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AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2016 VOLUME 12 NUMBER 3
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2016 Learning! 100 Winners Named PG 16
The sixth annual Learning! 100 Awards honor the world’s top learning organizations confronting global competition and constant change. Collaboration, innovation and high performance are the mark of this year’s winning organizations from Amazon to Vi. Discover their strategies inside. By Claire Johnson
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34 Benchmarking the 2016 Learning! 100 Organizations
News Deals Trendlines People on the Move
How does your organization stack up to the Learning! 100? Eighty-four percent of the Learning! 100 have a Chief Learning, Talent or HR Officer. They embrace mobile, collaborative learning and lead up to 300,000 employees. By Claire Johnson
38 2016 Learning! Champions Inspire
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The first annual Learning! Champions were honored in June 2016. Hear how these leaders are inspiring teams, changing behavior and discovering the power of data in learning. Scan the QR code to access to these inspiring leaders’ speeches. By Claire Johnson
39 Solving the 2 Sigma Problem in Learning One of the “holy grails” of education has been the quest to solve the “2 Sigma Problem.” The average student who was taught using the tutoring method performed higher than 98 percent those trained via the conventional classroom. That was two standard deviations, or sigmas, higher. Thus the naming of the “2 Sigma Problem” came into being. By Joe DiDonato
44 Virtual Learning 2.0 Virtual learning technology has evolved rapidly from satellite and audio conferencing to the internet. Today, learning professionals deliver 47 percent of their training via online or virtual learning methods. However, the content is more engaging, interactive and collaborative than ever before. And, the range of content delivered has changed as well. By Claire Johnson and Catherine Upton
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