The Informal Learning One

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Most of what people learn at work happens outside a classroom and outside a course. This conversation explores informal learning: what it is, how it works, and why organisations that ignore it are missing most of the picture.

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Jane Bozarth has worked in the L&D industry for decades, most of it in USA state government, where she worked as classroom trainer, eLearning designer and training programme manager. She developed expertise in inexpensive solutions to workplace performance problems, particularly those with social and self-directed components, followed by a stint as the Learning Guild's Director of Research. She is the author of several books, most recently Show Your Work: The Payoffs and How-Tos of Working Out Loud. Jane continues to write and speak, and can often be found at international speaking events and across online media. linkedin.com/in/janebozarth

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Nahdia Khan is a leadership and organisational development specialist with more than 20 years of experience across government, business and the voluntary sector. She has designed and led executive and high-potential leadership programmes, managed learning across five Whitehall departments, and supported organisations through growth, restructuring and cultural change. Her work is grounded in extensive research into workplace learning, behaviour change and management effectiveness, including studies involving more than 6,000 L&D leaders across 55 countries. Nahdia is also an executive coach, former Chief Impact Officer at Mind Tools, and Chair of the Digital and Technology Advisory Group at Central London Careers Hub. linkedin.com/in/nahdia-khan

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