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Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Crystal Kadakia. Crystal is the co-creator of the Learning Cluster Design model. She also leads her own independent organizational development consulting practice at Kadakia Consulting.Crystal is also the author of The Millennial Myth: Transforming Misunderstanding into Workplace Breakthroughs, and the co-author of Your Career: How to Make It Happen with Lisa Owens.In this ‘strategic' conversation Crystal and I discuss00:00 › Start7:38 › Roadblocks—Crystal explains what roadblocks exist for a learning and development department or an individual that is practicing in this space that prevent the narrative within an organization that L&D is really a strategic investment13:46 › Frameworks—Crystal then offers specific ideas and frameworks that she gives to her clients that help to change the mindsets of leadership21:11 › Discomfort—Crystal then discusses why it is important for everyone to become uncomfortable to get confident and truly become a strategic player34:17 › AI-proof L&D—Crystal talks about the things that are “AI-proof” in talent development in the L&D space.Subscribe for the latest news, practice and thought leadership at eLearnMagazine.com

Michelle Mosher sits down to share her experience of transitioning from an individual contributor in L&D to a people manager in L&D. She also shares some of the joys and challenges of leading L&D professionals. You can connect with Michelle here on LinkedIn! Check out some of the resources that Michelle shared in this episode: Designing for Modern Thinking by Crystal Kadakia & Lisa Owens Radical Candor by Kim Scott Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Agile for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrence Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrence Coaching for Leaders by Dave Stachowiak All views expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com.

Crystal Kadakia is a valued organization transformation consultant, two-time TEDx speaker, and author. She has taught interactive programs around the world, challenging audiences to expand their worldviews and leverage the possibilities of those ideas that are different and new for a wide range of workplace topics. Her latest book Social Equations: The STEM Professional's User Guide to Building Positive Relationships empowers STEM professionals to build their capability to navigate social dynamics so their ideas move beyond themselves and take shape out in the world. Her other books include The Millennial Myth, Designing for Modern Learning and Your Career: How To Make It Happen. Crystal began her professional career in chemical engineering at Proctor & Gamble and later completed her Masters in Organization Development from Pepperdine University Crystal's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Crystal-Kadakia/author/B017KSQFBC? - Learn more about IMS and future sessions with thought leaders like Crystal Kadakia: https://ims-online.com Single Servings (bite-sized video clips that answer your most pressing leadership and management challenges) - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNwWl_bClmVyp_YJxfrDJy4kGhRxaxJZm Relevant IMS Leadership and Management Articles - https://blog.ims-online.com Connect on LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/charlesagood Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:20) Crystal Kadakia's background (02:30) Importance of social dynamics (05:08) Growth of responsibilities compared to Fibonacci Sequence (06:36) Meaning of Fibonacci Sequence (07:09) Why technical professionals struggle with social dynamics (10:10) Learning social dynamics is essential for introverts (13:30) Structure of Crystal's book Social Equations (17:32) Tip: Focus on social skills and not getting triggered (19:01) Tool: Ladder of Inference (20:57) Tip: Why it's not good for the team for you to prove your point (22:17) Appreciative inquiry helps build better relationships (26:17) Tip: Build relationships and self awareness (28:06) Communicating the fundamental structure not the words on the page (29:57) Social dynamics as a skill for STEM professionals (31:25) Hidden reference in the book: An image of the word Kintsugi (33:09) How the book Social Equations has impacted readers (35:47) Key takeaway (38:53) Conclusion

Crystal Kadakia, CEO of the Learning Cluster Design Group and co-creator of the LCD model, discusses learning assets, why it's important to get specific about your DEI training goals, and how talent development professionals can use the idea of learner personas to design more nuanced DEI learning experiences. Crystal Kadakia LCD Model Designing For Modern Learning Beyond ADDIE and SAM The Millennial Myth Social Equations

Hot Topic: Digital DisruptionsCrystal Kadakia is a 2-time TEDx speaker, OD consultant, best-selling author of The Millennial Myth and Designing for Modern Learning. She is the co-creator of the Learning Cluster Design Model. Crystal is an organizational change expert taking on challenges in topics like ways of working, inclusion, community building, learning, and productivity for the Digital Age. She uses her strengths in systems thinking, dialogic change, sensemaking, and team process design to help clients like General Mills, Sierra Club, Atlassian, Genentech, and the World Bank to develop their organizations. Crystal has a bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and a master's in Organizational Development.Join me as Crystal shares her viewpoints on how technology alone isn't enough to evolve modern learning. She emphasized the need for professionals to evolve our mindsets, approaches, and methods so we can make the most of the technology we invest in. Technology today is ready to move learning out of the classroom, but learning design capabilities limit many organizations. As a designer, Crystal explained that once you have the know-how to design out of the classroom, you can finally take advantage of today's technology and make assets accessible, searchable, social, and engaging. Cue Learning Cluster Design!She says, "Don't be afraid to question the status quo - whether that is in your own field, your leadership, your organizational culture. Questions that aren't asked, aren't answered. Persevere - as a friend once told me, we are building sandcastles of transformative change at the edge of the ocean. It's okay if change doesn't happen with the first sandcastle. There are many of us working on moving this big ship."Learn more and connect with Crystal here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalkadakia/www.learningclusterdesign.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/learning-cluster-design/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeKBsY0J3i3K2hr7-RxK46g Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I share with you some of my favorite books that are on my L&D book shelf.  What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer by Dr. Luke Hobson Design for How People Learn by Julie DirksenThe Non-Designers Design Book by Robin WilliamsDesigning for Modern Learning - Beyond ADDIE and SAM by Crystal Kadakia and Lisa M.D. OwensThe Design of Everyday Things by Don NormanThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick LencioniEnjoy!

Consultant Crystal Kadakia shares what transformative consulting is, what is does for clients that is different than other types of consulting, and how to apply it in client engagements. She also talks about her path to becoming a consultant in her 20s as an alternative to career path.

On this episode of The Talent Development Hot Seat, Andy's guest is Jess Almlie. Jess Almlie has worked in the talent development field for more than 20 years in nonprofit, for-profit, and higher education organizations. She is currently serving as Vice President of Learning Experience in the Benefits Division of WEX, a leading financial technology service provider with nearly 5,000 associates around the world. In this role, she is responsible for casting vision, defining effective learning strategy, developing learning leaders, and working collaboratively across the organization. Jess Almlie has a BA in organizational communication and a Master's in education leadership from North Dakota State University and a certificate in Improving Human Performance from the Association for Talent Development. In this bonus interview, you'll hear: 12. Jess Almlie's biggest career accomplishment and why it means so much to her. 13. The biggest career mistake she made and what she learned from it. 14. The talent development trends she's paying attention to and why she sees the need for agility in learning and development. 15. Why she recommends reading Multipliers by Greg McKeown and Liz Wiseman and Designing for Modern Learning by Crystal Kadakia and Lisa Owens. 16. The advice she would give to someone looking to advance their career. Connect with Andy Storch here: https://andystorch.com/ (andystorch.com) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andystorch/ (linkedin.com/in/andystorch) https://tdtt.us/ (tdtt.us/) Connect with Jess Almlie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessalmlie/ (linkedin.com/in/jessalmlie)

Crystal Kadakia is the co-creator of the Owens-Kadakia Learning Cluster Design Model and the co-author of the book ‘Designing for Modern Learning - Beyond ADDIE and SAM'    The model addresses the need to surround employees / learners with what she calls learning assets designed to close performance gaps. There are five actions which underlie the model   As you'll hear in this chat with Crystal, a lot of organizations focus on desining content for learning rather than designing content for learners. This is where you need to understand the relevance of learning personas.      In today's episode:   What Learning Cluster Design is What Learner profiles are  What are the 5 LCD action points  How you can design for modern learning   Listen now! (Link in comments)

Join us for an inspirational episode with CEO of the Learning Cluster Design Group and OD Consultant Crystal Kadakia. Crystal joins us to discuss how to realize your impossible possibility and create a future path you didn't fully believe was in your reach. We also chat about when to say "no" and how empowering it can be, life during COVID, and appreciative inquiry.  Resources Crystal Kadakia's consulting  Crystal's email Learning Cluster Design website Crystal Kadakia on LinkedIn Crystal's speaking site Crystal's author page on ATD

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Crystal Kadakia talks about what learning looks like in the digital age. We discuss the new digital workplace culture and how digital transformation has changed everything about how we work. Crystal gives us some great tips on how to embrace digitization, like incorporating continuous learning, microlearning, and social learning environments. We also break down some myths about how different generations are adapting to technology. Connect with Crystal on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalkadakia/

Welcome back! In today's episode, we are joined by L&D change-maker, author, and OD Consultant, Crystal Kadakia. Crystal shares: - How she transitioned into L&D from Chemical Engineering - Why she felt L&D needed a new model for the modern learner - How to apply the OK-LCD Model even if you are just starting out in L&D - Her advice for those looking to transition into L&D or new to their L&D role Virtual Designing Learning in the Flow of Work Workshop: https://learningclusterdesign.com/virtual-workshop/ Weekly Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/learningclusterdesign/modern-learning Follow LCD on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/learning-cluster-design/    

Adaptability is the ability to quickly learn and respond to changing circumstances. Our ability to manage change is considered today one of the key soft skills employers look in candidates. We constantly have to adapt to new technologies, new processes and new teammates. Having the right approach to learn and be open to change is essential. My guest today knows about dealing with changes in the modern workplace culture and how to revolutionize learning effectively. Crystal Kadakia ( https://crystalkadakia.com/) is an independent organizational consultant, two-time TEDx speaker, author (The Myllenial Myth and Designing for Modern Learning), as well as CEO of the Learning Cluster Design Group, a learning & development consulting firm. She has helped many organizations drive change and adapt to a new digital age. To get in touch with Crystal, visit her LinkedIn profile at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalkadakia/ For resources and updates, subscribe to this podcast and visit our website https://hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn(https://www.linkedin.com/company/hardcoresoftskillspodcast/ )  and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hardcoresoftskills/)

Sarah Cannistra is the Chief Learning Officer of The Overnight Trainer, a program that trains subject matter experts on how to become better trainers. Over the past 8 years, she has built training departments for several real estate companies as they doubled and tripled in revenue.Sarah and The Collaborator talked about her journey from being a subject matter expert to leading training strategy and development for several different companies. We talked all things learning and sales enablement such as:1️⃣ Her favorite learning model, Learning Cluster Design by Crystal Kadakia and Lisa MD Owens2️⃣ How training doesn’t have to be “fancy” or “high-tech” to be effective, it just needs to be meaningful and accessible (And that it can be as simple as to do it via Slack)3️⃣ How to use learning “personas” to create the right training assets for your teams4️⃣ That the manager is ultimately responsible for supporting learning back on the job, it takes a village5️⃣Just because you are good at doing something, doesn’t mean you’re good at teaching it (and how to overcome that)Dig in!

The podcast by project managers for project managers. We're facing new challenges that are changing the way that we work. Listen in as we address the specific challenge of working remotely. Table of Contents 00:43 … Coronavirus Impact – Keep Calm and Manage This 02:23 … Working Remotely and Managing Yourself 03:57 … Establishing a Rhythm 07:40 … Dealing With Interruptions at Home 11:45 … Sticking to a Schedule when Working Remotely 15:53 … Interruptions and Communication Methods with your Team 16:51 … Turning on Video Cameras 19:33 … Making Time to be Proactive 21:27 … Turning it Off at the End of the Day 25:39 … Experiment with Collaboration Tools 27:58 … Can I trust my Team to be Accountable? 31:57 … Facing New Challenges with Grace 34:35 … Connect with Crystal 35:20 … Closing CRYSTAL KDAKIA:  It's already a tough time.  So really using this as a time to bond together.  Times of crisis are great to emphasize a positive company culture.  So, and I think that goes both ways.  Both frontline employees, team managers, and team leaders need to have a lot of grace in all those categories because everyone is adjusting to a new normal. WENDY GROUNDS:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  I'm Wendy Grounds, and with me in the studio is Bill Yates. BILL YATES:  Hi, Wendy. WENDY GROUNDS:  Every two weeks we get together to talk about what matters to you as a professional project manager, and this week there's a lot that we want to talk about. Coronavirus Impact – Keep Calm and Manage This BILL YATES:  Yeah, these are very unusual times, not like anything that I've ever experienced in my lifetime.  The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has hit, and it's affected everyone on Planet Earth.  It's changing the way that we work.  And we thought, what a great time for us to address the challenge that is new to us as project leaders.  We wanted to talk about specifically how to work remotely. WENDY GROUNDS:  Yes.  I'm sure a lot of people are worried and anxious.  Someone wise I heard saying this on Sunday is we can't allow uncertainty to dictate how we are going to react.  You know, we can't change what we can't control.  But there are things we can control, and that's what our guest is going to speak about today. BILL YATES:  Yeah, that's great.  I think it goes right along with our tagline of “Keep Calm and Manage This.” WENDY GROUNDS:  Absolutely. BILL YATES:  We've got a lot of challenges to keep calm, so we're all wondering how do we manage this. Fortunately, we have a past guest of our podcast, Crystal Kadakia, who's going to join us today.  She's had a lot of experience working remotely, she's also written a lot about the ups and downs of working remotely, some of the challenges and some of the benefits of it.  And she is all about creating a better workspace.  So we are delighted to have Crystal join us today.  Crystal, thank you so much for joining us. CRYSTAL KADAKIA:  Thanks for having me.  Thanks for – it's nice to be back. BILL YATES:  Well, it's a spur of the moment thing, but the times call for it. CRYSTAL KADAKIA:  I think that it's very timely, and also just something that I've been really wanting to share more and more about.  So I'm really glad that we're getting a chance to talk about it. Working Remotely and Managing Yourself WENDY GROUNDS:  Crystal, you wrote a blog which recently we've published on the website:  “Does Coronavirus Have a Silver Lining?  A Guide for the Newly Remote Manager.”  And we've kind of highlighted some things in this blog that we want to talk about, can we start off with managing ourselves, what it looks like when you're working remotely and how to manage yourself? CRYSTAL KADAKIA:  Yeah, sure.  So the first thing about all this is you have to take care of yourself first, if you're managing a team remotely, and you don't have your own work environment together,

Crystal is a two-time TEDx speaker and known for her thought leadership on evolving workplace culture for a digital world. Through her best-selling book, The Millennial Myth and keynotes, Crystal has changed the story around the generation gap for thousands over the past 7 years. Her forthcoming books include The Way of the Digital Warrior, […]

Crystal is a two-time TEDx speaker and known for her thought leadership on evolving workplace culture for a digital world. Through her best-selling book, The Millennial Myth and keynotes, Crystal has changed the story around the generation gap for thousands over the past 7 years. Her forthcoming books include The Way of the Digital Warrior, a self-leadership guide to create connection, escape burnout, and overcome other challenges unique to the digital age, and Learning Cluster Design: How Millennials, Media, and Mobility are Reinventing the Training Industry (ATD, 2020). She is honored to be a Power 30 Under 30, CLO Learning in Practice, and ATD One to Watch award recipient.

Crystal is a two-time TEDx speaker and known for her thought leadership on evolving workplace culture for a digital world. Through her best-selling book, The Millennial Myth and keynotes, Crystal has changed the story around the generation gap for thousands over the past 7 years. Her forthcoming books include The Way of the Digital Warrior, a self-leadership guide to create connection, escape burnout, and overcome other challenges unique to the digital age, and Learning Cluster Design: How Millennials, Media, and Mobility are Reinventing the Training Industry (ATD, 2020). She is honored to be a Power 30 Under 30, CLO Learning in Practice, and ATD One to Watch award recipient.

In this episode, thought leader and expert on Millennials and the Future of Work Crystal Kadakia shares her very forthright thoughts on why everything starts with Self Awareness and not when you were born into this world. Managing your Energy, Stopping the Blame Game and Understanding Your Triggers are not exclusive to an age demographic. They are critical factors in building more Human Workplaces as we move out of the Industrial and into the Digital Age.

Crystal Kadakia is a training manager, engineer, and rising thought leader dedicated to providing practical insight on Generation Y. She owns Career Indulgence, creating Gen Y-related strategies that span post-high school planning for teens to management strategies for organizations.   CONNECT with Crystal HERE LISTEN to Crystal's TEDx talks: Millennials - Coma or Powered? Corporate Fail: Millennials & Gen Z Entrepreneurial   BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Crystal Kadakia is a training manager, engineer, and rising thought leader dedicated to providing practical insight on Generation Y. She owns Career Indulgence, creating Gen Y-related strategies that span post-high school planning for teens to management strategies for organizations.   CONNECT with Crystal HERE LISTEN to Crystal's TEDx talks: Millennials - Coma or Powered? Corporate Fail: Millennials & Gen Z Entrepreneurial   BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Even as digital technology is disrupting workplace culture, Crystal Kadakia, author of The Millennial Myth: Transforming Misunderstanding into Workplace Breakthroughs, is aiming to solve the biggest human capital trend of our next decade: millennials in the workplace. To remain competitive, we not only need generational diversity; we need to embrace, harness, engage modern talent. As a thought leader and trainer, Kadakia rebuilds a backdrop for millennials, reminding us that every generation had benefited from innovations. Now, by having their basic needs met, millennials are also able to self-actualize. She also debunks five commonly held myths about millennials: It's not lazy; it's productivity redefined. It's not entitled; it's entrepreneurial. It's not hand-holding; it's agility. It's not disloyal; it's seeking purpose. It's not authority issues; it's respect redefined. Approaching each misconception using her “One Coin, Two Sides” model, Kadakia treats the issues with equanimity. She gives us new language and positive attributes to reframe each of the stereotypes. According to Kadakia, millennials are primarily driven by two prevalent philosophies: “YOLO” and “FOMO.” The former, “You Only Live Once,” drives them to seize opportunities, even if it means moving switching jobs frequently. On the other hand, FOMO (“Fear of Missing Out”) causes them pain because they have so many choices. To balance the two, they collect experiences first and material goods later (or not at all). Contrast these motivations with those of older workers who went without not by choice but by circumstance and whose choices were severely limited, and you have a conflict of interest and misunderstanding. In the span of one decade, the “digitally enabled” generation moved from pagers to flip phones to smartphones. Remembering this lightning-fast shift can ease tensions in the workplace and can help us know what these workers expect. For example, they look for constant feedback and transparency; they expect flexibility and access; they count on growth opportunities and recognition. To create genuine workplace breakthroughs, Kadakia proposes we create environments characterized by “co-versity.” She explains, “Instead of a millennial network, it's having a generations network, where people of all generations can come together and converse, connect, and collaborate.”  

How are perceptions about the habits of those belonging to different generational groups influencing the ways we interact with one another? Where are we getting it wrong? And how can we better understand each other, and work better together?Joining Tom to address these questions are two guests who've spent a lot of time exploring generational differences:Crystal Kadakia is the author of The Millennial Myth: Transforming Misunderstanding into Workplace Breakthroughs and the founder of Invati Consulting, where she advises businesses on how to create a modern workplace culture based on millennial insight. Chuck Underwood is a generational studies expert and founder of the consulting firm The Generational Imperative. He’s also the author of America’s Generations In The Workplace, Marketplace, and Living Room.

This month, Crystal Kadakia, author of The Millennial Myth, shares how we can transform misunderstanding into workplace breakthroughs. Listen in to hear common misconceptions about the different generations at work, and learn how to leverage Millennials' strengths to support digital transformation.