘the best way to resolve conflict is to prevent it’.

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With years of experience, our Podcast hosts focus on creating episodes that challenge in a collaborative way. We’re genuinely interested in the issues our community and industry is grappling with and hope that by talking these through we can help you succeed in your role.

Collaboration is important to us too. The Mindtools Learning Community thrives on grass-roots involvement.

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