by Sharon Boller , Laura Fletcher
Think about the last corporate training you endured. Did you actually learn anything, or did you just repeatedly click “Next” until you hit the final quiz? Globally, companies waste billions on training programs that completely fail to change behavior or improve performance. Today, we explore Sharon Boller and Laura Fletcher’s “Design Thinking for Training and Development.” Discover why traditional training events are fundamentally broken, and how shifting to a design-thinking approach—focused on radical empathy and real problem-solving—can transform your L&D strategy from a dreaded compliance exercise into a powerful tool for performance.
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Sharon Boller is a Managing Director at TiER1 Performance and a recognized authority in learning experience design and gamification. With over 25 years of industry experience, she founded and led the award-winning firm Bottom-Line Performance before its acquisition. Boller is a frequent industry …
Laura Fletcher is a learning and development expert with over 15 years of experience in instructional design and consulting. She is a recognized authority on integrating design thinking into training, having co-authored the foundational book Design Thinking for Training and Development. Formerly a …
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