John Helmer enlists the help of Laura Overton and Miles Runham in summing up the year in learning. Laura Overton was until recently CEO of Towards Maturity, the learning analyst company she founded and led to become a critical resource for people in workplace learning. Laura last year topped the list of learning’s number one movers and shakers. Myles Runham advises organisations responding to the challenges and opportunities created by digital technologies, and has held senior posts at Ask.com and BBC where he was head of digital. 02:16 Myles’s high points and low points 09:36 Laura’s highpoint and lowpoints 12:18 Laura: L&D skills 18:24 John & Myles: M&A activity 26:08 Myles: do we need learning tech to learn? 30:10 What made you punch the air this year; what made you want to punch yourself in the face? 36:12 New Year’s resolutions Laura on Twitter @lauroverton Myles on Twitter @mylesrun Sponsor Offers: To learn more about Powtoon’s Business solution (and claim your Learning Hack discount), visit https://go.powtoon.com/learninghack/ To claim a 25% discount on your first Earthly Systems project, go to https://www.earthlysystems.com/ and quote ‘Learning Hack’ on the contact form. Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/
