Why Classroom Training is Obsolete And a Waste of Time

Jan 09, 2017 29 Min Podcast
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Reinventing Training for the 21st century

Why Classroom Training is Obsolete And a Waste of Time is a podcast by Roshan Thiran explaining the changes in technology and people and how it is driving new ways to learn and develop people. The training industry is evolving and the old ways of training delivery that worked the past 100 years has become obsolete. The traditional “classroom training” could very soon be “dead” one day.

Now, a big question arises for corporate education and training – how do we transform this space? And what should we do to reinvent training?

Roshan Thiran from Leaderonomics shares a very different approach to future learning. It includes the following:
1. micro-learning
2. technology-based learning
3. “just-in-time” learning using AI and new technology

 

And he shares why training in general (classroom-based) especially for knowledge and information purposes is a complete waste of time

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Roshan is the Founder and “Kuli” of the Leaderonomics Group of companies. He believes that everyone can be a leader and "make a dent in the universe," in their own special ways. He is featured on TV, radio and numerous publications sharing the Science of Building Leaders and on leadership development. Follow him at www.roshanthiran.com

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