New courses from OpenMind and OpenSesame equip companies with wellness and mindfulness training designed to help working professionals find more balance Portland, OR – 3 November 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of OpenMind to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to expand its library of corporate wellness courses. These new courses, developed… Read more »
It does not matter what business you are in: Relationships are everything. Not even the most technical, data-driven employee operates in a vacuum. Employees with good relationships are healthier, happier, and more likely to advance in their careers. Employers benefit through increased engagement, improved productivity, and a workforce that is less likely to leave. I… Read more »
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 »
Many software developers and web application security professionals have heard about the postponement of the 2020 planned release of the OWASP Top 10 Most Critical Web Application Security Risks. The OWASP Foundation recently cited several reasons for the delay, primarily related to the Coronavirus pandemic. The OWASP Top 10 is a critical resource for developers… Read more »
Coursica offers a flexible way to learn critical on-the-job-skills to students delaying higher education due to the pandemic Portland, OR – 8 October 2020 – With the majority of U.S. colleges moving to online offerings or imposing strict restrictions on campus life in response to the coronavirus pandemic, many students chose to put their higher… 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 »
Global organisations can now embed learning in their workplaces with Skillshub’s brain-friendly and action-oriented courses Portland, OR – 28 September 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of UK-based publisher Skillshub to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription, expanding its curated library of engaging business, sales and leadership courses. Skillshub leverages the most up-to-date… Read more »
Portland, OR – 22 September 2020 – OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, today announced its selection as a 2020 Top 20 Health and Safety/Compliance Training Company by Training Industry. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 report on critical sectors of the corporate training… 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 »
Enterprises can now offer cinematic-quality courses to upskill their workforce Portland, OR – 14 September 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of The Expert Academy to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to expand its offerings of video-based courses featuring world-famous presenters. The UK-based publisher helps organizations support both personal and professional development… Read more »
These days, the home is our office and it’s more important than ever to ensure efficiency and save costs wherever possible. Although there are many ways to manage your organization, Six Sigma provides companies with the framework to streamline processes and utilize statistical analysis to achieve lasting results. Since its development in 1986, major companies… Read more »
The onboarding process is critical for company culture and employee engagement, but formulating the perfect employee onboarding checklist can be time-consuming and eat up company resources. With OpenSesame’s elearning course options, your company will have the ability not only to optimize the onboarding process but also have the opportunity to teach to the individual learner.… 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 »
Global 2000 enterprises can now leverage Big Think’s courses to become ‘smarter faster’ through actionable lessons from the world’s greatest thinkers and doers Portland, OR – 10 August 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Big Think to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription, bringing a wealth of content from some of the… Read more »
Large enterprises and high-growth companies can now access a broader range of high-quality elearning content Portland, OR- 11 August 2020- OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, announced a partnership with SumTotal to deliver its curated 20,000+ elearning courses on SumTotal’s talent development platform. SumTotal’s award-winning technology provides an end-to-end talent development solution across the entire employee lifecycle to… Read more »
In a recent OpenSesame webinar, David Perring, Director of Research at Fosway Group, and Medhi Tounsi, Senior Regional Director at OpenSesame, explored digital learning in the new way of work. Fosway Group is Europe’s leading HR and consulting research group. In this webinar, David Perring uses Fosway’s Digital Learning Realities Research conducted at the start… Read more »
Portland, OR – 29 July 2020 – OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, today announced its selection as a 2020 Top 20 Online Learning company by Training Industry. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 report on critical sectors of the corporate training marketplace to… Read more »
Teams are vital for workplace success. Almost everyone who works, works on a team at some point in their career. Characteristics of a successful team include a sense of belonging, a climate of trust and openness, successful and participative leaders, valuing diversity, the ability to self-correct, creativity, and interdependence. These characteristics can be fostered through… Read more »
Most people believe that they are not creative. Or that creativity is only associated with artists and musicians. “I can’t draw. Therefore, I am not creative.” This is a major misconception about creativity – and absolutely false. You were born into this world with everything you needed to create. You are wired to be creative.… Read more »
