Apr 20, 2020
John Helmer talks to Dani Johnson, Co-founder and Principal Analyst
at Redthread Research, about her work on learning ecosystems.
Citing the growth of point solutions as evidence of a change in the
learning technologies market away from the 'big suite' solution,
she says learning professionals need to intentionalize their
ecosystems.
03:19 Intentional and unintentional ecosystems
04:44 Is ecosystem more than a buzzword?
06:24 Types of ecosystems
09:54 How does this affect L&D?
11:22 Integration is the name of the game
12:21 Suites vs specialists
13:55 Redthread's learntech taxonomy
17:31 How are buyers' views towards their vendors
changing?
20:20 Responsive organisations
24:50 Current state of the learning technologies market
26:25 Is the crisis driving conservative buying
patterns?
28:17 What has she seen recently – good and bad?
Redthread Research https://redthreadresearch.com/
Reports mentioned in the conversation:
1. The Art and Science of Designing a Learning Technology
Ecosystem
Authors: Dani Johnson and Priyanka Mehrotra
2. Learning Tech Landscape: The Wild, Wild West
Author: Dani Johnson
Contact Dani Johnson
Twitter: @danij2
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Twitter: @johnhelmer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/