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Mike Todd is founder and CEO of Near-Life, the first interactive video and VR authoring tool for everyone. Mike previously worked in film and digital content for the likes of ESPN, PBS, BBC and others. He produced and directed Hulu’s first ever documentary of the Month. Then he launched Near-Life in 2015 to bring a new approach to immersive learning. Near-Life is now a multiple award-winning company, working at the intersection of creativity and technology, that has supported organizations ranging from the World Health Organization, USAID, WalMart, AbbVie and countless others.

Mike Todd

You can create gamification using simple techniques, like creating time pressure around interactive decision making, or exploring more complex ideas, such as quests or the “hero’s journey,” to build deeper engagement.

Gamification and Learning: 5 Ways to Improve Engagement and Increase Retention

Whether it’s using standard filmed content, interactive 360 videos, or interactive animations, the keyword is interactive.

5 Ways Interactive Video Can Supercharge Your Learning

May 2017 - The Public Manager

Citizens expect to interact with their government online. How are governments meeting them where they are?

Government Goes Digital

Todd Giannattasio is the CMO and co-founder of Ziotag, an AI-powered video player that autotranscribes, contextualizes, and segments, then deep tags your videos to create an actionable table of contents and make your full video library completely searchable down to the timestamp.

Todd Giannattasio

Todd Ericksen is director of product for Instructure. He has been involved in envisioning and building software for more than a decade. He is passionate about creating useful and engaging tools and leading teams to provide value to customers as fast as possible. He is curious and can dig into almost any problem with creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Ericksen is especially passionate about how we connect with one another, how organizations make decisions, and how to learn and grow at work.

Todd Ericksen

It’s difficult to predict what the workplace will look like in 5 years – but are talent development professionals (and their employers) ready to make changes and adapt to the future of work? In this study we’ll explore future readiness and how TD professionals are keeping their skills relevant and up to date; important skills for the future of talent development; and predictions about how technologies will evolve and impact trainers and the learning they provide.
Key findings from the report:

32% of organizations have planned for a future TD skills gap.
85% of organizations that have had a formal discussion about future TD skills gaps did so within the last year.
94% of TD professionals who use stretch assignments find them to be effective.
69% of TD professionals think they will need to have a higher level of competency in AI in five years than they do today.


ATD RESEARCH:  Future Skills for TD Professionals

Despite the many in-roads that accessible content has made in corporate learning, we have a long way to go to make training programs truly accessible for everyone.

Accessible Training Widens the Talent Pool, Increases Profits, and Values Human Dignity

Just a year ago, the industry looked at video as merely an enhancement; we looked at texting as intrusive; we thought YouTube and other social sites were distractions at work. But today, video, social media, and instant messaging are required components for a modern learning strategy, and you are the one responsible for making it all happen. Do you have the tools to instantly create and distribute content anywhere and everywhere? You can. Join gomo's Jeff Fissel and Mike Alcock for a webcast that will help you find new motivation for creating and managing dynamic learning content for a modern workforce.
In this webcast, you will:

Understand the critical capabilities for learning creation and delivery tools required by modern learners.
Learn how searching and finding learning content can make or break your learning program.
Discover how to create and manage modern learning with innovative and flexible authoring, content management, delivery, and analytics tools.

  

DEMO: How the Right Tools Can Make You a Winning Learning Leader

Discover the evolving strategies of sales enablement. Learn how data-driven approaches and collaboration are reshaping success in today’s sales landscape.

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