This mini-series is a dynamic, 4-week, semi-synchronous, cohort-based learning journey designed for senior L&D and Talent HR Leaders. It is designed to help participants explore and co-create strategies for embedding a skills-focused approach across their entire employee lifecycle. The experience moves beyond traditional training methods and utilizes Intrepid's engaging platform to foster social, collaborative learning. It is grounded in 8 validated cohort principles and you will be able to complete each week's modules/ group discussions at your own pace.

The skills mini-series program will be delivered through the Intrepid platform starting on May 15th. You will receive an email with instructions on how to long into the platform earlier in the week. Once you are able to log into the system at the start of the program, you can complete training modules at your own pace each week. This provides great flexibility for busy executives and participants in different time zones around the world. Each module will also include discussion questions for participants so that you can see their takeaways, insights, and share your own learnings. Each week, a new module and discussion thread will open for the cohort to engage in.

To sign up, you need to add yourself to our Skills Signup Portal Page, which is hosted as a LinkedIn Event page with the "Event link" as this FAQ page.

After you have joined the LinkedIn event, you should email skills@ele.llc to make sure the ELE Events team has your current email address. This email is needed to create a user ID for you on Intrepid's cohort learning platform.

Before we formally set up user ids on Intrepid's platform, Angelica Stilling and Dirk Tussing (ELE) will confirm everyone's email address.

Early in the week of May 12, 2025, Intrepid's platform will send you a Welcome Email with the URL for the cohort. You will be prompted to create a password for your account. The mini-series will officially start on May 15th on the platform.

We are excited to continue the important conversation about skills and the mini-series learning journey during the ELE conference on May 15.

The mini-series is designed for senior L&D and Talent HR Leaders. More broadly, it is open to Skills Practitioners, L&D and Talent HR Leaders (all levels), and their stakeholders, such as business leaders, managers, and employees. Complimentary Access is available for Talent Leaders, specifically, it is free for Friends of ELE Talent Leaders. You are welcome to invite trusted colleagues to learn with you.

The mini-series is a four-week program. The estimated time commitment is approximately one hour a week, totaling about 4 hours. The Semi-Synchronous nature of the program means that you can complete each module and discussion at your own pace. This provides great flexibility for busy professionals and enables collaboration across a global cohort.

By joining this cohort, you will gain several valuable insights and experiences:

• First Look at a new Enterprise Skills-based Talent Value Chain from  St. Charles Consulting Group, which helps visualize and build a skills-based value chain. This model arranges major talent processes (like Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition, Learning/Upskilling) as interlocking "cogs," showing their relationships.
• Experience the power of cohort learning at scale on Intrepid's engaging platform.
• Fresh perspectives and best practices through rich discussions with fellow senior leaders from diverse organizations.
• Practical tips for where to start with enterprise skills innovation.
• Opportunities for practical application by bringing your own organizational goals and challenges to the forefront for collective problem-solving.
• Networking opportunities to connect with trusted peers and expand your professional network.
• Insights into designing scalable learning experiences and building a future-ready workforce.A chance to move beyond reactive approaches to skills development.
• The opportunity to see cohort learning in action.

Purposeful collaboration in a vibrant community of senior talent development leaders to spark conversations, anticipate trends, challenge thinking, and exchange insights.

There is no cost for you or your guest talent colleagues to attend.

This is not typical e-learning or 1:1 coaching. It is a semi-synchronous learning journey and a collaborative, cohort journey. It emphasizes peer interaction, practical application, and ongoing reflection, with peer interaction baked in from day one. The format allows for greater participation and adaptability, helping to overcome traditional scalability challenges.

This mini-series is designed to be fundamentally different from traditional training methods. It is explicitly stated that it is not typical e-learning or 1:1 coaching. Instead, it is a dynamic, 4-week, semi-synchronous learning journey and a collaborative, cohort journey.

The experience moves beyond traditional training by emphasizing peer interaction, practical application, and ongoing reflection. Peer interaction is "baked in from day one", and participants are encouraged to bring their own organizational goals and challenges for collective problem-solving. This semi-synchronous model allows for greater participation and adaptability, which helps to overcome traditional scalability challenges. The mini-series is grounded in 8 validated cohort principles, which were validated with real programs, real people, and real results. By participating, you get to experience the power of cohort learning at scale on Intrepid's platform.

This approach to learning is informed by past ELE events and research on designing effective cohort experiences. To see examples of recordings, slides, and group chat logs from previous events that highlight this methodology, you can explore ELE Insights. Specifically, you can find related content, including benchmarking research on the 8 principles for designing cohort learning to scale, by visiting the following link: https://www.ele.llc/insights?tags=3641.

The cohort program runs for four weeks on the Intrepid platform from: May 15, 2025, to June 13, 2025.

The mini-series is conducted as an online event. The learning experience is hosted on the Intrepid cohort learning platform.

The mini-series was co-created by ELE Members, Intrepid, St. Charles Consulting Group.

Contributors include Craig Friedman (St. Charles Consulting Group), Brian Richardson, Edward DesRosiers (Exelon), Shweta Srivastava (Microsoft), Matt Donnovan (GP), Megan Bickle (GE), Tomas Ramirez (J&J),  David Jones (Kohler), Jesse James (GWRR), Nick Iverson (Intrepid), Nishali Nanayakkara (Intrepid), Tim Chudy (Intrepid), Prashant Bhat (Sun Life), Kyle Swanson (Ziel), Angelica Stilling (TMEC), Guillermo Gutierrez, Katrina Williams (CDW), Nicole DeFalco (Upsurge Advisors), and Dirk Tussing (ELE Group), drawing on years of insights from previous ELE programs.

Yes, you can explore resources on the ELE website, including:

• Insights: Features recordings, slides, attendee lists and group chat logs from past events.
• Idea Exchange: An online area where participating members can share experiences, post resources, and ask or respond to questions.
• ELE's Weekly Office Hours: Connect & Engage!

You may also be interested in other related ELE events, such as our monthly ✨ AI Practical Labs and the Milwaukee Talent Development Conference 2025 on May 15th.

By connecting with forward-thinking, cross-functional learning and talent development leaders, we co-create and curate best and next practices.

ELE is more than an annual conference. Our Contributing Members produce over 100 Insights and over 50 Face-to-Face in-person and live Events annually. Have a question and need help now, the Idea Exchange Q&A forum is a powerful resource.

Given time is precious for senior leaders and their teams, our invite-only community is not opened to vendors. Rather we selectively invite a few exclusive strategic partners to provide research-driven experience and insights.