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• Agile within Learning and Development

  • When
    26 August 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual Presentation

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  The Greater Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Talent Development Presents

  Agile within Learning and Development:

  
  

  Deliver higher quality learning to your business partners in less time. Agile enables teams to deliver value more quickly with a greater ability to respond to change.  In this session, you will hear from Debbie Taute, Learning Solutions Senior Associate and Kara Wallisch, Learning Solutions Associate, members of an experienced Learning & Development Agile Scrum Team. They will talk about best practices that allow them to meet their clients’ business needs in a short two-week sprint.  Join this session to:

  • Key components of Agile: Define the different roles within an Agile Scrum team and the events that take place.

  • Best practices for overcoming roadblocks: Learn the challenges we have faced as a team (both in the office and working remotely) and the solutions we put in place.
  • Agile in your workplace: Participate in discussions on how the Agile framework could be used at your place of business.

  About our Presenters:

  Kara Wallisch Kara Wallisch been a Learning Solutions Associate with Allianz Life for two years. During that time, she has been member of the Learning & Development department’s first Agile Scrum Team, which focuses on designing and developing a large volume of technical training eLearning solutions for various teams in operations. Prior to joining the Allianz Life Learning & Development team, she facilitated new hire training for Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty for over four years. Kara is a certified Scrum Master (CSM) and has a degree in Art from the University of Minnesota.

  Debbie Taute

  Debbie Taute has been a Learning Solutions Senior Consultant at Allianz Life for almost twenty years, and has over 30 years of experience in the world of learning and development. Allianz Life’s L&D department decided to take on an Agile approach back in 2018 for a huge initiative for technical training. Debbie is currently the product owner and is working with the stakeholders and scrum team members to ensure that we effectively produce viable deliverable training materials for our stakeholders. Debbie attended Brown College and earned her Associates Degree in Applied Science for Graphic Design. Debbie is a certified Scrum Master (CSM), and certified Product Owner (CSPO).

  
  

  This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. 

  Members may register one complimentary, registered guest.  

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• September - Coffee Talk - Trainer's Intuition: What is it, and How do I Develop it?

  • When
    02 September 2020
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual Workshop (Zoom)
  • Spaces left
    71

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  ATD-GTC Coffee Talk 

  Trainers Intuition: What it is and How Do I Develop it? 

  In this session, we'll start to make conscious that mystical part of us that we use daily without even realizing it: our intuition. We'll discuss the various ways we gain information from our intuition and how it helps us as trainers in the classroom (both live and online!). We'll practice techniques for identifying intuitive information and developing our intuitive skills.  

  Learning Objectives:

  • Define "intuition" and discuss its benefits in training
  • Identify the most common ways people experience intuition
  • Practice techniques for tapping into your intuition
  • Understand how learning about intuition can help  leaders in terms of how they set vision, lead, and guide their teams
    

  

  Amy Jokinen, Learning and Development Manager

  Eide Bailly

  Amy Jokinen is a professional development trainer with accounting firm Eide Bailly where she focuses on soft skills training and leadership development. Before joining Eide Bailly 14 years ago, she taught Freshman English and Screenwriting courses at Minnesota State University Moorhead. When not training, she enjoys studying and practicing holistic healing modalities. Her passion combines both interests: She loves helping people understand and develop their intuition.

   This Event is free for ATD-GTC Members

  Members may bring one complimentary guest.

  Note: Information on how to access this event virtually will be provided via a registration confirmation email. 

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• September - Transforming Learning - Ecolab

  • When
    17 September 2020
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Ecolab Global Headquarters - 1 Ecolab Place, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

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  The Greater Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Talent Development Presents

  Transforming Learning

  
  

  Our September Transforming Learning program is hosted by Ecolab.

  Sharing insights, learnings, and presenting their vision, learning leaders at Ecolab will present how they are evolving how learning will continue to meet the needs of their business and their market.

  Agenda:
  

  Member, Guest, Host Networking

  ATD Board Welcome, Introductions

  Presentation from Host Company

  Member Q/A

  Adjourn and Networking

  
  

  This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. 

  Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest.  

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• October - Coffee Talk - How to Engage Your Audience and Rethink Hiring (Using a Bike!)

  • When
    06 October 2020
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    VIRTUAL interactive event

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  The Greater Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Talent Development Presents

  October Coffee Talk

  How to Engage Your Audience and Rething Hiring (Using a Bike!)
  

  In a world where everything is being done “virtually”, it is more important than ever to find new, creative and fun ways to engage with your audience. Far too often, presentations are boring and lack-luster leaving participants wishing the torture would end and drifting mindlessly away to other more interesting and relevant topics even during the presentation itself. But what if things were done differently? What if we could still capture the interest and imagination of our audience while presenting meaningful, powerful new concepts that would help participants gain new skills and understanding about your topic.That’s exactly what this session is all about – demonstrating how we can engage our audience while conveying an important and relevant new skill – and not
  losing their focus and attention.

  In this session, our skill building will be focused on how to Hire and Onboard the Best Talent. And the presentation itself will demonstrate new methods for presenting, sharing and engaging your audience.

  The primary learning objectives of this presentation include:

  • Re-think how to use interactive presentation tools and techniques for virtual learning.
  • Recognizing how visual metaphors are powerful models for teaching and memory hooks.
  • Understanding how a bike is a perfect metaphor for a business.
  • Exploring new methods for hiring and on-boarding employees during this challenging economy.

  Rich Allen Rich is on a mission – to help business owners and senior leaders build radically-engaged teams so they can unlock hidden profits, allow their businesses to scale and provide business owners with new-found freedom! Rich used his practical approach to team engagement while running and growing a manufacturing business to well over $100M in annual revenues.

  Rich has published two books, "Tour de Profit – a 52 Stage Race to Grow Your Business" (2011) and "The Ultimate Business Tune Up – a Simple Yet Powerful Business Model That Will Transform the Lives of Small Business Owners" (2017). He is a high-energy speaker, strategic implementer, business owner guide and successful entrepreneur. Learn more at tourdeprofit.com! 

  This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. 

  Members may register one complimentary, registered guest.  

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• October - Transforming Learning - Caribou Coffee

  • When
    15 October 2020
  •  
    (CDT)
  • Location
    Caribou Coffee Headquarters - 3900 Lakebreeze Avenue N Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429

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  The Greater Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Talent Development Presents

  Transforming Learning

  
  

  Our October Transforming Learning program is hosted by Caribou Coffee.

  Sharing insights, learnings, and presenting their vision, learning leaders at Caribou Coffee will present how they are evolving how learning will continue to meet the needs of their business and their market.

  Agenda:
  

  Member, Guest, Host Networking

  ATD Board Welcome, Introductions

  Presentation from Host Company

  Member Q/A

  Adjourn and Networking

  
  

  This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. 

  Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest.  

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• November - Transforming Learning - Polaris

  • When
    19 November 2020
  •  
    (CST)
  • Location
    Polaris Headquarters 2100 Highway 55 Medina, MN 55340

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  The Greater Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Talent Development Presents

  Transforming Learning

  
  

  Our November Transforming Learning program is hosted by Polaris.

  Sharing insights, learnings, and presenting their vision, learning leaders at Polaris will present how they are evolving how learning will continue to meet the needs of their business and their market.

  Agenda:
  

  Member, Guest, Host Networking

  ATD Board Welcome, Introductions

  Presentation from Host Company

  Member Q/A

  Adjourn and Networking

  
  

  This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. 

  Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest.  

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