Segment 15(17) – Georgia LEARNS 2018 Planning

[Paul Terlemezian]

If we were in the "Bumper Sticker" business we might have created the following

• Georgia LEARNS 2011 - "The Five Hour Lunch D.A.T.E."
• Georgia LEARNS 2012 - "The Jenny Trautman Show"
• Georgia LEARNS 2013 - "Better Conversations"
• Georgia LEARNS 2014 - "A Provocative Collision of Ideas" http://uniqueinstincts.com/2014/10/09/a-provocative-collision-of-id...
• Georgia LEARNS 2015 -  Serendipitous Segment 17 - http://georgialearnsnow.ning.com/forum/topics/serendipitous-segment...
• Georgia LEARNS 2016 - Crowd-Designed Solutions
• Georgia LEARNS 2017 - Accountable Learning Organization
• Georgia LEARNS 2018 - ????????

Please answer any or all of these "Blue Ocean" Questions by replying below:

1. What do you value the most  from Georgia LEARNS?
2. What do you suggest we eliminate?
3. What do you suggest we diminish?
4. What do you suggest we increase?
5. What do you suggest we do that has never been done before?

[Matt Meador]

1. What do you value the most from Georgia LEARNS? I say it's Panel discussions, Roundtable discussions, Being around members of the community that want to be apart of a larger movement. 
2. What do you suggest we eliminate? Absolutely Nothing
3. What do you suggest we diminish? let's change the way we do the panelists- they may record their comments through OnQ and we can engage the videos as we observe it, and it can stay open after the conference.  
4. What do you suggest we increase? Roundtable discussions... Social Media Discussions aimed at thoughts and ideas during breakout sessions- promotes marketing and publicity as well. 
5. What do you suggest we do that has never been done before? Post the whole conference via Twitter (you may have done this, but do this more!) Create a Slack App Community for members to access via mobile.Let's change the way we do the panelists- they may record their comments through OnQ and we can engage the videos as we observe it, and it can stay open after the conference.  

         Matt Meador @MetHerMade 

[Paul Terlemezian]

Thanks, Matt - I am in discussions with onQ and agree that this is worth a try!

[Justin Hackney]

1. What do you value the most  from Georgia LEARNS?

The honest dialogue about actually solving problems without a "catch" or sales pitch every second. Most importantly, I value the connections with like-minded folks. 

2. What do you suggest we eliminate?

Will have to get back to you on that! Can't think of anything. 

3. What do you suggest we diminish?

I feel this is similar to question 2

4. What do you suggest we increase?

A number of things: 

- take the conversation to either Facebook or LinkedIn Groups. Both platforms have made huge changes in the way their groups operate. They are designed to foster dialogue. 

- Increase the amount of people outside the HR/ learning space. We have talked in length about involving HR and Training departments in the board room. But we need more sales execs, CEOs, business owners, etc. in order to make this happen. It would interesting to hear more from "them". 

- Governmental representation

5. What do you suggest we do that has never been done before?

Making it out to every event can be difficult. Webinar workshops can be useful to keep the conversation going. It could be invitation only using Zoom conference calls. It wouldn't take much resources to put on and I think it would increase participation. 

[Paul Terlemezian]

Justin - thank you - the idea of Zoom conference calls is intriguing!

[Brent Darnell]

How they are endeavoring to further learning!

Informational sessions.

Old ways of doing things.

In depth, experiential workshops.

Approach VCs and raise money to change the learning world.

[Paul Terlemezian]

Brent - thank you - 4& 5 are particularly intriguing!

[Jennifer Copland]

What do you value the most from Georgia LEARNS?

Since I am new to the group I am looking forward to building relationships with other learning professionals and sharing knowledge to help solve problems.

 What do you suggest we eliminate?
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 What do you suggest we diminish?
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 What do you suggest we increase?
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 What do you suggest we do that has never been done before?

I like Todd’s idea of a service project and Justin’s thoughts on adding webinars. I think that adding options to participate remotely is always a good option and would be appealing to a lot of people.

[Paul Terlemezian]

Thanks Jen - building relationships is 100% aligned with our goals - and not only with other learning professionals - we also want to have relationships with entrepreneurs and investors.

Service projects are a great way to build relationships. We will be doing some and are open to suggestions and help.

Remote participation is important - especially if it results in building relationships!