JUNE 18, 2012JUNE 18, 2012

4:30-6:00 pm

Gamification As Business Strategy: Using Games To Source, Attract and Develop Employees

Jim Babb, Strategist and Game Designer, Undercurrent

Learn a framework for using games to solve business problems, as well as to develop and engage employees. A game will be designed that we all will play during the session, followed by a debrief on the applicability of gaming in human resources and corporate learning.

6:00 pm

Cocktail Party at Steelcase Penthouse Overlooking Central Park

JUNE 19, 2012 JUNE 19, 2012

8:30-9:30 am

SOCIAL BUSINESS: DRIVERS AND VALUE CREATION

Jeanne Meister, Partner, Future Workplace; and Co-Author of The 2020 Workplace
Learn the key drivers to social business, how to launch a “social learning ecosystem” (from The 2020 Workplace) and a model for social learning adaption.

9:30-10:30 am

GETTING STARTED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA: FROM AN IDEA TO REALITY

Andy Maus, Director of Learning & Development, Discover Financial Services

Understand how pilots for social learning were launched at Discover Financial Services while experiencing demo’s of pilot offerings, and learning about what worked and how to overcome management and adoption hurdles while re-imagining learning to be social, collaborative and engaging.

10:30-10:45 am

BREAK

10:45-12:15 pm

BLACKROCK AND TD AMERITRADE PRACTITIONERS SHARE THEIR SOCIAL LEARNING JOURNEY
Enid Crystal, VP of Global Talent Management, Blackrock; Stephanie Shaw, Director of Professional Development, Blackrock; Tess Kristensen, Dean of Advisor Education, TD Ameritrade

Using the Future Workplace “8-Step Model of Launching Social Learning,” a panel of practitioners and Social Learning Boot Camp alum will share the hurdles, successes and lessons in reimagining and reinventing learning.

12:15-1:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH … HOSTED BY STEELCASE:
INSIGHTS FROM STEELCASE RESEARCH on CREATING SOCIAL, ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Discover why pedagogy, technology and space, when carefully considered and intentionally designed, can create better learning environments. Learn why space matters for where and how people learn and work

1:30-3:00 pm

TEAM EXERCISES: Exploring YOUR SOCIAL LEARNING JOURNEY, BARRIERS OVERCOME AND INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE SOCIAL LEARNING A SUCCESS

Using your tablets in teams, share your social learning program, including any apps your organization has developed to make learning accessible, as well the types of changes your department has had to make in terms of new skills, new roles, linking social learning to performance management and more. Review a range of social media training policies and training programs and discuss what works and what still needs to happen to ensure employees understand how they can share content responsibly.

3:00-3:15 pm

BREAK

3:15-4:15 pm

KEEPING IT SIMPLE: MARSH UNIVERSITY LEVERAGES SOCIAL LEARNING FOR ALL FINANCIAL EDUCATION

Learn how Marsh launched social learning with a program of 27 video blogs, called “Making A Financial Impact At Marsh.” Senior executives were engaged as video bloggers to share their expertise on topics ranging from “thinking like an owner,” to reviewing products through a financial lens. Explore next steps for moving beyond a successful pilot program.

4:15-5:00 pm

RECAPPING MAJOR THEMES . . . Gaming In Leadership Development & NEXT STEPS

Jeanne C Meister, Partner, Future Workplace; and Co-Author, The 2020 Workplace

Jeanne will interview James Sanders of Deloitte about how gamification is being used In leadership development at Deloitte. Participate in how we can use crowdsourcing, gaming and mobile apps to re-imagine learning.

5:00 pm

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