The L&D Dispatch

You can deliver 'ROI' without changing behavior

But do you deserve the credit?

Nov 24 • 

Ross Dickie

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Harry Potter and the three-year strategy

How the magical quickly becomes the mundane.

Nov 10 • 

Ross Garner

3

Why organizations still need learning designers

Friction is a feature of LXD, not a bug.

Nov 3 • 

Ross Dickie

3

October 2025

Learning equals behaviors, behaviors equal outcomes

No more tilting at the impact windmill.

Oct 20 • 

Ross Garner

The unbearable weight of being empathetic

How the overly empathetic manager is as bad as the manager with no empathy.

Oct 6 • 

Ross Garner

2

September 2025

Time really is money

So, why should organizations be willing to spend it on L&D?

Sep 22 • 

Ross Dickie

Is compliance on the cusp of breaking?

Why tick-box training is no longer enough.

Sep 8 • 

Ross Garner

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August 2025

It's not your job to create content.

But that doesn't mean you don't have to be creative.

Aug 25 • 

Ross Dickie

4

Workplace learning: The coffee room vs the classroom

Building informal and formal learning into the workplace.

Aug 18 • 

Ross Garner

3

How do we design 'engaging' learning?

For that matter, what does 'engaging' even mean?...

Aug 11 • 

Ross Dickie

5

July 2025

Guest post: Evaluation or justification?

Carl Akintola asks if your outcome was ever in doubt.

Jul 28 • 

Ross Garner

Yes, you can isolate the impact of learning

But that doesn't mean that you need to do so for every project.

Jul 21 • 

Ross Dickie

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