People, Power, & Performance Blog
Why Agility Matters in Instructional Design
Agile methodology, born in the 1990s, transformed software development with its focus on flexibility, iteration, and responsiveness—principles later embraced by Learning & Development (L&D). However, corporate rigidity, excessive documentation, and...
Why Agility Matters in Instructional Design
Agile methodology, born in the 1990s, transformed software development with its focus on flexibility, iteration, and responsiveness—principles later embraced by Learning & Development (L&D). However, corporate rigidity, excessive documentation, and...
Instructional Design Has Become Horrifically Ov...
Instructional design has become overly focused on processes, prioritizing consistency and efficiency over effectiveness. While processes offer structure and scalability, they often fail to address the messy, human elements of...
Instructional Design Has Become Horrifically Ov...
Instructional design has become overly focused on processes, prioritizing consistency and efficiency over effectiveness. While processes offer structure and scalability, they often fail to address the messy, human elements of...
The Power of a Simple, Earnest Conversation
In instructional design, we often drown in complex processes and formal tools—surveys, reviews, and structured feedback—thinking they’re the gold standard. But they miss the mark. A simple, earnest 15-minute chat...
The Power of a Simple, Earnest Conversation
In instructional design, we often drown in complex processes and formal tools—surveys, reviews, and structured feedback—thinking they’re the gold standard. But they miss the mark. A simple, earnest 15-minute chat...
What is a Course, Really?
A course isn’t about content, tech, or fancy models—it’s about people. Lou Holtz’s railroad story nails it: the Pennsylvania Railroad obsessed over trains, missing their real job—serving humans. Instructional design...
What is a Course, Really?
A course isn’t about content, tech, or fancy models—it’s about people. Lou Holtz’s railroad story nails it: the Pennsylvania Railroad obsessed over trains, missing their real job—serving humans. Instructional design...
Executive Buy-In Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
Instructional designers often overcomplicate securing executive buy-in, treating it like a high-stakes performance with polished presentations and rehearsed scripts. But executives are just people—driven by goals, pressures, and worries like...
Executive Buy-In Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
Instructional designers often overcomplicate securing executive buy-in, treating it like a high-stakes performance with polished presentations and rehearsed scripts. But executives are just people—driven by goals, pressures, and worries like...
Simplify Your Learning Design
Instructional design often overwhelms learners and collaborators by prioritizing exhaustive "content delivery" over human needs. We flood materials with dense text, visuals, and complexity, exhausting learners instead of enlightening them....
Simplify Your Learning Design
Instructional design often overwhelms learners and collaborators by prioritizing exhaustive "content delivery" over human needs. We flood materials with dense text, visuals, and complexity, exhausting learners instead of enlightening them....