Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) has become a key tool in modern workforce development. As companies adjust to remote work and digital transformation, organizations need solutions that provide...
Our Response to the Rise of Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Five years ago, as the world adjusted to the challenges brought on by the pandemic, businesses had to quickly adapt to new ways of working and learning. As a training and development company, Glass...
How Do You Know If Development Training Is Effective?
Professional development training often gets a bad rap. Employees dread boring workshops, and employers worry about wasted time and resources. But here’s the truth: when done right - with the right...
5 Tips on How To Get the Most From a Learning Experience
Have you ever been inspired by a conference, learning event, book, podcast or even a conversation with a peer then you’ve returned to the chaos and demands of work following that brief time away and...
The Forgetting Curve: Strategies for Improved Memory Retention
There is an intricate link between time and our ability to remember. The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve is a psychological theory proposed by Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist, in the late 19th...
How to Ensure a Positive Business Outcome
Did you know that effective training programs can improve business outcomes? When companies invest in experiential learning, a great emphasis is often placed on improving the skill set of employees....
Playtime Shouldn’t Stop After Childhood
Playing is one of the first skills we learn as children. It teaches us to share, communicate and connect. Several companies, including Lego and Google, have held on to this joyful and essential...
Lego Play Day
A whole day dedicated to play? Lego has the right idea. Every year, the global toy company hosts a company-wide Play Day where all employees get to experience “the power of learning through play.”...
The Psychology of Gamification
We recently explored the pros and cons of leaderboards, badges and points. There’s also a psychological component to gamification that reveals how the system influences and impacts user behaviour....
The Pros and Cons of Leaderboards, Points and Badges
Friendly competition can be motivating. Applied in the workplace, it can encourage efficiency and employee development. Many organizations around the world have relied on gamification for this exact...