Power Hour Taking Advantage of Disruptions in Off-The-Shelf Learning Content Business

Taking Advantage of Disruptions in Off-The-Shelf Learning Content Business

Thursday | Aug 20, 2020 | 11 AM ET

Technology disruptions can be a big sink for any business, if not handled well. Off-the-shelf learning providers have witnessed multiple such disruptions in the last few years, the latest one being Flash sunsetting. Such disruptions could result in huge capital expenditure or delay go-to-market plans, adversely impacting the bottom line in either case.

As the CEO or senior leader of an off-the-shelf learning organization, how do you handle such challenges? Is there a way you can leverage these disruptions to your advantage? Can you design a business model that can evolve with market requirements? How can you use your existing resources to turn such disruptions into an opportunity?

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get the answers to all these questions from people who have witnessed such disruptions first-hand and successfully transitioned their businesses out of them? We bring to you one such exclusive opportunity. Join us for Harbinger Power Hour, a one-of-its-kind virtual roundtable, on Aug 20, 11 AM Eastern Time, where several L&D leaders will share their perspective and experiences on taking advantage of technology disruptions in off-the-shelf learning content business.

It can’t get better than this. You certainly don’t want to miss this power-packed session.

Key Takeaways

Recognize the signs that indicate the need for making a business model transition

Analyze the factors that you need to consider to successfully handle such disruptions

Review some cases where off-the-shelf learning providers have pivoted their business models in view of technological disruptions

Leverage your ecosystem to provide better value to customers

Meet Your Host, Dr. Vikas Joshi

Dr. Vikas Joshi is a business leader who is passionate about product development and technology entrepreneurship. His mission is to help create software products that make a difference. A key part of that mission is to inspire tech professionals and entrepreneurs to grow and develop.

Panelists

FRANK A. RUSSELL

Founder and CEO

Prositions

Frank is a serial entrepreneur and currently the Founder and CEO at Prositions which is a leading provider of microlearning content and mobile learning software. He has consulted and advised a number of organizations nationally and internationally and was named CEO of the Year at the 2009 Prometheus Awards sponsored by the Technology Association of Iowa. He was voted to Training Industry’s 2007 list of the “Most Influential Training Professionals” by his peers in the industry and was named the Entrepreneur of the Year by the Des Moines Business Record.

DEHUMO BICKERSTETH

Owner and Principal Consultant

DTB Services

Dehumo is the owner and principal consultant of DTB Services. He set up DTB Services because he believes the learning and development profession can do a lot more to help people integrate and leverage experiences from all aspects of their lives to achieve success with fulfilment in each aspect of their life – professional, religious and social.

DESIREE PINDER

E-Learning Consultant

XP Learning

Desiree Pinder is a Gamification Master Craftsman and has led her teams in creating award-winning e-learning programs. She is the co-founder of Artisan Learning and an instructional designer and developer at XP Learning, Inc., where they create learning that sticks by helping people gain valuable eXPerience points through their learning.

MICHAEL SCHREINER

Vice President of Content

Vector Solutions

Michael is a Learning & Development executive at Vector Solutions with over 20 years of experience leading the functional and strategic activities of learning and development teams. His current responsibilities at Vector Solutions involve formulating a vision for content design, development and delivery, creating the content strategy, and aligning his teams with a strategic vision to execute upon.

NICOLE PROLOW

Training Development Specialist

Nicole is a passionate learning and training development professional with keen focus on developing engaging and interactive eLearning courseware for the energy driven industry. Her past rich experience in the education management space has been commendable with primary focus being on making early education fun and joyful for children

RAHUL SINGH

Senior General Manager

Harbinger Interactive Learning

Rahul is a digital learning enthusiast who is passionate about helping organizations solve business challenges through the intervention of learning technologies. During his 15-year career in digital learning, he has helped global organizations spread across industry verticals, implement multiple new initiatives around their digital learning strategy.

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