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Laura OvertonMD, Towards Maturity

Carole BowerHead of Learning, Lumesse

DELIVERING LEARNING IN A VUCA WORLD

WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE SAY?

What challenges do you face in rolling programmes out globally?

Let us know on Twitter:

GLOBAL CHALLENGE 1: CULTURE

58% CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

36% LOCAL STAKEHOLDER BUY IN

GLOBAL CHALLENGE 2: CONTENT

34% CONTENT DEVELOPED LOCALLY, NOT SHARED CENTRALLY

42% CONTENT DEVELOPED CENTRALLY, NOT RELEVANT LOCALLY

GLOBAL CHALLENGE 3: TECHNOLOGY

47% CHALLENGED BY INCONSISTENT

TECHNOLOGY / MULTIPLE LEARNING

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

GLOBAL CHALLENGE 4: LANGUAGE

43% COST OF TRANSLATION

What does global success look like?

The role of technology in achieving success

Achieving global success – tips from top deck learning organisations

Scaling up – avoiding the pitfalls

Global Skills

IT (88%)

Leadership (89%)

Induction (92%)

Team working & comms(86%)

L&D skills (79%)

Marketing and Sales (62%)

Global Audiences

Over 90% likely to offer learning to:

ManagersAdmin staffSales staff

Global Functions

24% production and quality

19% HR and Personel17% Sales

13% IT

11% distribution and logistics

WHAT DOES GLOBAL SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?

THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY

Live online learningCustom contentLMSMobileInternal enterprise systems

are looking to technology to help achieve their goals70%

80%

Compared with non-global companies, global L&D teams are:

• Nearly 2x as likely to be using• Virtual classrooms• LRS and Badges

• 60% more likely to use social media

• 30% more likely to be utilise user-generated and in-house video

THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY

Moving forward global companies are looking at:BYODBlendsContentCollaboration

WHAT IS DRIVING THE MOVE TO TECHNOLOGY?

Over

95% of global companies

are looking to

Adapt programmes to individual need

Address compliance

Reduce time to competence

Improve employee engagement

Improve quality of learning

Improve administration

Global Companies 70%

40%

33%

24%

20%

19%

Top Performing Companies 80%

88%

58%

59%

53%

50%

WH

AT

AR

EW

EA

CH

IEV

ING

?Address compliance

Improve Quality of Learning

Improve Administration

Adapt Programme to Individual Need

Improve Employee Engagement

Reduce time to competency

START WITH THE END IN MIND

91%OF TOP DECK COMPANIES

ANALYSE THE PROBLEM

BEFORE RECOMMENDING

A SOLUTION

(compared to 58% global)

CREATE A FRAMEWORK

THE TOP DECK ARE

2X AS LIKELY TO USE

ACADEMIES

HARNESS THE POWER OF THE BLEND

85%OF TOP DECK COMPANIES

BLEND A RANGE OF

TECHNOLOGIES INTO

SOLUTIONS

(compared to 21% global)

EMBED LEARNING IN THE WORKFLOW

88%OF TOP DECK COMPANIES

UNDERSTAND THE

SUPPORT SYSTEMS

AVAILABLE TO STAFF

(compared to 48% global)

SHARE, COLLABORATE, COMMUNICATE

TOP DECK ARE 3X MORE LIKELY

TO AGREE THEIR STAFF KNOW

HOW TO COLLABORATE AND

SHARE KNOWLEDGE

DEMONSTRATE VALUE GLOBALLY

80%OF TOP DECK SHARE

SUCCESS WITH

MANAGEMENT

(compared to 29% global)

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

40% spent reinventing campaign strategies

20 local markets with

their own ways of working

No standards for global marketing

#GlobalLnD

Globalconsistency

withoutcompromising

local integrity

#GlobalLnD

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

Start with end in mind

Frameworks and academy

Power of the blend

Embedding learning in

workflow

Sharing, collaborating,

changing

Demonstrating value globally

#GlobalLnD

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

Start with end in mind

Frameworks and academy

Power of the blend

Embedding learning in

workflow

Sharing, collaborating,

changing

Demonstrating value globally

#GlobalLnD

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

Start with end in mind

Frameworks and academy

Power of the blend

Embedding learning in

workflow

Sharing, collaborating,

changing

Demonstrating value globally

#GlobalLnD

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

Start with end in mind

Frameworks and academy

Power of the blend

Embedding learning in

workflow

Sharing, collaborating,

changing

Demonstrating value globally

#GlobalLnD

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

Start with end in mind

Frameworks and academy

Power of the blend

Embedding learning in

workflow

Sharing, collaborating,

changing

Demonstrating value globally

#GlobalLnD

Global consistency without

compromising local integrity

Start with end in mind

Frameworks and academy

Power of the blend

Embedding learning in

workflow

Sharing, collaborating,

changing

Demonstrating value

globally

#GlobalLnD

83%

85%

86%

ReportedIncrease

Insight drivenpropositions

Competencyacrossfunctions

Collaborationacrossfunctions

How do you get global buy-in?

Let us know on Twitter:

Getting buy in

Understand the

learner needs

Engaged with local

markets

Promote it

Local

launches

#GlobalLnD

TOP DECK

STRATEGIES

FOR

GETTING

BUY-IN

Utilise steering groups

Understand learners

Work with local champions

Equip L&D teams

COMMUNICATE

SCALING UP: PITFALLS TO AVOID

Language

Culture Content

Technology

Avoiding the pitfalls

Ensure content and treatment approach are appropriate and engaging for a global audience

When aiming for consistency –don’t be inflexible

Select the right translation and localisation resources

Ensure the subject matter experts, designers and developers consider global requirements at the outset

#GlobalLnD

Designing for global

audiences

Audience Culture

Effective (Global) Design

Translation and

LocalisationAdaptability

#GlobalLnD

What will you do differently as a result of today?

Turning Data into Insights, Insights into Action

Let us know on Twitter:

Embed learning in the workflow

Share, Collaborate, Communicate

Demonstrate Value

Start with the end in mind

Create frameworks

Harness the power of the blend

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scale, track record and experience to provide maximum

reliability.

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innovation with a practical focus: we bring you the best new

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