Now more than ever, it is critical that your business strategy is on trend with what customers want and need. Things are changing rapidly for so many businesses you must be flexible and adapt or your business might just disappear. Start by identifying the trends that are on fire right now (they might be COVID… Read more »
There’s no denying that gamification is a term that’s been kicking around the industry for some time now. But aside from netting you a few points at buzzword bingo, what does it actually mean? Gamification is when you take elements that you usually come across in games. This might be things like point scoring, competition… Read more »
As you find ways to articulate your vision for the business, don’t forget the central character – you. As the founder, your business story is compelling, and you should be prepared to step into the spotlight as the face and voice of your brand. Sharing your vision and inspiration for the enterprise gives potential investors,… Read more »
Do you want your entire organization to be creative? Here are three lessons from someone who has been doing it for forty years. Invest in your core principles for the sake of your employees, your product and your customers. If your company has the word “innovative” or “creative” in its vision or values statement, folks… Read more »
To develop the skill of being creative, you need to think in three ways. Divergent thinking. Exploring lots of possibilities. Generating ideas that are novel, new, ridiculous, foolish-sounding, weird, goofy, exciting. Combinent thinking. Combine ideas across areas of knowledge. Connect ideas that seem to be unrelated to the problem you are working on to generate… Read more »
When brainstorming fails, one of these reasons is usually why. The good news? They are easy to fix. Reason #1: Most teams don’t follow the directions. Think about this analogy. The following are directions for riding a bicycle. Grab the handlebars of the bicycle with both hands. Place your right leg over the top of… Read more »
In our effort to improve the user experience when choosing the right courses for L&D programs, we’ve made significant improvements to the Course Details Page. Users visit the Course Details Page to learn more about an individual course and now it’s easier than ever to find the most important information about a course in one… Read more »
Albert Einstein was once asked, “If some imminent disaster threatened the world and you had one hour in which you knew you could save it, how would you spend your time?” Einstein replied, “I would spend the first 55 minutes identifying the problem and the last five minutes solving it. For the formulation of a… Read more »
In a recent OpenSesame webinar, David Wentworth, Principal Analyst with Brandon Hall Group, explored what it takes to create a truly blended learning strategy. Despite the wealth of learning methods, modalities and technologies available, most organizations still consider using instructor-led classes and elearning to be a blended learning strategy. Given the needs of today’s businesses… Read more »
It’s time to start planning our return to the workplace. Adjustments made during the pandemic will extend into and impact our return to the office. Employees returning to work doesn’t necessarily mean children are back to school, families are healthy, or that each individual’s situation is anywhere near back to normal. As we’ve heard a… Read more »
You know the problem with ethics education? It’s virtually impossible to talk about it without sounding pedantic or preachy. And since none of us like being lectured to, we usually drown out conversations about ethical behavior because we don’t like feeling like we’re being talked down to. However, ethics training is important in order to… Read more »
In 2020, workplace culture matters more than ever. Organizations that can demonstrate a commitment to building a diverse and inclusive workplace have a competitive advantage in attracting top talent and strengthening relationships with customers, partners and vendors. As part of a comprehensive strategy, choosing the right compliance training program, one that focuses on behaviors, rather… Read more »
Since the onset of COVID-19 globally, workplaces are quickly establishing, possibly for the first time, a work from home policy for most if not all employees. This new setup can create its own great opportunities, but of course for many this comes with new challenges in every way, including the what were once simple, even… Read more »
At OpenSesame, we help our customers develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. We also want to help you keep your employees and their families safe and productive during the coronavirus pandemic. As the world grapples with the impact of coronavirus, we believe elearning can provide a critical and efficient path to rapidly educate… Read more »
Coronavirus presents unprecedented challenges to business. At OpenSesame, we are a fully distributed team with the option for employees to work from home. As a precaution, effective 13 March 2020 though, all employees are working from home and practicing social distancing. Even though some employees have experience with remote team members, working with an entirely… Read more »
Some say that coronavirus (COVID-19) has forever changed the way companies operate. I would say that it hasn’t drastically changed but accelerated the shift that was already happening. For years, business has been shifting towards a remote workforce. More companies today support employees working from home on a periodic to full time basis than just… Read more »
In a recent OpenSesame webinar, Ann Potratz and Edwin Zalewski from OpenSesame course publisher J. J. Keller & Associates shared strategies and top tips to prevent bullying and workplace violence through supervisor and workplace training. Working in close proximity to employees, supervisors are often the first to know about disagreements, threats, or acts of violence,… Read more »
One reason companies choose OpenSesame remains the integration with a growing list of Learning Management System (LMS) partners. These partners have embedded the OpenSesame catalog of over 20,000 courses into their system for you to easily browse, purchase, and sync courses directly to your own LMS. Finding the embedded catalog in your LMS How customers… Read more »
Every week, 25 million Americans work more than the standard 40-hour work week. With how busy working professionals are during the standard nine-to-five, you probably find yourself cramming in tasks in any free time you can find during your week. If you’re one of the 9.6 million currently furthering your education, then non-working hours are… Read more »
Did you find an OpenSesame course and purchase it online for yourself? If you purchased a course online with OpenSesame, you can start viewing your course immediately afterward. You can also return to the website to watch the course at a later date or pause halfway through to resume later. Let’s walk through how easy… Read more »
