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<p style="text-align: center;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>What We’ll Explore Together ...
</strong>ELE Talent Intelligence Fall Conference
October 1, 2026 | Chicago</p>
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<h5 data-path-to-node="8">Lead the AI Era—From Insight to Action</h5>
ELE’s Talent Intelligence Fall Conference is a live in-person exchange for people leaders who are working through the real decisions AI is forcing now — how leaders adapt, how teams build confidence, how work changes, and how organizations move from insight to action.

This is not a sit-and-listen conference.

It is a community-powered working experience where keynote insights become real-time discussion, peer learning, small-group application, and practical next moves leaders can bring back to their organizations.
<p data-path-to-node="10"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45180" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/About-ELE-Real-Business-Challenges.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="1920" height="375" /></p>

<h5 data-path-to-node="11">How the Exchange Works</h5>
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 	<li data-section-id="c51569" data-start="208" data-end="348"><strong data-start="210" data-end="236">Real-World Challenges:</strong> We start with the problems leaders are actually trying to solve — not abstract trends or polished case studies.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="pgdena" data-start="350" data-end="470"><strong data-start="352" data-end="374">Design Charrettes:</strong> Small groups work the challenge together, pressure-test assumptions, and shape sharper choices.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="13pfah3" data-start="472" data-end="619"><strong data-start="474" data-end="496">AI Practical Labs:</strong> The strongest ideas move into practical action planning — where AI becomes a tool for execution, not another shiny object.</li>
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<h5 data-path-to-node="14">From Challenge to Action</h5>
<p data-start="715" data-end="818">ELE is leaning into a simple workflow: real-world challenges → peer-powered decisions → implementation.</p>
<p data-start="820" data-end="1025">At Chicago Exchange 2026, leaders will bring the issues showing up in the work: culture drag, capability gaps, adoption friction, leadership readiness, and the execution risks that come with AI-era change.</p>
<p data-start="1027" data-end="1203" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">You won’t just hear about transformation. You’ll work through it with peers — and leave with clearer decisions, smarter next steps, and practical ways to move the work forward.</p>

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<em>Watch: How ELE turns real-world challenges into peer-powered decisions and practical next steps.</em></div>
<p data-start="143" data-end="161"><strong data-start="143" data-end="161">What to Expect</strong></p>

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 	<li data-section-id="3g892h" data-start="163" data-end="290"><strong data-start="165" data-end="193">Real executive dialogue:</strong> Practical, unscripted exchange with senior leaders working through AI-era leadership challenges.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="1424amn" data-start="292" data-end="411"><strong data-start="294" data-end="320">Design Charrette work:</strong> Small-group collaboration around real problems, sharper choices, and practical next steps.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="10c4ynl" data-start="413" data-end="580"><strong data-start="415" data-end="444">AI Practical Lab mindset:</strong> Explore where AI can reduce friction, improve handoffs, and support execution — without pretending the tool solves the leadership work.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="67hqfu" data-start="582" data-end="705"><strong data-start="584" data-end="610">Peer-powered momentum:</strong> Leave with clearer thinking, useful connections, and ideas you can bring back to the business.</li>
</ul>
<p data-start="783" data-end="827"><strong data-start="783" data-end="827">Real-World Challenges We’ll Work Through</strong></p>
<p data-start="829" data-end="949">The agenda will be shaped around the leadership and workforce challenges showing up across the ELE community, including:</p>

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 	<li data-section-id="1w3nks9" data-start="951" data-end="1002">Building leadership readiness for AI-era change</li>
 	<li data-section-id="1ujy1cy" data-start="1003" data-end="1060">Reducing adoption friction across teams and functions</li>
 	<li data-section-id="1mslx45" data-start="1061" data-end="1113">Strengthening culture when work is shifting fast</li>
 	<li data-section-id="1iw1hr" data-start="1114" data-end="1173">Turning AI interest into practical workflow improvement</li>
 	<li data-section-id="1imnzu9" data-start="1174" data-end="1244">Helping managers lead through ambiguity, speed, and execution drag</li>
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<p data-start="1285" data-end="1314"><strong data-start="1285" data-end="1314">Who Should Be in the Room</strong></p>
<p data-start="1316" data-end="1446">This exchange is designed for senior leaders responsible for leadership, talent, culture, workforce transformation, and execution.</p>

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 	<li data-section-id="a3reg3" data-start="1448" data-end="1482">CHROs and senior HR executives</li>
 	<li data-section-id="p5magz" data-start="1483" data-end="1530">Chief Learning Officers and heads of talent</li>
 	<li data-section-id="hxw81e" data-start="1531" data-end="1636">Leaders responsible for leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and employee experience</li>
 	<li data-section-id="x6ehuv" data-start="1637" data-end="1704">Business leaders working through AI-era change with their teams</li>
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<p data-start="1285" data-end="1314"><strong data-start="1285" data-end="1314">Hosted at CNA Insurance</strong></p>
Chicago Exchange 2026 will take place at CNA Insurance’s downtown Chicago office at 151 North Franklin.
<p data-start="197" data-end="447">CNA gives this exchange the right setting: a modern business environment in the heart of the Loop, built for practical conversation, cross-company perspective, and the kind of working dialogue leaders need as AI reshapes work, culture, and execution.</p>


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<p data-start="654" data-end="670"><strong data-start="654" data-end="670">Register Now</strong></p>
<p data-start="672" data-end="739">Ready to work through the leadership challenges shaping the AI era?</p>
<p data-start="741" data-end="893">Join senior leaders at CNA Insurance for a live in-person exchange built around the problems leaders are actually trying to solve — with peer-powered decisions and practical next steps.</p>
<p data-start="895" data-end="910"><strong data-start="895" data-end="910">Why Attend?</strong></p>

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 	<li data-section-id="1t4w37l" data-start="912" data-end="1016"><strong data-start="914" data-end="942">Bring sharper questions:</strong> Work from real business and workforce challenges, not generic trend talk.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="10d4h8i" data-start="1017" data-end="1147"><strong data-start="1019" data-end="1040">Learn with peers:</strong> Compare how other leaders are handling AI-era change, culture drag, adoption friction, and execution risk.</li>
 	<li data-section-id="11pjeew" data-start="1148" data-end="1259"><strong data-start="1150" data-end="1174">Leave with momentum:</strong> Walk away with clearer decisions, practical next steps, and useful peer connections.</li>
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<p data-start="125" data-end="150"><strong data-start="125" data-end="150">Help Shape the Agenda</strong></p>
<p data-start="152" data-end="278">Chicago Exchange 2026 will be built around the real-world leadership and workforce challenges showing up across our community.</p>
<p data-start="280" data-end="467">Have a challenge your team is working through? Share it with ELE so we can shape the exchange around the situations leaders are actually facing — not theory, not trend-chasing, real work that needs better answers.</p>
<p data-start="469" data-end="555"><strong data-start="469" data-end="492">Submit a challenge:</strong><br data-start="492" data-end="495" /><a href="https://www.ele.llc/faqs/share-top-of-mind-challenges " target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ele.llc/faqs/share-top-of-mind-challenges </a></p>

ELE Talent Intelligence Fall Conference

single-event

analytics

engagement &amp; culture

future of work

integrated talent management

leadership

Full-day Exchange

Talent Executives

Team Leaders

Your Teams

design thinking

Chicago Cohort

dirk.tussing

teri.hart

cohort learning

ele chicago cohort

talent development

in-person event

Future of Work

Leadership

Engagement &amp; Culture

Digital

Strategy

workforce readiness

workplace sustainability

skill-based hr

brady.bair

CHIE2026

annual-conference

ai practical lab

leadership agility

team capability

talent experience design

confidence capability clarity

solution sprints

performance architecture

real-time insights

learner journeys

experience design

high-impact leadership

Journyz

<p data-start="394" data-end="574"><strong data-start="394" data-end="428">This innovation sprint kickoff</strong> provided a powerful launch to ELE’s new <strong data-start="469" data-end="506">Executive Innovation Sprint model</strong> — a peer-powered framework for co-creating solutions that matter.</p>

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<p data-start="578" data-end="660">“When senior leaders co-create across industries, they don’t just solve problems — they build the muscles of agile leadership together.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/dirk-tussing" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em data-start="644" data-end="658">Dirk Tussing</em></a></p>
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The sprint kicked off with an important exercise: defining the precise area of opportunity in high-performance coaching where AI could deliver the most value.</p>
During this kick-off on Zoom, two problems were identified as a potential opportunity to experiment:
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 	<li>Post-Training Coaching</li>
 	<li>Job Performance Coaching</li>
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For this kick-off sprint, the group voted and ELE would like to dive deeper into using AI to improve <strong>Post-Training Coaching</strong>.

To deeply understand the chosen challenge, two separate breakout groups then developed detailed problem definitions, which solidified the scope of the sprint.

<strong><a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/cindy-pinkstaffmiller" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cindy Miller</a>’s Breakout Room’s Problem Definition</strong> <strong>Post-Training Coaching
</strong>In our current environment, post-training coaching is not happening. As evidenced by XYZ, we face the impact of behavior change not occurring and a low ROI on training. The lack of post-training coaching is due to several potential root causes: managers do not know their employees are attending training, managers do not know what is being taught in the training, there is no set expectation around post-training coaching, managers do not know what to coach, managers do not know what good coaching looks like, or managers do not know how to do the behaviors themselves—so they feel unable to provide feedback or coaching. Therefore, we have the opportunity to provide context to managers about what is being taught in training and to provide examples of what to coach on post training, among other support.

<strong><a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/matthew-eade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Eade</a>’s Breakout Room’s Problem Definition</strong> <strong>Post-Training Coaching
</strong>In our current environment, post-learning coaching is inconsistent and heavily dependent on manager availability, as evidenced by engagement surveys, customer feedback KPIs, and high turnover rates. The impact is that employees—especially new hires in large, distributed teams and healthcare environments—struggle to apply newly acquired skills, leading to lower performance and missed opportunities for growth. The root cause is limited manager bandwidth and conflicting priorities, which prevent on-the-job feedback and support. Therefore, there is an opportunity to explore scalable, context-driven solutions—such as AI-powered coaching tools—that can provide real-time, personalized feedback and bridge the coaching gap when managers are unavailable..

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<p data-start="662" data-end="889">At the October 20th Talent Development Conference, this idea took root. The spirit of agility came alive at the October 31st virtual event, which provided a powerful launch to ELE’s new Executive Innovation Sprint model — a peer-powered experience designed to help leaders practice innovation, not just talk about it.</p>
In true ELE fashion, this first sprint brought together senior leaders from across industries to tackle a shared challenge. After thoughtful discussion and a live vote, the group narrowed the focus from Performance Coaching to Post-Learning Coaching—exploring how AI can make feedback continuous, scalable, and deeply human.
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<h3>Defining the Challenge: Post-Learning Coaching</h3>
The first sprint tackled the performance gap that happens after learning: why employees so rarely apply what they’ve learned once the workshop ends.
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<p data-start="1057" data-end="1135">“Define the problem well, or the solution won’t be usable.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/deepa-kartha" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em data-start="1119" data-end="1133">Deepa Kartha</em></a></p>
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Using a defendable-problem framework, participants surfaced a shared reality:
<ul>
 	<li>Post-learning coaching is <b>inconsistent</b> and depends too much on manager availability.</li>
 	<li>Limited time and unclear expectations <b>erode follow-through</b>.</li>
 	<li>The opportunity? Use AI to <b>extend coaching capacity</b> and deliver personalized, real-time feedback when managers can’t.</li>
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<p data-start="1495" data-end="1582">“Learning ROI is lost when post-learning coaching doesn’t happen.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/nicole-defalco" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em data-start="1564" data-end="1580">Nicole DeFalco</em></a></p>
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<p data-start="1584" data-end="1736">The conversation reframed AI as a <b>performance enabler</b>, not a threat — a way to make feedback timely, scalable, and rooted in real behavior change.</p>


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<h3 data-start="1743" data-end="1798">🔍 <strong data-start="1750" data-end="1798">Key Takeaways for Talent Development Leaders</strong></h3>
<ul>
 	<li><b>Innovation is a leadership skill.</b> Sprints enable leaders to practice agility by solving real problems together across various industries.</li>
 	<li><b>AI amplifies and scales coaching.</b> Viewed as a performance enabler, AI helps make feedback timely and human.</li>
 	<li><b>Post-learning coaching drives results.</b> Training builds knowledge; coaching ensures it sticks and delivers impact.</li>
 	<li><b>Short sprints, faster progress.</b> In 2–3 weeks, executives design, test, and refine solutions that scale.</li>
 	<li><b>Insights become playbooks.</b> Each sprint’s results feed the <a href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ELE Idea Exchange</a>—where members share, adapt, and apply what works.</li>
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<h3 data-start="2435" data-end="2476">⚙️ <strong data-start="2442" data-end="2476">Practical Actions to Apply Now</strong></h3>
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<p data-start="2481" data-end="2611"><strong data-start="2481" data-end="2511">Run a 2–3 week mini-sprint</strong> inside your organization to tackle a specific challenge like improving post-learning application.</p>
</li>
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<p data-start="2615" data-end="2718"><strong data-start="2615" data-end="2644">Audit your feedback flow.</strong> Identify where and why coaching stops between training and performance.</p>
</li>
 	<li data-start="2719" data-end="2834">
<p data-start="2722" data-end="2834"><strong data-start="2722" data-end="2750">Pilot AI coaching tools.</strong> Test digital nudges or conversational AI to provide scalable, real-time feedback.</p>
</li>
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<p data-start="2838" data-end="2943"><strong data-start="2838" data-end="2863">Measure what matters.</strong> Track engagement and behavior change before and after coaching interventions.</p>
</li>
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<p data-start="2947" data-end="3066"><strong data-start="2947" data-end="2979">Capture and share learnings.</strong> Document insights to strengthen your organization’s innovation and coaching culture.</p>
</li>
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🔁 <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qFs__kIJsCLH6ynAeNopOsz6PHEpub9ntpAmvuJt588/edit?mc_cid=e7686c688f&amp;mc_eid=621cbc8540&amp;slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ELE Solution Exchange Overview</a>

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-43751" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/S1-High-Performance-Coaching-with-AI.jpg" alt="🔄 ELE Solution Exchange: High-Performance Coaching with AI" width="834" height="433" />

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<p data-start="3096" data-end="3232">The High-Performance Coaching with AI innovation sprint reminded us that technology doesn’t replace leaders — it amplifies them.<strong data-start="3171" data-end="3230">
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When we define problems clearly, collaborate across boundaries, and use AI to make coaching continuous, learning becomes performance. The next phase will be a 2–3 week experiment centered on <b>AI-supported Post-Learning Coaching</b>, testing how scalable, data-driven feedback can accelerate learning transfer and performance.

As these sprints unfold, insights, toolkits, and outcomes will be shared on the <a href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ELE</strong> <b>Idea Exchange</b></a>—so every member can learn, adapt, and apply what works inside their own organization. Because at ELE, innovation isn’t theory — it’s a shared practice that turns insight into action.

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Kick-off: ELE Innovation Sprints | High-Performance Coaching with AI

Digital &amp; AI

newton.moore

matthew.eade

performance improvement

leadership development

colin.hahn

Coaching

matt.donovan

audrey..hackley

L&amp;D innovation

scott.tang

lauren.marder

Coaching Culture

nicole.defalco

AI Coaching

4Q2025

Behavior Change

learning impact

cindy.pinkstaffmiller

deepa.kartha

ali.glaser

mike.hoyt

executive innovation sprint

post-learning coaching

learning transfer

peer co-creation

talent development leaders

human and AI collaboration

learning roi

continuous experimentation

scalable feedback

digital transformation in learning

data-driven coaching

Froedtert ThedaCare Health

<strong>Goal:</strong> In this 45-minute breakout, participants will experience a taste of the <strong>ELE</strong> <strong>Work/Life Blueprint</strong> and reflect on how <strong>design thinking can make reskilling personal, scalable, and business-aligned.</strong>

Every HR leader knows reskilling at scale is an enterprise priority—but traditional, one-size-fits-all approaches rarely deliver impact. The Work/Life Exchange Blueprint introduces a five-step, design-thinking framework that makes reskilling personal, practical, and scalable:

1️⃣ <strong>Discover</strong> — map where energy, skills, and growth opportunities intersect.

2️⃣ <strong>Design</strong> — generate multiple “what’s next” scenarios, short- and long-term.

3️⃣ <strong>Prototype</strong> — test small, low-risk skill applications that generate real data.

4️⃣ <strong>Exchange</strong> — share insights, borrow ideas, and refine through peer feedback.

5️⃣ <strong>Blueprint</strong> — tell your story, build your support team, and co-create a living plan (not a static PDP).

Grounded in design-thinking principles from <em>Designing Your Work Life</em> by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, this ELE-built model simplifies reskilling at scale by moving from HR-led programs to frontline-owned growth — turning learning into impact.

📚 Related Reading: <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/bookshelf/designing-your-work-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Designing Your Work Life on ELE’s Bookshelf</a>

🔁 <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qFs__kIJsCLH6ynAeNopOsz6PHEpub9ntpAmvuJt588/edit?mc_cid=e7686c688f&amp;mc_eid=621cbc8540&amp;slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ELE Executive Innovation Sprints Proposal</a>

<strong>What’s Next:</strong> Following this initial ideation, on <a href="https://www.ele.llc/events/reskilling-128" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>November 14th</strong> we’ll host a virtual exchange to refine business requirements</a> before recruiting 4–6 members for our first Solution Sprint.

🔄 ELE Executive Innovation Sprint: Simplifying Reskilling/Upskilling to Scale | Turning Upskilling into Impact

Integrated Talent Management

talent mobility

janice.simmons

CHIE2025

workforce planning

Strategic HR

angelica.janina.stilling

L&amp;D strategy

integrated talent

reskilling at scale

upskilling strategy

business aligned learning

practical framework

capability gap

skills mapping

<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Session Focus: Peers define the core reskilling challenge—what makes upskilling too complex and where to simplify.</strong></p>

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<p data-start="419" data-end="662">Reskilling and upskilling have become too complex for most organizations to scale effectively.<br data-start="513" data-end="516" />In this ELE Innovation Sprint, we’ll explore how to make reskilling simpler, faster, and more sustainable—starting with defining the real problem.</p>
<p data-start="664" data-end="868">Instead of adding more training programs, we’ll co-create a <em data-start="724" data-end="754">Work/Life Exchange Blueprint</em>—a practical job-aid approach that helps employees and frontline managers take ownership of learning and growth.</p>
<p data-start="870" data-end="1111">Inspired by <em data-start="882" data-end="913">What Color Is Your Parachute?</em> (Bolles) and Gallup’s <em data-start="936" data-end="953">StrengthsFinder</em> (Buckingham), and informed by Stanford’s <em data-start="995" data-end="1012">Design Thinking</em> process, this sprint will help participants “teach people to fish” through action-learning design.</p>
<p data-start="1113" data-end="1131">Together, we’ll:</p>

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<p data-start="1134" data-end="1190">Identify barriers that make reskilling overly complex.</p>
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<p data-start="1193" data-end="1249">Explore simplified frameworks that scale across teams.</p>
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<p data-start="1323" data-end="1436">Join your peers in defining what “reskilling at scale” really looks like—simple, practical, and human-centered.</p>
<p data-start="1798" data-end="1995"><strong data-start="1798" data-end="1813">What’s Next</strong><br data-start="1813" data-end="1816" />Following this initial ideation, ELE will recruit <strong data-start="1866" data-end="1881">4–6 members</strong> to participate in our <strong data-start="1904" data-end="1929">first Solution Sprint</strong>—a design-thinking journey to co-create the Reskilling Playbook.</p>

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<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap">This session will offer HR Talent leaders actionable insights from industry leaders on transforming rigid structures into adaptive networks that empower employees across all levels.</p>
ELE produces this Learning Circle: <strong>Reskilling Talent Development.</strong>

<strong>ELE's <a title="ELE's Idea Exchange" href="/idea-exchange/">Idea Exchange</a>:</strong> Collaborate online with your peers.

Kick-off ELE Innovation Sprint: Simplifying Reskilling/Upskilling to Scale

Learning Circles

upskilling

azizeh.constantinescu

Complimentary

online event

complimentary event

employee engagement

continuous learning

reskilling

HR leadership

HR strategies

Change Readiness

Employee Growth

team communication

knowledge sharing

innovation culture

teaming techniques

ELE Solution Exchange

Ideation Sprint

Work/Life Exchange Blueprint

Learning by Doing

Executive Innovation Sprints

Zurich North America

<strong>What is design thinking?</strong> In a nutshell, it is the belief that by starting with a goal, understanding the customer’s empathetic drivers, and conducting rapid prototyping, problems can be solved and solutions enabled that deliver more value and are sustainable. Individuals and organizations that utilize design thinking put their energy into learning about the future, the customer, and test and learn. Many companies have transformed delivering impactful learning programs and journeys utilizing a design-thinking framework.

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>The disruptions and signals that drive the need for design thinking;

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>A business-oriented perspective on design thinking work and the value derived;

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Planning for the commitment and change leadership necessary to succeed with design thinking over the long term.
<h6 class="font-weight-bold mb-0">What we will explore together:</h6>
After the presentation, Melissa Versino will lead a group discussion on:

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Has anyone already leveraged design thinking and how did it work?

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Where do you see an opportunity to use this approach to design learning solutions or improve processes?

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>What challenges do you anticipate with getting buy-in on this approach? How can you navigate those?

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>What value do you see in taking this type of approach?

Design Thinking: Human-Centered Learning Design

learning strategy

innovation

learning design

melissa.versino

framework

design learning

insights-chie-2021-virtual

In this keynote, let's explore how to would look at how enabled personalized leader development at scale, from customized recommendations to automated follow-up, with a “cloud of low-cost integrated apps (such as Office 365) instead of customized (and pricey) tools.
<h6 class="font-weight-bold mb-0">What we will explore together:</h6>
Let's explore the power of experimentation and design thinking on:

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>What’s your greatest current need in this space and the power of small experiments?

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>How do you stay up-to-date on what’s available in your organization?

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>What is the greatest downside or risk to this type of cloud-based approach?

Leveraging Technology To Advance Workforce Readiness

digital

kyle.swanson

lewis.brown1

Adding Value

josh.klein

power of experimentation

leveraging technology

In this discussion, let's explore how to would look at how enabled personalized leader development at scale, from customized recommendations to automated follow-up, with a “cloud of low-cost integrated apps (such as Office 365) instead of customized (and pricey) tools.
<h6 class="font-weight-bold mb-0">What we will explore together:</h6>
Let's explore the power of experimentation and design thinking on:

<img class="emoji" role="img" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/2611.svg" alt="☑" /> What’s your greatest current need in this space and the power of small experiments?

<img class="emoji" role="img" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/2611.svg" alt="☑" /> How do you stay up-to-date on what’s available in your organization?

<img class="emoji" role="img" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/2611.svg" alt="☑" /> What is the greatest downside or risk to this type of cloud-based approach?

insights-chie-2021

We are all born with an inexhaustible and undeniable potential to learn. The brain has 200 billion neurons linked to one another through hundreds of trillions of connections called synapses. Neuroscientists are discovering the mechanisms of the brain that underpin theories of neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to modify, change, and adapt both structure and function in response to “experiences.”

Teri details in her new book how to harness the transcendent power of lifelong learning to sustain your career, be resilient in the face of change and reveal your greatest potential.
<h6 class="font-weight-bold mb-0">What we will explore together:</h6>
<p class="mb-2">Based on cutting edge neuroscience and cognitive psychology, this book will debunk learning myths that hinder your ability to be a learner as well as provide you with:</p>
<p class="mb-2"><em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Strategies to overcome the predominant barriers to learning.</p>
<p class="mb-2"><em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Resources and ideas for integrating continual learning in your daily life.</p>
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Future-Skill Yourself: Elevating Human Intelligence in the Age of Disruption

neuroscience

strategy

agile mindset

learning

future-skill

future of learning

International Motors, LLC

Organizations strive to develop a culture of continuous learning by developing coaching strategies and fostering a collaborative working environment. Engaging co-workers, communities of practice, learn by doing, and various microlearning solutions to unlock continuous learning for the digital age. Through a collaborative ecosystem of tech-savvy peer-to-peer and expert assessments, employees actively engage in the mastery of skill development. Learning 4.0 strategies help organizations reinforce skills, facilitate feedback, increase collaboration, and share expertise across teams.
<h6 class="font-weight-bold mb-0">What we will explore together:</h6>
In this session, Tim Foley will share Navistar’s case study on efforts to build and curate learning teams around an agile process with their Performance Innovation Team.

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Using Learning 4.0 strategies for expanding our coaching paradigm from a 1-on-1 activity a Coachee receives from a Coach.

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Integrating coaching strategies with technology-based platforms able to scale a culture of continuous learning and feedback.

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Tapping a rich body of knowledge workers’ peer coaching + feedback to help management scale knowledge retention &amp; skill-building.

<em><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od">✅ </span></em>Establishing meaningful social learning connections and training strategies at scale.

Navistar’s Learning 4.0 Strategy: Learn how in Industry 4.0 the FASTEST LEARNERS WIN

digital transformation

transformation

learning culture

tim.foley

Learning Agility

Brunswick

In this session, we will highlight some of the actions leaders can take to help shape and sustain cultural norms during uncertain times.

Our discussion will center around the following topics:
• Challenges maintaining culture norms during uncertainty.
• How the shadow of a leader impacts  ability to sustain culture norms in times of uncertainty.
• A case study on how Brunswick is working to sustain design thinking practices in a virtual and remote workplace.
• Open discussion forum for leaders to share ideas and challenges they are facing as they seek to sustain culture norms in uncertain times, and the progress they are making.

Maintaining Culture Norms During Uncertainty: Sustaining Design Thinking Practices in A Virtual World

michael.grubich

alison.cowan

engagement

covid-19

Culture Change

<p style="text-align: center;">Executive Learning Exchange invites you to join us at…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ELE’s Virtual Happy Hour Meetup</strong>
open from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) | Grab your favorite “quarantini” &amp; Zoom in</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Grab your favorite “quarantini” to share &amp; learn with your peer-group with no formal agenda.  We can collaborate on Learning Platforms and the importance of Customer Journey Mapping &amp; Network Effects.</p>

<blockquote>Here are a few starter questions, if you want to drive the topic of conversion a bit:
<strong>Coping</strong>
<ol>
 	<li>What is something you’ve been putting off doing that you now suddenly have time for?</li>
 	<li>What shows/movies have been helping you cope during this time?</li>
 	<li>What is one small thing you are doing to bring a little joy or comfort into your day?</li>
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<strong>Work</strong>
<ol>
 	<li>How do you stay focused when working from home?</li>
 	<li>What is the most hilarious thing you’ve seen that distracted you from work?</li>
 	<li>If you had a mantra right now, what would it be?</li>
</ol>
<strong>Connection</strong>
<ol>
 	<li>Who do you see most now?</li>
 	<li>What is the most annoying thing about that person?</li>
 	<li>What do you love about being stuck with that person/people?</li>
 	<li>What are you going to do today?</li>
 	<li>Who else are you video chatting with?</li>
 	<li>What exercises will you do?</li>
 	<li>What are you reading?</li>
</ol>
Highlight actionable items we have control over instead of dwelling on hypothetical and terrifying scenarios in the future. Lastly, have fun!</blockquote>

Employee Journey Mapping - Who Owns New Hire Orientation? (VHH #10)

kery.mortenson

Operations

onboarding

marcie.stern

jill.hinrichs

karen.gelb

global

karen.waterlander

customer service

customer journey mapping

<p style="text-align: center;">Executive Learning Exchange invites you to join us at...</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ELE's Virtual Happy Hour Meetup</strong>
open from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) | Grab your favorite “quarantini” &amp; Zoom in</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Grab your favorite “quarantini” to share &amp; learn with your peer-group with no formal agenda.  We can collaborate on Learning Platforms and the importance of Customer Journey Mapping &amp; Helping Managers Improve People Performance.</p>
<strong>Customer Journey Mapping: Helping Managers Improve New Hire Orientation (NEO) People Performance using </strong><a href="https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-resources/micro-moments/micro-moments-understand-new-consumer-behavior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Micro-Moments”</a>

<strong>AWARE</strong>
Customers who are not AWARE of a brand’s presence or the value of their products or services

<strong>ENGAGE</strong>
Draw people to the brand who show interest in the brand’s products, services or information so they ENGAGE with brand

<strong>CONVERT</strong>
Customers who may have either a low or high level of trust with the brand and may be willing to invest money or time with the brand to solve for need.

<strong>RETAIN</strong>
Customers who have converted and had a good experience, to keep them loyal.

Customer Journey Mapping - Helping Managers Improve People Performance (VHH  #9)

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