18 episodes

Learning as we know it is changing. In order to keep up, organisations are rapidly making changes to their learning and development teams.
I'm interviewing the world's top L&D leaders to bring you their insight into how this will look, and addressing some of the tough questions L&D are facing at this time.
About your host, Rustica Lamb.
Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor and a well respected leader in the industry. 
Rustica has 25+ years experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager and mentor. She designs learning experiences and spaces which are engaging, affirming, empowering and inspiring. 
Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number of organisations, including: Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Mighty River Power, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Orion Health and Morgan & Banks. She held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015, and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012.

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Learning 3.0 with Rustica Lamb Rustica Lamb

    • Education

Learning as we know it is changing. In order to keep up, organisations are rapidly making changes to their learning and development teams.
I'm interviewing the world's top L&D leaders to bring you their insight into how this will look, and addressing some of the tough questions L&D are facing at this time.
About your host, Rustica Lamb.
Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor and a well respected leader in the industry. 
Rustica has 25+ years experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager and mentor. She designs learning experiences and spaces which are engaging, affirming, empowering and inspiring. 
Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number of organisations, including: Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Mighty River Power, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Orion Health and Morgan & Banks. She held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015, and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012.

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    Driving Positive Change Through Technology with Bodo Hoenen

    Driving Positive Change Through Technology with Bodo Hoenen

    In this podcast episode, Rustica interviews Bodo Hoenen, an entrepreneur and founder of Nolej, and Dev4X a social enterprise that is leveraging technology to improve education and learning opportunities for underprivileged children around the world. Bodo shares his inspiring stories of working in refugee camps and his innovative approach to solving complex social challenges using technology. He is a thought leader in education, technology and social entrepreneurship, and is widely recognised as a prolific writer and speaker. The conversation touches on the limitations of current learning pathways and LMS content delivery and how Bodo is creating a "Google Maps for learning" that enables people to learn for jobs that don't even exist yet.  
     
    Best moments: 
    A heart-warming story of how Bodo helped his daughter regain movement in her paralysed arm, by building her a brain-controlled exoskeleton in just five months with no medical or technical knowledge, and without any experience! How collective intelligence could solve the World's greatest challenges.Move over LMS, Google Maps for learning is here!  
    About the Guest: 
    Bodo is a renowned entrepreneur, business consultant, and speaker who has dedicated his career to driving positive change in the world. He is the founder of Nolej, and Dev4X a social enterprise that uses technology to improve access to education and learning opportunities for children in underprivileged communities worldwide. 
    Through his work with Dev4X, Bodo has demonstrated a deep commitment to using technology for good and empowering individuals and communities to achieve their full potential. In addition to his work with Dev4X, Bodo is also a prolific writer and speaker, sharing his insights and perspectives with audiences worldwide.
     
    About the host: 
    Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator, and CEO and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best-known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor, and a well-respected leader in the industry. 
    Rustica has 25+ years of experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager, and mentor. Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number and range of organisations and held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015 and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012. 
     
    In 2021 she was awarded her Masters in Technological Futures at the Tech Futures Lab. She is currently working on several tech projects, including www.findalms.io and an Augmented Reality Game that will eventually teach English to refugee children in camps around the world, bringing joy, happiness, hope, and compelling futures. 
     
    Podcast Resources: 
    Connect with your host, Rustica Lamb on LinkedIn 
    Connect with Bodo Hoenen on LinkedIn  
    Learn more about Dev4X and the brain-controlled exoskeleton Bodo built
    Learn more about Nolej 

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    • 45 min
    Learning 3.0 with Nelson Sivalingam - Author of Learning at Speed

    Learning 3.0 with Nelson Sivalingam - Author of Learning at Speed

    Summary:
    Rustica invited the CEO and Founder of HowNow (The Intelligent Learning Platform) Nelson Sivalingam back to the Learning 3.0 podcast to share his new book, Learning at Speed. In his book, he shares the nine fundamentals of creating a learning strategy on just one page, and he breaks down each of those building blocks in this insightful episode! 
    Tune in to find out why Nelson believes L&D teams should adopt a more entrepreneurial mindset!
     
    Best Moments:
    “When you embed learning within existing habits, you reduce the friction for someone to be able to access the learning they need”
    “Having an entrepreneurial mindset helps understand business, which helps L&D perform better”
     
    About the guest:
    In 2016, Nelson co-founded (and still currently is) the CEO at the educational technology company HowNow, disrupting the way in which digital learning is delivered and knowledge is monetised. He has been recognised by Virgin Media Business as one of the top 30 young innovative founders in the UK as well as one of the top Asian Stars in Tech by KPMG. He is a thought-leader on Startups and Tech contributing to publications such The Guardian, The Telegraph and Startups.co.uk, he was featured in Bloomberg's documentary on Entrepreneurial Mindset and is now the author of his very first book.  
    About your host Rustica Lamb:
    Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator, CEO and Founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best-known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor, and a well-respected leader in the industry. Rustica has 25+ years of experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager, and mentor. 
    Rustica has worked with a number of organisations, including Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Warehouse Group, Powerco, Tertiary Education Commission, and many more.
     
    In 2021 she was awarded her Masters in Technological Futures at the Tech Futures Lab. She is currently working on several tech projects, including www.findalms.io and an Augmented Reality Game that will eventually teach English to refugee children in camps around the world, bringing joy, hope, and compelling futures.
     
    In this episode we discuss:

    The inspiration behind Nelson’s first book - Learning at SpeedWhy Nelson believes the fastest learner wins by going through exponential changeDoes L&D need to adopt a more entrepreneurial mindset?Nelson’s 9 fundamentals of an L&D strategy you can create on one page 
    Podcast Resources:
    Connect with your host, Rustica Lamb, on LinkedIn
    Get a copy of Nelson’s book - Learning at Speed - with 20% off (Use code KOGANPAGE20) at checkout.
    Connect with Nelson on LinkedIn
    Learn more about HowNow
    Tune in to hear Nelson's latest Ask Me Anything podcast episode!

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    • 48 min
    Learning 3.0 with Chris Tompkins

    Learning 3.0 with Chris Tompkins

    Former Evangelist and current Director of Sales at Rustici, Chris Tompkins is my latest guest on the Learning 3.0 podcast. You definitely read that right, Chris’s first role at Rustici was ‘Evangelist’, a role he describes as explaining inherently complex software solutions to normal people. Now as Director of Sales he leads the business team to teach their customers about the latest in eLearning technology and to uphold learning standards. 
    Rustici helps elearning companies play nicely together. As the world’s leading eLearning standard experts, Rustici provide the tools and knowledge to help companies create, distribute, manage and play eLearning-compliant content. 
    Tune in to the episode to hear Chris’s captivating explanation as to why SCORM is not dead yet!
     
    About the guest:
    Known amongst his team as an innovative ping-pong player, bird expert and snowboarder, Chris has been at Rustici for over ten years. As Director of Sales Chris spends his days chatting with customers from around the globe to help tailor Rustici products to their needs, and he leads the business team, even though their sales process isn’t typical.
     
    About your host Rustica Lamb:
     
    Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator, and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best-known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor, and a well-respected leader in the industry. 
    Rustica has 25+ years of experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager, and mentor. She designs learning experiences and spaces which are engaging, affirming, empowering, and inspiring. 
    Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number and range of organisations, including Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Warehouse Group, Powerco, ScreenGuild, Tertiary Education Commision, Health Promotion Agency and many more.. She held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015 and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012. 
    In 2021 she was awarded her Masters in Technological Futures at the Tech Futures Lab. She is currently working on several tech projects, including www.findalms.io and an Augmented Reality Game that will eventually teach English to refugee children in camps around the world, brining joy, happiness, hope and opportunity.
    In this episode we discuss:
    What is SCORM and common misconceptions about itIs SCORM dead? (find out why Chris certainly doesn’t think so and how he changed Rustica’s mind!)What is Cmi5, and what are the benefits?Use cases for each of the standards 
    Podcast Resources:
    Connect with your host, Rustica Lamb, on LinkedIn
    Connect with Chris Tompkins on LinkedIn
    Learn more about Rustici
    Learn more about www.findalms.io
    Visit the Scorm.com standards website

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    • 52 min
    Learning 3.0 with Annette Leicht-Will

    Learning 3.0 with Annette Leicht-Will

    Summary
    In this podcast episode I interview Annette Leicht-Will, a Senior HR Professional, Certified Facilitator, Cultural Transformation Tools practitioner, Trainer and Coach. She has lived in Switzerland, Germany, the United States, Spain, France, and China and is currently an Agile Team Facilitator for Xero, one of New Zealand’s top 100 Tech successes.
    She is passionate about lifelong learning and continuously strives to acquire new skills. She holds an MBA, with Marketing, Human Resources, and Languages, as well as professional training qualifications. She is also fluent in English, German, French, and Spanish.
    Annette brings a wealth of knowledge in this episode, sharing not only her worldwide experience in L&D and HR, but her perspective on what Agile Learning really is.
    "For me, agile is more like a capability that doesn't have an end. It's not a process or methodology."
    Best Moments:
    “Before using Agile methodology, address fostering a curious, lifelong learner mind set, in an environment where learning from experiments is the culture”
    "Agile? Where do I start? Start with where you are at”
    "Agile is the approach of the mindset that goes with it."
    About the guest:
    Annette is a Senior HR Professional, Certified Facilitator, Cultural Transformation Tools practitioner, Trainer and Coach. Having lived in Switzerland, Germany, the United States, Spain, France and China, she thrives in multinational environments and brings a unique perspective to business.
    Over the last 25 years, she has initiated and led flexible people solutions that encourage agile working and knowledge sharing for growth. She focusses on people as the strategic priority, and collaborates with stakeholders to influence decisions, strengthen engagement, and resolve competing priorities to deliver organisational and behavioural change.
    She is passionate about lifelong learning and continuously strive to acquire new skills.
    About your host Rustica Lamb:
    Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator, and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best-known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor, and a well-respected leader in the industry. 
    Rustica has 25+ years of experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager, and mentor. She designs learning experiences and spaces which are engaging, affirming, empowering, and inspiring. 
    Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number of organisations, including Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Mighty River Power, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Orion Health, and Morgan & Banks. She held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015 and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012.
    In this episode we discuss:
    The impact feedback can have on your organisation's Agile journeyHow to apply an Agile approach to design development, analysis, and deliveryTraps to avoid in an Agile practice
    Podcast Resources:
    Connect with Annette on LinkedIn
    Get a copy of Agile People: A radical approach for HR & Managers, by Pia-Maria Thoren
    Get a copy of Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business by David J. Anderson
    Read the article in the Harvard Business Review, The Agile C-Suit
    Read the Agiles Lernen whitepaper (please note it is in German)
    Connect with your host, Rustica Lamb


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    • 35 min
    Learning 3.0 with Neha Bhardwaj

    Learning 3.0 with Neha Bhardwaj

    Summary
    What I love about hosting the Learning3.0 podcast is the amazing people I get to meet and Neha Bhardwaj is one of those! With a bluechip background working on large transformational projects in New Zealand, she really knows her stuff. She has worked for Air New Zealand, ASB, Vodafone, and she is now the CEO & Co-Founder at Cultivate.
    In this episode she clearly defines what Agile is, and how it applies to HR and L&D teams.
    I have no doubt that if your business or organisation is looking to implement wide-scale agile transformation, her and the people she can recommend are who you need to talk to.
    About the guest:
    Neha is the CEO & Co-founder at Cultivate, a CX & EX Transformation Consultant and Activator at SheEO. She is a results driven and commercially focused People Practitioner with over 15 years’ experience in specialist and generalist People & Culture roles. Neha is hugely passionate about the future of HR and how this profession is evolving, she believes that the best People strategies are human first, data driven and splashed with design thinking. 
    About your host Rustica Lamb:
    Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor and a well respected leader in the industry. 
    Rustica has 25+ years experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager and mentor. She designs learning experiences and spaces which are engaging, affirming, empowering and inspiring. 
    Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number of organisations, including: Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Mighty River Power, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Orion Health and Morgan & Banks. She held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015, and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012.
    In this episode we discuss:
    What is Agile HR?How L&D can think about learning differently, to be more agileTraps to avoid on your Agile transformation journeyHow long it takes for culture change to be embedded in an organisation
    Best moments
    CX/PX/LX what's the difference?"Don’t go the Agile route if you are not solving a problem""Agile is mindset, mindset, mindset, the rest are methodologies"Human Centred Design, design thinking, what are they and how do they relate to Agile?Do you Meet? Beat? Compete? Where business value is realised
    Podcast Resources:
    Listen to the David James Podcast with Tracey Waters from Sky TVConnect with Neha on LinkedInLearn more about CultivateHQRead ‘Agile People’ by Pia-Maria ThorenRead 'The Space Race to Build the Netflix of Learning' by Rachael ReevesLearn more about Dandy People


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    • 48 min
    Learning 3.0 with Nick Mackeson-Smith

    Learning 3.0 with Nick Mackeson-Smith

    Summary
    This podcast episode has been inspired by the David James podcast interview with Tracey Waters on Agile L&D. Tracey taught 30,000 people from a very traditional learning and development process to an agile one, and it sparked my interest to find out who's doing this in New Zealand. My good friend Emma put me in touch with Nick Mackeson-Smith, Founder and CEO of FIVE NZ who develop world-class leaders, learning strategies, and capability programmes to give people an edge in business.
    In this episode, I ask Nick key questions on what it takes to adopt the Agile way of learning in a traditional learning team, and he does not disappoint!
    About the guest:
    Nick Mackeson-Smith is the Director at Five NZ and an expert in leadership development, executive coaching, learning strategy design and implementation, culture change and engagement. He’s worked in capability and leadership in blue chip companies such as Mckinsey, Deloitte and Goldman Sachs. He’s passionate about people over process.
    About your host Rustica Lamb:
    Rustica is a learning designer, LMS consultant, edupreneur, facilitator and founder of Bloom Learning Technologies (2012). She is one of New Zealand’s best known learning and development personalities, a trusted L&D advisor and a well respected leader in the industry. 
    Rustica has 25+ years experience as an L&D Manager, eLearning designer, senior instructional designer, capability advisor, SAP trainer, facilitator, project manager and mentor. She designs learning experiences and spaces which are engaging, affirming, empowering and inspiring. 
    Rustica has worked internally and externally with a number of organisations, including: Westpac, ANZ, Ministry of Health, Contact Energy, Vodafone, Ministry of Justice, Mighty River Power, Telecom, Vodafone, Green Cross Health, Orion Health and Morgan & Banks. She held the position of Vice President for the New Zealand Association of Training and Development (NZATD) from 2012 to 2015, and was the NZATD Practitioner of the Year in 2012.
    In this episode we discuss:
    What really is Agile learning?How to adopt the Agile way of learning in a traditional learning teamHow Nick and his team built their own LMS in just 5 weeksTraps to avoid when transitioning into Agile learning
    Podcast resources:
    Listen to the David James Podcast with Tracey Waters from Sky TVConnect with Nick on LinkedInLearn more about Five NZRead 'The Space Race to Build the Netflix of Learning' by Rachael ReevesLearn more about 'The Five Moments of Need'

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    • 43 min

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