It was 5.30 a.m. in San Diego when my wake-up alarm went off. It was time to get up to attend the Association for Talent Development (ATD) conference, which started on May 7, 2018. We got up early particularly to attend Obama’s keynote. Together with my colleague, Thijs (and over 10.000 other people who wanted to see and hear Obama speak), we walked the long cue (a few miles long!), step by step. It reminded me of that great song by the Proclaimers.
We needed more than two hours to enter the large conference ballroom, not too bad considering some people started queuing at 3 in the morning. We could feel the excitement hanging in the air: it’s hard to describe! It’s even harder to describe the ‘vibe’ when Barack Obama entered the stage for his ‘keynote interview’. What a wonderful present for the 75th anniversary of the ATD.
I had the privilege to be a presenter at two sessions at the conference: ‘Learning like van Gogh’ and as part of the panel on ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on L&D’. I now consider myself as having been a direct colleague of Obama for a few days :).
Read about Obama and my pick of other wonderful sessions at the ATD. Thijs and I returned home with a unique experience: Yes, we did!
by Dan Prontefact @dpontefract
What’s it about?
Dan Pontefract created a good, condensed overview of the three main leadership topics that Obama discussed during his ATD 2018 keynote interview.
Why read it?
Where to find it?
Obama’s Three Leadership Takeaways from The 2018 ATD Conference
by ATD staff
What’s it about?
Marcus Buckingham, known as the founder of the Strengths Revolution, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday at ATD 2018. The title of his presentation was ‘Love + Work’.
Why read it?
Where to find it?
Buckingham to Encourage Attendees To Be Freethinking Leaders
By @ElaineBiech
What’s it about?
Elaine Biech promotes the idea that learning design is both science and art (and wrote a book about it) and suggested how to apply this idea at work during her wonderful session.
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By by Zsolt Olah @rabbitoreg (and praise for Clark Quinn @Quinnovator)
What’s it about?
Zsolt ‘confesses’ that he’s a ‘Gen X-er’ and not a Millenial and what that means for the way he prefers to learn (fun!)). Inspired by Clark Quinn and the Debunkers Club who gathered at ATD.
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