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Thinking and working differently to become a strategic partner - with Fosway Group and Sponge.

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Catch up on our webinar, 'Thinking and working differently to create strategic momentum – how L&D becomes a strategic partner', for an exploration of how L&D can transform from cost-centre to strategic powerhouse.

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Thinking and working differently to create strategic momentum – how L&D becomes a strategic partner.

The theme of L&D having strategic influence in the business and earning ‘a seat at the top table’ feels timeless, yet little seems to have changed over the years. However, there are important signals the environment is changing - and that it needs to change. More serious questions are being asked about investment in learning and the value it can create. To demonstrate that value, learning must show it can contribute to the solution of meaningful and valuable problems far beyond the design of great training experiences. So, how do we reinvent ourselves as strategic partners to the business?

In this webinar we will discuss:

  • What does the landscape for learning as strategic influencer look like now: levels of maturity, barriers, blockers and progress
  • The necessary conditions for learning teams and services to have strategic influence
  • Partnering relationships as a crucial foundation
  • Exploring the Sponge 3Es methodology, its rationale and benefits
  • Describing how the approach has worked in customer contexts
  • Where next for the industry – L&D as strategic service to the business and service providers as strategic partners to L&D
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About the speakers

Josh
Cardoz.

Josh is the Chief Creative & Learning Officer for Sponge Group and is responsible for delivering Sponge’s promise of Unforgettable Learning to both its customers and its own people. He leads Sponge’s learning function, our in-house consultancy known as The Practice, and The Studio - our creative team of designers and developers.

A recognised leader in the L&D space with a comprehensive global client portfolio, Josh brings to Sponge a global view of the marketplace, a keen eye towards quality, and a strong strategic lens for better connecting L&D to organisational impact. His decade-long leadership journey spans roles in digital learning strategy, solutions design, business development, and creative leadership.

Josh frequently speaks at HR/L&D events and teaches at the University of Toronto. Josh is based in Toronto.

About the speakers

Myles
Runham.

Myles Runham is the Senior Analyst for Digital Learning at Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst. He has worked in online and digital businesses for over twenty years,  fifteen of those in the learning field. He has held a range of leadership positions from  strategy, marketing and product management through to managing director, each with a  clear focus on the impact of digital technologies on customers, products and services and the future of the business.

Myles is the primary lead on research in the Digital Learning market, gathering vendor, customer and market insights, and helping corporate clients accelerate their decision making across all aspects of next generation learning.

Prior to joining Fosway, Myles ran an independent consulting business specialising in digital learning strategy and managing digital change for senior leaders of corporate and vendor organisations. Prior to that, Myles was the Head of Digital at the BBC Academy. He is an active industry presence, blogging, speaking, and writing on the digital evolution of the sector.

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