Forces of Change

Forces of Change:

1. ZD Net:
   • Distributed computing (Who does the training)
   • Netsourcing (outsourcing) (Who does the training)
   • Specific applications (Drives Media)
   • Open source (Drives Media)
   • Electronic distribution of software (Drives Media)
   • Changes in search software (such as KM, Intranets)
2. Masie Center
   • Assumptive choice (Client expectations)
   • Intensity of involvement (Client expectations)
   • Coaching (Client expectations)
   • Transaction assistance (Client expectations)
   • Team assessment (Client expectations)
   • Content libraries (cycle time)
   • Templates (cycle time)
   • Audiographics (cycle time)
   • Pricing models (marketing influence)
   • Investments (finance)
   • Massive change (driver)
3. ASTD Hot Topics:
   These are current topics, but not necessarily topics of the future!
   • Distance learning
   • Telecommuting
   • HRD competencies
   • Welfare to work
   • Executive coaching
   • Scenario planning
   • ROI
   • Career development
   • Tests
   • Customer service
   • Mentoring
   • KM
   • Corporate universities
   • Intellectual capital
   • WBT
   • Call centers
   • Globalization
   • Enterprise resource planning
4. Mager
   These are conditions:
   • Rapid change
   • Information blizzard
   • Globalization
   • Downsizing
   • Empowerment
   • Remote worksites
   • Management's ingnorance about training
   These are adaptive needs for trainers:
   • 21st century trainer
   • Performance orinetation
   • Technologically skilled
   • Socially skilled
   • Self-employable
   • Bilingual
   • International