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Welcome to The Learning Hack, a podcast about the people and technologies that are shaping the future of learning.

Jul 13, 2020

 
John Helmer talks to Myles Runham, a well respected learning consultant who has held senior leadership roles at the BBC and Ask.com, about the evolving role of L&D. Myles shares some evolving ideas about how the role should be reframed to reflect the changing realities of the digital age, moving from a focus on courses and projects to thinking like the manager of a natural ecosystem, where not everything can be tamed and controlled. This involves being hands-off in some areas and allowing elements of 'wildness' into the picture. The impact of Covid-19 is discussed, which has been beneficial in some respects, as well as potential blockers to overcome.
 
02:06 L&D as service management
05:42 L&D and the ecosystem
08:00 Relinquishing control
10:16 What's wrong with the current L&D role?
11:39 Managing stakeholder expectations
13:44 What new skills or hires might be needed?
15:49 The role of data
19:50 Examples 'in the wild'
25:04 Blockers
27:40 The opportunity offered by Covid
30:30 Rewilding L&D
36:35 Top tips for rewilding L&D
 
Myles's website: https://mylesrunham.com/
Myles's Blog: mylesrun.wordpress.com/
 
Contact Myles
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/myles-runham
Twitter: @mylesrun
 
Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – 'Experience: Theory, design and supporting technologies for an experience-based learning culture'
 
Contact John Helmer
Twitter: @johnhelmer
Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/