Design Thinking in L&D with Sarah Stevenson | Episode 16

A phrase you will often hear getting thrown around in the L&D space is ‘putting the learner first’, but you might wonder how many people proactively design a strategy to meet employees’ needs, rather than just the needs of the business… In this episode we’re joined by someone who is super passionate about designing experiences that are intentionally built with the learner in mind. Sarah Stevenson, Vice President, Learning and Employee Experience at Schlesinger Group, is on the show to chat about how Design Thinking has impacted her work for the better, and how you can use the principles to create some real change! Running order: 04:11 ADDIE vs. SAM 07:10 Applying Design Thinking to L&D 15:54 Getting to the MVP 20:26 Using feedback to improve your offering 24:05 Does L&D have a ‘data problem’? 26:43 You get what you measure! 27:50 Design Thinking - where do I start? 29:58 Quickfire round How to connect Find Sarah on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahkstevenson/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/