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🚀 Ready to revolutionise your compliance training strategy? Transform it from a mere 'insurance policy' into a powerful 'business accelerator'. Join Sponge's Chief Creative & Learning Officer Josh Cardoz for an eye-opening Sponge Essentials session: "From 'Insurance Policy' to 'Business Accelerator': 5½ Rules for Transforming Your Compliance Training Strategy" In this value-packed 30-minute session, you'll discover: 🙌 Why behaviour change trumps knowledge accumulation. ⏳How to make compliance training persistently relevant, not just momentarily engaging. 🚀 The secret to turning mandatory training into meaningful impact. ✨Why your organisational story is the key to compliance success. 🤔 The truth about microlearning (and why it might not be what you think!) 🗓️ 14:00 UTC | 5th December 2024 ⏰ 30-minute session 💡 Perfect for: L&D professionals, Compliance Officers, and Training Managers looking to drive real behavioural change Register now: https://hubs.li/Q02Yc_Hh0 #Compliance #LnD #unforgettablelearning

How are major organisations balancing business demands with increasingly urgent employee needs? Our webinar addressing this is now available to download, along with a quick-fire takeaways sheet. Key takeaways include: 🎯 Why “compromise approaches” fail both businesses and employees. 💡 How forward-thinkers are creating win-win solutions. 🔑 Practical steps to use frameworks to do the same, in your organisation. Download the pdf of key takeaways and watch the webinar recording here: https://hubs.li/Q02Y5sJ70 #unforgettablelearning #LnD #strategy

Remember how nerve-wracking your driving theory test was? 😰 Imagine if you'd been part of a learning community with a 90% first-time pass rate! In part two of our conversation with Lisa Daniels Account Director at TSO discover how this becomes reality for millions of new drivers each year. In this episode, Lisa, Josh Cardoz and Kate Pasterfield explore: 🌟 Building inclusive learning communities at scale. 📱 Creating engagement across multiple channels. 🤝 Transforming mandatory tests into meaningful experiences. 🔄 Supporting learners beyond certification. Don't miss this masterclass in community-driven learning—subscribe now! 🎧 https://hubs.li/Q02Y2GJ70 #unforgettablelearningpod #unforgettablelearning #LnD #podcast #digitallearning #learningtech #drivingtest

Missed our webinar with Fosway Group on transforming L&D into a strategic partner? In the session, Josh Cardoz – Sponge's Chief Creative and Learning Officer – and Senior Fosway Group Analyst Myles Runham discussed how you can elevate L&D’s role at your organisation.  We’ve distilled this into 4 essential steps to evolve from training provider to trusted business advisor: 🚀 Proactively address business challenges rather than just responding to training requests. 📈 Building up daily habits for lasting strategic momentum. ❓ Asking the right questions to address the real problems. 🔬 Fine tune your strategy using our 3E framework. Whether you attended the webinar or are new to the conversation, download the full guide and webinar recording link to dive deeper into these strategic insights: https://lnkd.in/eBUgwQnQ #LnD #unforgettablelearning #strategy

🚀 Today's the day to master the L&D tightrope! Tune in in a few hours to discover: 🏞️The current landscape of workplace challenges and employee wellbeing trends. 📈How to demonstrate L&D's value in solving business problems while meeting employee needs. 🙌Strategies to build a collaborative learning culture that benefits all. 🌍Real-world applications of Sponge's game-changing "3E" methodology. ✨The future of L&D as a strategic driver of both business and employee success. Join Sponge's Bethany Chudley and Tom Griffiths for insights that will transform your L&D approach. ⏰ Starts at 10:00 AM UST. Last-minute registration still open: https://hubs.li/Q02Wqyc50 #unforgettablelearning #LnD #strategy

🚗 Discover how TSO and Sponge transformed the UK driving theory test experience through empathy-driven learning design. In our latest episode, Lisa Daniels shares insights into creating an innovative e-learning platform that's helping learners from all backgrounds succeed in the world's largest computer-based test. Lisa joins Josh Cardoz and Kate Pasterfield to discuss: 🎯 Achieving a 90% first-time pass rate through holistic learning design. 🌍 Supporting diverse learner groups from military personnel to refugees. 💡 Combining traditional and digital learning approaches. 📊 Using data to help learners know when they're test-ready. Listen now: https://hubs.li/Q02X4x7j0 For L&D professionals looking to create inclusive, effective digital learning solutions that drive real-world outcomes, this episode offers valuable insights into the power of understanding your learners. Transforming the world’s biggest computer-based test – with Lisa Daniels. In this episode, Lisa Daniels from TSO (The Stationery Office) shares insights into how they're tackling declining pass rates in the UK's driving theory test - the world's largest computer-based testing program. As the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency 's (DVSA) official publishing partner, Lisa reveals how TSO has revolutionised the learning experience for aspiring drivers through an innovative elearning platform developed with Sponge. The conversation explores how understanding diverse learner needs - from anxious first-time drivers to military personnel and refugees - has shaped their approach to creating more effective learning solutions. Lisa discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on driver education and how it sparked new considerations around anxiety management and learning support. She shares how their holistic approach, combining traditional materials with digital innovation, has led to impressive results - with 90% of their platform users passing their tests first time. From enabling instructor-student collaboration through shared learning records to creating adaptive experiences for different user groups, this episode offers valuable insights into how empathy-driven learning design can transform high-stakes testing experiences. For L&D professionals interested in creating inclusive, effective digital learning solutions that drive real-world outcomes, this discussion provides practical examples of how understanding learner contexts and needs can lead to remarkable results. #unforgettablelearningpod #unforgettablelearning #LnD #podcast #digitallearning #learningtech #drivingtest

⏰ 24 hours left to access the blueprint for balancing business goals and employee needs in L&D. Tomorrow, learn how to: 🔎 Navigate the tension between productivity demands and work-life balance. 🙌 Build a learning culture that drives performance and fosters employee satisfaction. 🚀 Apply Sponge's "3E" strategy to create win-win L&D initiatives. 🏆 Create growth opportunities for both business and employees. Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionise your L&D function with Sponge's Bethany Chudley and Tom Griffiths in our webinar: The L&D tightrope: how to balance business goals with today’s employee needs. Featuring expert insights and practical, real-world examples, this is not one to miss! 📅 Tomorrow, 7th November | ⏰ 10:00 AM UST Last chance to register: https://hubs.li/Q02Wqz0D0 #unforgettablelearning #LnD #strategy

🎯 Are you struggling to position L&D as a strategic driver of both business success and employee satisfaction? Our webinar next week, 'The L&D tightrope: how to balance business goals with today’s employee needs’, will offer you the tools you need to master this balancing act. Tune in next week to learn: 🔎 How to answer tough questions about L&D investment and value creation. 🙌 How to contribute to solving business challenges while meeting employee needs. 📈 What makes a learning initiative that benefits both the organisation and individuals. 🚀 Real-world applications of Sponge's "3E" methodology. Don't miss this chance to transform your L&D approach with Sponge's lead learning strategists, Bethany Chudley and Tom Griffiths 📅 7th November | ⏰ 10:00 AM UST Register here: https://hubs.li/Q02WqqKt0 #unforgettablelearning #LnD #strategy

🎯 Want to know how empathy-driven learning design achieved a 90% first-time pass rate for the world's largest computer-based test? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Lisa Daniels from TSO as she reveals how they worked with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to transform the UK driving theory test experience with innovative digital learning solutions. In this episode, Lisa, Josh Cardoz and Kate P. explore: 🎓 How understanding diverse learner needs shapes effective solutions. 📱 Creating adaptive experiences for different user groups. 😰 Supporting learners with test anxiety post-pandemic. 🤝 Enabling instructor-student collaboration through technology. Don't miss this fascinating discussion —subscribe now! 🎧 https://hubs.li/Q02WgP2Q0 #unforgettablelearningpod #unforgettablelearning #LnD #podcast #digitallearning #learningtech #drivingtest

Missed our webinar on transforming L&D into a strategic partner? We've got you covered! The recording of "Thinking and working differently to create strategic momentum – how L&D becomes a strategic partner" is now available. Follow the link to download our key takeaways document and access the recording: https://hubs.li/Q02V_w0R0 Key takeaways from the webinar: 📈 Go beyond training requests - proactively seek out business challenges and frame solutions in terms of measurable outcomes. 🚀 Build momentum through daily strategic habits - make business impact part of your routine. 🔎 Ask compelling questions - turn "we need training" into meaningful conversations about business problems and solutions. 🏆 Master the 3Es (Experiences, Environments, Evidence) - continuously fine-tune your approach to stay aligned with business goals. Whether you're revisiting the webinar or watching for the first time, we'd love to hear your thoughts! Share your key insights in the comments below. #LnD #unforgettablelearning #strategy