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Ep. 5 - The Missing Link Between L&D and Product Management - Egle Vinauskaite and Myles Runham
Egle, Myles, and I discuss how to transform the L&D role by thinking more with a product mindset as well as why L&D has a problem engaging its learners.
We also talked about the different skills of a product manager that could help L&D better address the needs of the business:
1. Stakeholder management
2. Data-driven problem-solving
3. An understanding of how tools can be used to address problems but are not themselves the solution.
Who are Myles and Egle?
Egle Vinauskaite, a renowned learning strategist, advises top companies and edtech startups by blending learning design, behavioral science, and product expertise. She specializes in using advanced technologies for digital and blended learning, covering large-scale programs, academies, alternative education, apps, and extended reality.
Myles Runham, a seasoned leader in digital businesses, has collaborated with global corporates, public sector organizations, charities, and vendors. With a deep understanding of managing learning services and expertise in overseeing digital products, he offers valuable insights to leadership teams. His diverse background covers commercial leadership and digital learning service management across various industries and technology providers.
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🖐🏽 Key Takeaways:
L&D has an engagement problem. This is because of the lack of perceived relevancy of the role of L&D in the business. Also, L&D struggles to deal with the role of "assigned learning" and its effect on employees.
One of the biggest value adds for L&D folks is to be able to pitch back user insights to the business and stakeholders.
Think about solving business problems as both cyclical and iterative. Learning interventions will never be able a silver bullet. Rather, they can address problems that are ongoing, with a variety of solutions – not just learning.
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📚 Resources:
You can follow and contact Egle and Myles via LinkedIn:
Egle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinauskaite/
Myles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myles-run...
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🤔 About the Host
Kevin Alster leads the learning team at Synthesia focusing primarily on product education and client services. With over a decade of experience in education and learning, he has moved from the classroom and into tech to help people create and communicate better through video. He has been developing enterprise and branded learning solutions in organizations such as General Assembly, The School of The New York Times, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
🧑🏽🏫 Check out the Synthesia Academy here: https://www.synthesia.io/academy
🗣 Or get in touch with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinalster
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By Video Learning LabEgle, Myles, and I discuss how to transform the L&D role by thinking more with a product mindset as well as why L&D has a problem engaging its learners.
We also talked about the different skills of a product manager that could help L&D better address the needs of the business:
1. Stakeholder management
2. Data-driven problem-solving
3. An understanding of how tools can be used to address problems but are not themselves the solution.
Who are Myles and Egle?
Egle Vinauskaite, a renowned learning strategist, advises top companies and edtech startups by blending learning design, behavioral science, and product expertise. She specializes in using advanced technologies for digital and blended learning, covering large-scale programs, academies, alternative education, apps, and extended reality.
Myles Runham, a seasoned leader in digital businesses, has collaborated with global corporates, public sector organizations, charities, and vendors. With a deep understanding of managing learning services and expertise in overseeing digital products, he offers valuable insights to leadership teams. His diverse background covers commercial leadership and digital learning service management across various industries and technology providers.
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🖐🏽 Key Takeaways:
L&D has an engagement problem. This is because of the lack of perceived relevancy of the role of L&D in the business. Also, L&D struggles to deal with the role of "assigned learning" and its effect on employees.
One of the biggest value adds for L&D folks is to be able to pitch back user insights to the business and stakeholders.
Think about solving business problems as both cyclical and iterative. Learning interventions will never be able a silver bullet. Rather, they can address problems that are ongoing, with a variety of solutions – not just learning.
_______
📚 Resources:
You can follow and contact Egle and Myles via LinkedIn:
Egle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinauskaite/
Myles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myles-run...
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🤔 About the Host
Kevin Alster leads the learning team at Synthesia focusing primarily on product education and client services. With over a decade of experience in education and learning, he has moved from the classroom and into tech to help people create and communicate better through video. He has been developing enterprise and branded learning solutions in organizations such as General Assembly, The School of The New York Times, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
🧑🏽🏫 Check out the Synthesia Academy here: https://www.synthesia.io/academy
🗣 Or get in touch with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinalster