Free ebook exploring the future of workplace learning launched

L&D 2020: a guide for the next decade is a new ebook published by TJ and launched at the 5th TJ Annual Conference.

The ebook is written by TJ's principal consultant to the L&D 2020 research project, Martyn Sloman, a highly experienced researcher, author and commentator on L&D.

Since he joined TJ's research team in 2009 he has been gathering information to support the project's ethos of identifying changes in which workplace learning is managed and delivered.

Sloman's central argument lies not in providing answers, in fact he contends there is no single, neat solution to any problem and he challenges us to re-think our old perceptions of how L&D professionals operate and to look for a new model for the 21st century.

As Sloman says: "The main advice to the practitioner must be to trust your judgement, show confidence in yourself and formulate your own way in your organisation."

Quite clearly the future offers real potential for those willing to grasp the opportunities as they arise. For those involved in workplace learning the challenge is to keep an open mind, as the exploration of future possibilities is never more important than it is now.

This new publication introduces nine, new principles to guide the L&D practitioner.

1. Trust your judgement
2. Understand the difference between training and learning
3. Disregard anything that was written in the last century
4. Distinguish between context and processes and seek to understand both
5. L&D builds organisational benefits through higher value products and services
6. Value lies in the eye of the beholder
7. Try to develop the learning culture
8. Different interventions have different strengths and weaknesses
9. L&D is a craft activity which takes place in context

The ebook is available free of charge as a downloadable pdf here and you can find out more about the L&D 2020 project here