Opportunity

As head of programming for Amazon's annual global learning conference (LXDCon), I convinced the planning committee to adopt the theme "Deliver Results", one of the company's leadership principles. The invitation to facilitate a workshop at the event gave me a chance to increase the number of learning teams that produced measurable business outcomes.

Audience

Approximately 800 learning professionals across the company participated virtually (real-time and recorded) in my workshop, "Debunk the Funk: Harmonizing Your Learning Design with Learning Science".

Action

Instead of presenting PowerPoint slides, I dropped a music video that I wrote, produced, and performed in.

Impact

One hundred sixty three learning professionals and their managers joined a newly formed "Learning Analytics" community, dedicated to using data to measure learning outcomes in their organizations. The group launched an internal site to share templates, tools, and best practices.