Anderson Cooper, our Featured Keynote at Learning 2016, has been announced as the Moderator of the U.S. Presidential Debate to be held on October 9th between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

This is the first time that Anderson Cooper will be moderating one of the General Election Debates.

We will be interviewing him at Learning 2016 about is own learning and preparation process leading up to the debate.  How does one prepare to moderate a debate in this most unusual election cycle.

 

Here is a 8 minute video from Elliott Masie on Learning 2016 Design and Experiences:

Learning 2016 Content and Sessions

Here are a sample of the 197 Learning 2016 Sessions! Each is presented by an implementer and is fully non-commercial in design. In mid-September, the full catalog will be published, along with specific times and rooms.  Stay tuned!

Sample of 197 Sessions and Activities at Learning 2016

• Measurement Linked with Change, Engagement & Training : Kristen Rich, Johnson & Johnson
• Rapid Storytelling: Mark Protus, Microsoft Office
• Building Courses with Hidden Internal Talent: Joseph Drews, Esterline Technologies
• Coaching in a Creative Environment: Juan Rivas, NBCUniversal Talent Lab
• Artificial Intelligence: Learning with the "Watsons": Niraj Swami, 30 Under 30 Alum - Mya
• Animated Whiteboard Videos: Getting Started: Connor Gormley, FM Global
• "Uberized" Learning in the Age of the Internet of Things: Manal Houri & Vidya Krishnan, Ericsson
• Millennials Debunking Millennial Myths: Cait Quinn & Alaina Casapulla, Tiffany & Co.
• UpSkilling Employees for Future Organizational Success: Kathi O'Hanlon & Terry Cogburn, CUNA Mutual Group
• Why We Don’t Hate Our LMS: Matthew Daniel, Capital One Bank
• Wearable Learning: Connecting People to Capability: Manal Houri, Vidya Krishnan & Diogo Julio, Ericsson
• Packaging Curated Micro-Learning Content: Tracy Laurie, Perkins Coie
• Introverted & Extroverted Employees: Are All Heard in the Workplace?: Natalya Williamson, LinkedIn
• Noncognitive Assessments in the Workforce: The Future: Rich Roberts, ProExam
• Open Source Course Design: Breaking the Fourth Wall: Sherri Schachter & Doug Pietrzak, Google
• Building Communities in Courses: Renee Ford, Penn State University & I-Pang Fu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Leadership Programs for 2017: An Interactive Lab: Nigel Paine, MASIE Learning Fellow
• Adapting Agile to Learning: Suzanne Mulder, Bloomberg
• Six Sigma Root Cause Analysis Tools for Better Learning: Judy Murray, Charles River
• What Learning Problem, if Solved, Would Improve Your Sleep?: Doug Lynch, University of Southern California
• Staying Humble: The Five Words & Phrases Everyone Should Use: Tony Bowie, Southwest Research Institute
• Co-Creating Learner-Centric, Brain-Friendly Events: Mark Turner, The Boeing Company
• Personalized, Curated Learning for Business Skills : Sue Bradshaw, GlaxoSmithKline
• Being Creative (like a Cow) in the Workplace: Doug Thomas, Microsoft Office
• Using Analytics to Build World Class Learning: Doug Bushée, Xerox
• "Sharkitecture Tank": Using Creativity to Evaluate Capability: Donna Mueller, IBM
• Leverage the Power of Visual Storytelling: Corinne Smereka, Schoolcraft College
• Does the Voice Matter? The World of eLearning from a Voice Actor’s Perspective: Mike Lenz, Mike Lenz Voice
• Toxic Assets & Learning Landmines: Tom King, Consultant
• Acquiring Talent without Bias: Sharon Claffey Kaliouby, State Street Global Advisors
• Video Coaching: Increased Engagement, Idea Sharing & Collaboration: Destiny Jenkins, MetLife
• Video Broadcast Templates: Amy Ballenger & Melissa Thorpe Hill, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
• Meet Jenny, Our Virtual Career Counselor!: Kimberly Rodrigues & Gretchen Luongo, US Army College of Installation Management
• What’s a Learning Record System (LRS)? : Paul Jesukiewicz & Will Peratino, Office of Personnel Management
• Virtual Gamified Learning: Are You Up for the Challenge?: Melissa Casey-Woodcock, PepsiCo - Frito Lay
• Learning for Operations & Manufacturing: What's Shifting?: Mary Ellen Scott, Aero Gear
• Rapid-Scale Onboarding & Strategic Transformation: A Personalized Model: Kelly Parsons & Dillon Mahipala, Ericsson
• Technical Expert to Corporate Leader: Making the Identity Shift: Eva Doyle, Author
• Learning at 33,000 Feet: Inflight Learning Apps for Cabin Crews: Alex van der Linden, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Curation: Nuts & Bolts: Joshua Clark, Cisco
• Addie & Aging: Lynn Spachuk, Wisdom Trekker/FMC Technologies
• A "Watch & Do" Video Learning Environment: Michele Steinpreis, Northwestern Mutual
• "Spectrogram" Discussions on Learning Systems, Compliance & Audience Engagement: Jessie States, Meeting Professionals International
• Game-Based Learning for Product Training: Sherri Schachter & Travis Hernandez, Google
• Onboarding Revived: New Hire Coaches & Social Media: Shannon Rudolph Umthum, VA Central Iowa Health Care System
• Building & Implementing Mandatory Global Learning: Sue Bradshaw, GlaxoSmithKline
• Personalized Onboarding: New Hire "Training Tours": Shelly Hankes, Northwestern Mutual
• Mobile, Online Role-Play for Learning: Edwin Bleumink & Hans Broos, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Holistic Development: Self-Awareness & Emotional Intelligence: Lisa Kramer Rodacker & Julie Schissel Loosbrock, Deluxe Corporation
• Transforming Classroom Sessions into Engaging Experiences: Connor Gormley, FM Global
• Virtual Reality: The Promise & the Reality: Launa Mallett, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Centers for Disease Control
• Learning Barracuda Bowl: Evaluating the Potential of Brand New Technology for Learning: Doug Lynch, University of Southern California
• "StoryBORED": Breathing New Life into eLearning Design : Terri LoGiudice, Alliance Data Retail Services
• Enabling the Digital-Age Learner : Giuseppe Auricchio, IESE Business School
• Desperately Seeking Diversity: Tamara Kravitz, Johns Hopkins
• Video-Based Practice for Skill Building: John Oppy, Xerox
• Living Mindfully: Practice, Principles & Parameters: Deepak Sethi, Organic Leadership
• Engaging Your Virtual Audience: Jenny Sarault, MarkMonitor
• Game Over?? When Gamification Fails: Bryan Cromwell, Hendrickson International
• Learning Circles: Lisa Kramer Rodacker & Joel Lamoreaux, Deluxe Corporation
• Big Learning Data for Anyone & Everyone: Kenneth Kenworthy, Southwest Airlines
• Engage Learners: Think Like a Game Designer!: Karl Kapp, Bloomsburg University
• Building Your Learning Brand: Deb DeNure, Humana
• Competencies & Career Paths for Retention: William Ryan, Ryan Consulting
• Icebreakers for the Physical or Virtual Classroom: Lori Adams, Kimberly Clark
• Engaging Employees: Organizational Partnership Strategies : Pacific Northwest Region Learning Officers Veterans Healthcare Administration (Veterans Health Administration Roseburg)
• Talent Investments Pay Off: Haley Glover, Lumina Foundation
• Building a Corporate Mini-MOOC to Create Meaningful Virtual Learning: Cindy Setien & Jill Mizrachy, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Meeting Trends: Jessie States, Meeting Professionals International
• Reinventing Performance Management: A Model for Strengths-Based Development: Jeff Orlando, Deloitte
• Holistic Development that Enables Continuous Learning: Graham Johnston & Nicole Roy-Tobin, Deloitte
• Leveraging Organizational Learning to Address Social & Community Needs: Terry Bickham, Deloitte
• Learning's Role in Preventing Credit Card Fraud: Rick Darby, SEDATA
• Simplifying the Life of a New Hire with Learning Paths & Portals: Mike Faas, Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Reinventing Retail through Mobile Learning: Leaza Cohen & Ahna Benson, The Limited
• Creating a Coaching Culture: Juan Rivas, NBCUniversal Talent Lab
• Moving Beyond "Click Next" Mandatory Training: Sharon Claffey Kaliouby, State Street Global Advisors
• Meeting High Demands for Learning with FREE Resources & Badging: Ying Sixlin, Cardinal Health
• Global Coaching: Keys to Success: Alexandra Wiebke, SAP
• Mobile Apps for Performance Support & Coaching: Maureen Anderson, Tony Wirz & Molly Thorson, UnitedHealthcare
• A "Sweet Spot": Establishing Purpose at Work & in Life : Dan Pontefract, Author of The Purpose Effect and Flat Army
• Near-Death Experiences of a Training Department: Rebecca Magnuson & Shannon Wellman, Bridgepoint Education
• Flipped Classroom Lessons: Transforming ILT: Nathan Karet, Lockheed Martin
• What is Experience API (xAPI)?: Paul Jesukiewicz & Will Peratino, Office of Personnel Management
• Simulated Training Equals Fast, Effective Decisions: Greg Schoor & Ed Mahoney, NOAA/National Weather Service
• Curation for "Directed" Self-Directed Learning: Matthew Joseph, Ashley Williams & Pandora Wong, McKinsey & Company
• A Better Blend, Centered Around the Learner: Lisa Christensen & Terry Hackett, McKinsey & Company
• Human-Centered Design Approaches: Paul Jesukiewicz, Office of Personnel Management
• A Learning Leader’s First 90 Days: Elizabeth Janssen, ICF
• e-Learning for Kids: Providing Free Learning for Children Around the World: Nick van Dam, Michael Williams & Judith Grimbergen, e-Learning for Kids
• Ready, Set, Curate: What Should I do Next?: Allison Anderson, Author
• LCMS Implementation: Key Considerations Before, During & After : Reynie Banks & Brett Rose, Delta Air Lines
• Leveraging Leaders to Expand Your Learning Team : Renée Derouin-Jessen, Amy Jennings & Dave Forman, Marriott Vacations Worldwide
• Using APIs to Build Dynamic Learning Ecosystems: Matthew Daniel, Capital One Bank
• Using Ayurveda, Yoga, & Food to Prevent Disease & Boost Health: Deepak Sethi, Organic Leadership
• Professional Associations for Learning Colleagues: Useful Resources or Going Extinct?: Facilitated by Brian Kingsbury, Board Member of Central Florida chapter of ATD; Featuring Professional Association Members of the Central Florida Community
• Reverse Mentoring: 30 Under 30 Program Participants
• Graphic Artistry for Learning: Deirdre Crowley, Crowley & Co
• Fast and Furious: Rapidly Designing a Learning Game : Karl Kapp, Bloomsburg University
• Building Leadership Development Programs: Zero Cost to High Investment Programs that Work: Nigel Paine, MASIE Learning Fellow
• A Taste of Disney: Learn, Sample, Savor: Disney Chefs, The Walt Disney Company
• Agile Development Environment for Learning: Laura Wilson, HCA
• Connected Classrooms for Global Learning: Alex Zorba, Matt Ancona & James Glore, Accenture
• Using Brain Science to Make Learning Stick: Dana Alan Koch & Jake Gittleson, Accenture
• Retaining Talent by Empowering Employees & Promoting from Within: Aidybert Silva-Ortiz & Gina Smail, Orlando Health
• Video for Rapid Knowledge Transfer: George Kunz, Intel
• Using Active Learning in Adult Education: Homer Harkins, Joint Special Operations University
• Performance Support Can Be Delicious: Jack Sylvester, McDonald’s
• Combining Innovation Strategy & Adult Development: Development S-Curves: Gene Kuo, Alexandre Martinez & Larry Murphy, McKinsey & Company
• How to Become a Learning Startup & Get Funding: Doug Lynch, University of Southern California
• Learning a “Second Accent”: Joy Lanceta, The MASIE Center
• European Perspectives on Learning: Representatives of European Businesses & Countries
• The Evolving L&D Landscape: Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, Oh My! : Terri LoGiudice, Alliance Data Retail Services & Alicia Graham, Nestle Purina Pet Care
• No One Wants to Watch Your Training Video: Corporate Education that Works: Lee Rubenstein, edX & Learning CONSORTIUM Contributors
• Learning Scorecards: Beyond ROI: Mandi Christensen & Patrick Karsnick, Caribou Coffee
• And More...

And, Supplier Showcase Sessions from our Sponsors...

• Adaptive Learning - Changing How We Learn, Changing the Way We Work: Area9 Learning
• People First! Building a Modern Learning Ecosystem: Axonify
• Personalized Learning in a Talent Management World: Bluewater
• Leadership Success Starts with Awareness: Capsim Management Simulations
• L&D in 2016: Targeting Behavioral Skills to Impact Business Results: CrossKnowledge
• Transforming Knowledge Enablement: MetLife’s New Reality for Job Readiness: D2L
• Happiness @Work: Your Biggest Competitive Advantage: Degreed
• Effective Learning through Affective Communication: A GM Success Story: DuPont Sustainable Solutions
• Is It Working? Bottom Line Business Impact of Investments in Learning: EdAssist
• Leveraging Rapid Prototyping to Speed Learning Design, Development and Delivery: General Dynamics Information Technology
• Self-Defeating Behaviors that Kill Good Work - The Leadership Bermuda Triangle!: Harrison Assessments Int'l.
• Global Learning at Hyatt Hotels: Giving Learners What They Want: Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
• Personal Insights Lead to Business Breakthroughs: Insights
• KFC - Building the Business Case for Performance Based Training and Gamification : Interactive Services
• Close the Gap: Developing Leaders at Scale: Intrepid Learning, Inc
• Develop Soft Skills at Scale - Go Online!: NovoEd, Inc.
• AR/VR as Learning Tools: Why Bother?: OpenSesame
• Video and Mobile Scale the Magic of Face-to-Face Learning at a Fraction of the Cost!: Practice
• Intelligent Learning Solutions: Anticipate and Automate Contextual Learning: RedVector
• Deploying Effective Training Within a Multigenerational Sales Organization: Richardson
• Generation Y? Designing Learning to Engage the New Workforce: S4 NetQuest
• Storylines and Storytellers - What They’ll Remember and Repeat: Sally Williamson & Associates
• Power Up Modern Learners to be your Next Gen Leaders: Scrimmage
• Leveraging Compliance to Drive Cultural Change, Engagement and Leadership: Skillsoft
• Upskilling Success! Higher Education with Online Study: Study.com
• Train More with Less: Optimizing Instructor Led Training: Training Orchestra
• Using Technology to Cut Internal Translation Review Times In Half!: TransPerfect
• Putting Learners at the Center: 5 Steps Towards the Learning-Centric Shift: Tribridge
• Mobile Learning for Performance at Macy's: Vistacast
• Redefining the Learning Experience for the Modern Learner: Xerox Learning Solutions
• User Centric Content Strategy that Works: Xyleme

 

 

Learning 2016 Post Card - Mailing to 60,000 Learning Colleagues 

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I am honored to bring my colleague, friend, actor and social media pioneer - George Takei - to Learning 2016.

George is one of the most profoundly impactful storytellers, icons and teachers!  From his original fame on Star Trek, to his amazing network of over 10,000,000 internet followers, to a key role in moving for marriage equality to his recent starring role in Broadway's Allegiance - George Takei is clearly a man of "Oh Myyyy" impact.

We will interview George Takei on a wide range of topics to include:

• Storytelling in the Digital Age
• Social Media Messaging
• The Role of the "MEME" as a Tool for Impact and Change
• The Vibrancy of Content and Context in Stories

In addition, Geoerge Takei is honored to ask a question to Astronaut Scott Kelly - "From the Enterprise to the International Space Station."

TO: Learning, Training & Performance Colleagues
FROM: Elliott Masie, Host & Curator
RE: Your Invitation to Learning 2016

I would like to invite you to participate in Learning 2016, a high engagement gathering of global learning colleagues to be held in Orlando, Florida from October 23 to 26, 2016.

Here is the growing list of Learning 2016 Keynoters:

• Anderson Cooper - Anchor, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
• Astronaut Scott Kelly – Learning in Outer Space
• Tiffany Shlain – The Science of Character
• Actor George Takei – Storytelling & Social Media
• Nancy DeViney – Women, Leadership & Learning
• Karl Kapp – Fresh Look at Gamification & Engagement
• Nigel Paine – Leadership LABS in Changing Workplace
• VRLearn – Virtual Reality & Learning
• Richard Culatta – Compliance & Learning
• Doug Lynch – Innovation and Learning Across the Silos!
• + A Surprise Keynoter Announced in Late Summer ☺

Learning 2016 is designed by learning professionals for learning professionals – with the key topics curated from our participants and formatted into conversations, dialogues, and benchmarking on these topics:

Learning Personalization - Leadership Development - Compliance & Learning - Performance (Workflow) Support - Video, Video, Video - Learning Systems in 2017 - Virtual Reality & Learning - Fresh Metrics & Assessment - Gamification & Engagement - Talent vs. Learning - Social & Collaboration - Storytelling - Curation & Content - Mobile & New Tech - Machine Learning & Adaptive - xAPI: Will It Last? - Brain & Cognitive Science - Matrix (Blended) Learning - Agile Learning Development - Learning Disruption - & More Participant Curated Issues!

Designing our annual Learning Conference has been my passion for the last 26 years. I delight in adding new and disruptive formats, activities, and collaboration models at the event. Here are a few of the Learning 2016 innovations:

• Learning Autopsies: Honest explorations of actual failures or unanticipated results from learning implementations. (e.g.: When Desktop Learning Games Failed)
• 39 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Rapid brainstorm of approaches to a common learning challenge. (e.g. 39 Ideas for Increasing Engagement during Webinars)
• Learning Barracuda Bowl: 5 minute pitches from new learning ventures/start-ups in our own “Shark Tank” competition.
• Learning App Hackathon: Every participant will have a chance to design a mobile “Learning App” for a specific performance or knowledge goal.
• Gamification & Engagement in Action: We will experiment with Game Elements in key sessions and at conference gatherings using beacons and other technologies.
• 30 Under 30: Leveraging our 30 rising Learning Leaders under the age of 30 as facilitators, problem solvers, and reverse mentors.
• 60 Over 60: Perspectives from senior learning leaders, including “When Your Employees include 100 Year Olds”.
• Learning Systems Forum: A fresh look at the role and challenges of LMS, LCMS, and Social Systems as we head into 2017.
• Research on Brain Science and Machine Learning: What’s Promising, What’s Hype, and What’s Usable in Learning Innovations.

Learning 2016 is designed to give you, as our learning colleague, many choices and avenues of engagement during your 3 ½ days in Orlando. Our Design includes these Learning Choices:

• Over 140 Learning Sessions led by learning leaders from corporations and government agencies implementing new approaches with their employees.
• MeetUp Gatherings to explore additional topics with colleagues – curated from key issues and challenges faced by other participants.
• Showcase Sessions led by learning suppliers and vendors, focusing on their offerings and services.
• An Evening with Your Colleagues at Epcot! We will provide you with a ticket and transportation to the Wine & Food Festival and Fireworks with new learning colleagues.
• Author & Analyst Briefings with perspectives from thought leaders who have authored key books or papers (some leading via video).
• “20 Images in 5 Minutes” Learning Stories!
• Pit Crew Tire Changing Simulation:  Learn and compete in Learning 2016’s sports car pit crew.
• Learning Retreats: Several hundred of our participants come to Learning 2016 in groups, often scheduling a learning retreat around our conference and facilities.
• Broadway Music Segments from MASIE Productions.
• Morning TV Show: Learning 2016 wake-up to your rooms at Disney.
• Learning 2016 Mobile Engage: Your app to plan your schedule and link up with new colleagues from around the world.
• Learning Global Hub: A gathering of our international participants attending Learning 2016 and colleagues providing learning globally.
• And Much More!  Watch for many more innovations and experiments throughout Learning 2016.

The design of Learning 2016 will expand and evolve in the coming months. Check out our Design Blog, which expands on our activity and content innovations.

We invite you and your teammates to come to Learning 2016. There are special Early Registration Discounts now available.  

I look forward to learning with you at Learning 2016!

 

 

Elliott Masie

I am honored to announce that Anderson Cooper, anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, will be the Featured Keynoter at Elliott Masie’s Learning 2016 Conference, to be held in Orlando, Florida from Oct 23 to 26th.

Anderson Cooper will be interviewed by Host, Elliott Masie, for an in-depth conversation on “A 360-Degree Look at World Events.”  I look forward to interviewing him about the Breaking News that we are experiencing, current political campaigns and his experience as the host of CNN Hero's.

We are very honored to have Anderson Cooper, as well as other keynoters including Astronaut Scott Kelly, Actor George Takei, Tiffany Shlain and a range of Learning and Human Resource Leaders.

Details and Anderson Cooper's bio at: https://learning2016.com/ac360

 

We are honored to have Jamie Merisotis, author of "America Needs Talent" and the President of the Lumina Foundation as a Keynoter and Session Leader at Learning 2016.

With falling wages and rising inequality, persistent unemployment, failing schools, and broken cities, have America’s best days come and gone? In America Needs Talent, Jamie Merisotis, a globally recognized leader in philanthropy, higher education, and public policy, explains why talent is needed to usher in a new era of innovation and success, and why deliberate choices must be made by government, the private sector, education, and individuals to grow talent in America.

Welcome to the 30 Under 30 Learning Leaders that have been selected for Learning 2016:

• Casey Anderson, Samaschool
• Alycia Angle, Ochsner Health System
• Shannon Aragon, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group & Caribou Coffee
• Rachel Barnum, FINRA
• Sandy Beauchemin, American Express Global Business Travel
• Caleb Clayton, Fidelity Investments
• Brittiney Diggs, Johns Hopkins International
• Ashley Dittmar,VitalSmarts
• Miles Ford, Check Into Cash
• Megan Griswold, Southwest Airlines
• Thomas Hannaway, PwC
• Lauren Hipschman, LinkedIn
• Jessica Huang, D-Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Liz Kent, Herman Miller
  
• Kenneth Kenworthy, Southwest Airlines
  
• Denise Lah, PwC Malaysia
  
• Hanna Larsen, Garney Construction
  
• Alison Locke, Mitchell International
  
• Valerie Marple, Procter & Gamble
  
• Dan Newman, Datto
  
• Christina Nghiem, Slalom Consulting
  
• Benjamin Provolt, Fidelity Investments, Learning and Development
  
• Sarah Radeff, Saint Ignatius High School
  
• Nick Ristuccia, Oracle
  
• Aya Sakaguchi, NovoEd
  
• Suzie Shriver, The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS)
  
• Christian Vulpe, Facilitated Improvement for Corporate Success
  
• Alyssa Wernham, Independence Blue Cross
  
• Sara White, Wegmans
  
• Alexandra Wiebke, SAP

The goal of the 30 Under 30 @ Learning 2016 Program is to provide support, visibility, voice and development for the next generation of Learning Leaders

I am enormously proud of our 30 Under 30 Program.  Over the past years, our participants have risen to Chief Learning Officer roles, created new Learning Venture Start-Ups, managed learning innovation and much more.  Reverse Mentoring is one of the key elements of this program.  At Learning 2016, our 30 Under 30 members will participate in Reverse Mentoring sessions with more senior colleagues.  And, this year, we are starting a special 60 Over 60 program - which will engage in a fun Two Way Mentoring program with our 30 Under 30 colleagues.A few highlights from our 30 Under Learning Leaders for 2016 Members.“The field of learning has the power to unlock opportunity for individuals and organizations. It is so very rewarding to see how the field of learning can influence and impact people by spreading knowledge and encouraging collaboration in organizations.” Shannon Aragon, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group & Caribou Coffee“The most exciting opportunity in the field of learning is to create creating lasting experiences that challenge the status quo.” Lauren Hipschman, LinkedIn“What excites me most about Learning and Development are the vast number of changes and improvements that are coming in the field of Learning. The field is changing so quickly, and I’m thrilled to have a seat at the table.” Megan Griswold, Southwest Airlines

Compliance Perspectives: Here Comes the Judge!

One of the most tricky challenges facing Learning & Development professionals is the growing role of Compliance and Regulatory Training and Learning requirements.  In some fields, almost 70% of learning hours are mandated by compliance codes or internal risk avoidance policies.

I thought it would be great to add the perspectives of a senior Judge to this conversation.  And, one of my lifelong friends and colleagues, Frank Maas, has just retired as a Federal Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of New York.

Judge Maas will share his unique perspectives on how we navigate the world of regulation, compliance and deal with varied types of advice and pressure on how best to approach compliance and regulation - with an intent to stay legal, safe and sane in our learning models.  He will be featured at one of our General Sessions and also available to chat with learning leaders about this often misunderstood topic.

Melissa Daimler, Twitter's Chief Learning Officer, will share the rapidly shifting approaches to Performance Review, Learning and Employee Development at Twitter and other high-tech innovators. Melissa will be a Keynoter at Learning 2016!

Integrating interests in learning, coaching, and organizational dynamics into a career, Melissa currently heads the Global Learning & Organizational Development team . She joined in 2012 with a mission to not only develop great leaders, but great people. For Twitter’s 4,000 employees worldwide, her team executes on management, leadership, team & professional development, executive coaching, organizational consulting & talent development planning. Her team leverages the principles of the Twitter platform (public, real-time, conversational & distributed) when designing any learning experience for employees.

Prior to joining Twitter, Melissa headed the Global Learning and Organizational Consulting team at Adobe Systems.  She also built an executive coaching company focused on coaching early-career executives.

She is also a board member for the Association of Talent Development (ATD) and sits on the Advisory Board for the University of San Francisco, MSOD program. One of the first coaches certified by the International Coach Federation, Melissa graduated from Pepperdine University with a M.S. in Organizational Development.

Melissa can regularly be found learning golf, sailing or skiing somewhere in California with her husband. You can follow her on Twitter

Here is a briefing for Session & Experience Leaders at Learning 201 from Elliott Masie.

Sanjay Sarma, MIT Open Learning

Here is your Learning 2016 Social Badge!  Copy it to your phone or desktop and use in your social media posts.

 

So, why did Elliott Masie pick Capt. Scott Kelly as one of our Learning 2016 Keynoters?

• Scott Kelly just spent one year as a learner and an "experiment" in Space!
• Elliott dreamed of being an Astronaut as a kid - what a thrill to interview Scott Kelly!
• The art and science of being an astronaut blends technology and curiosity.  Wow!
• Let's explore how one "learns" from deep in space.
• Scott Kelly played a really cool game of Space Ping Pong at the Space Station.
• 
• We wanted a very different, funny and inspiring Keynoter for Learning 2016.
• And, our 2,000 Learning 2016 Participants will have so many questions for him!