What: Redesign Your Knowledge Blobs to Accelerate Behavior Change!
When: Thursday, June 24th; 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Where: Roosevelt University Schaumburg Campus Room 714
1400 North Roosevelt Boulevard
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4348

Directions:

1. Take I-90 W / I-94 W
2. Continue to follow I-90 W Partial toll road - 23.1 mi
3. Take the Arlington Heights Rd exit Toll road - 0.4 mi
4. Turn right at S Arlington Heights Rd - 0.1 mi
5. Take the 1st left onto W Algonquin Rd/IL-62 W - 0.8 mi
6. Turn left at Golf Rd/IL-58 W - 1.9 mi
7. Slight right at McConnor Pkwy - 0.6 mi
8. Turn left at N Roosevelt Blvd Destination will be on the right - 328 ft
9. Arrive at: 1400 N Roosevelt Blvd Schaumburg, IL (Roosevelt University - Schaumburg Campus)

From: Woodfield Mall

1. Head north on Perimeter Dr toward Access Rd - 0.4 mi
2. Take the 3rd right onto Roosevelt Blvd - 0.4 mi
3. Make a U-turn at McConnor Pkwy Destination will be on the right - 377 ft
4. Arrive at: 1400 N Roosevelt Blvd

(Roosevelt University - Schaumburg Campus)

Click here for more specific directions from various locations around the Chicago Metropolitan area.

In this workshop you will see how the latest thinking in behavioral economics and cognitive design can be applied to the problem of learning transfer. The problem is caused by knowledge blobs or structures that are too big, abstract and flat. You will see how coupling motivation, conceptual knowledge and know-how on specially designed decks of 3x5 cards can accelerate behavior change in any domain, especially those involving soft skills. You will learn how to author and use knowledge cards as a training, coaching and community-building technique.

8:30 AM Registration, 9:00 AM program begins

Moderator
Colleen Enghauser [cenghauser@cedarinteractive.com]

RSVP Please RSVP to Colleen Enghauser at cenghauser@cedarinteractive.com.

Presenter Bio: Mark Clare has over 20 years of experience in strategic change, design thinking and technology with leading Fortune 200 companies that include 3M and Allstate. Mr. Clare is author of the book Knowledge Assets and the Cognitive Design Blog. He holds two patents in artificial intelligence and knowledge management. Before starting New Value Streams, Mark Clare held many technical and several executive positions including vice president of Parkview Health. He is an adjunct instructor at Northwestern, where he teaches, with an emphasis on applied cognitive science, in the learning and organizational change and medical informatics programs. Mr. Clare holds an MS in physics, an MA in philosophy, and is a trained Six Sigma Black Belt.

What: Leading a Global Competency Initiative - Challenges and Lessons Learned
When: Thursday, June 17, 2010
6 – 6:30 p.m. networking
6:30 – 8:15 p.m. program
Where: American Lung Association
55 West Wacker (corner of Dearborn and Wacker), Suite 800 (8th floor)
Chicago , IL 60601

Parking is available on Dearborn and Lake Streets (Goodman Theatre parking garage)

You want to implement competencies in your organization. The need and value are glaringly obvious, but does everybody look at you like you just stepped out of a UFO?

This session highlights a case study which is two years into a three year initiative. A 1000+ global consulting organization is spearheading a competency-based professional development for an enterprise software company. The initiative includes competency definition, assessment, tracking, integration of job models, and performance management. This session highlights strategies to obtain and keep sponsor support from all levels of the organization, manage the change, secure participation of SMEs, and implementation.

Presenter Bio: Jeff Filo, CPLP leads the curriculum development team for the consulting organization at PTC, the world's 10th largest independent software company.

R.S.V.P. to Naomi Berkove: nberkove@owpp.com; 312-960-8108

Date: Friday, July 16, 2010
Time:   7:30 – 9:00 am, 9-10 optional open discussion, networking
Location:    Northern Trust, 181 W. Madison - 7th floor, Chicago
Topic: SuccessFactors Implementation at TransUnion

RSVP REQUIRED for building access. If you did not attend any meetings thus far in 2010, you must send an email to lw56@ntrs.com at Northern Trust to be able to attend the meeting.

In 2009, TransUnion began implementation of 5 modules of SuccessFactors (Goal Management, Associate Profile, Career Development Planning, Performance Management, and Succession Management).

The implementation involved approximately 3,000 associates across 14 countries.

The goal of implementing SuccessFactors was to build a technology foundation which would allow:

• Data to be stored in a single, global, centralized web-based database, accessed anytime via the Internet.
• Corporate-wide goals to be aligned and clear to all associates so everyone would understand how their daily work impacts the overall strategy.
• Leaders and managers access to real-time dashboards and reporting to have visibility into how the organization is progressing against goals, hold their group accountable on development and provide feedback to help improve performance.
• Associates to continually update skills, experience, knowledge and interests to promote cross-company collaboration and help leaders make more informed organizational and talent decisions.

During this presentation, the focus will be on reviewing the overall scope of the implementation, understanding the change management implications of the project and discussing ways to increase user adoption.

Presenter Bio: The session will be led by project manager Katie Coleman and executive sponsor Phil Garrison from TransUnion. Katie is a Team Lead in the Organizational Development department and Phil is the Director of Organizational Development and HR Services.

Moderator: IC-PDN moderator – Deb Krause Deb628@sbcglobal.net

Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Time:   8:00 am to 9:30 am
Location:    Infogix, 1240 E. Diehl, 3rd Floor Training Room, Naperville, Il 60563 http://www.infogix.com/about/direction
Topic: Trends in Social Media in the Workplace

RSVP REQUIRED : http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?85A1CDDF8DC3D3D4

During this session, Lori Threatt, MSE, PMP and President and CEO of Power Analysis, Inc., will talk with us about:

· Trends in Social Media and how companies are leveraging it in their operations with customers and staff
· Effectively using systems to select, develop and engage employees
· Social Media Policy best practices

PRESENTER:  Lori Threatt, MSE, PMP is President and CEO of Power Analysis, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in planning, developing and implementing solutions that empower organizations to maximize their web and information technology investment.  As a seasoned technology entrepreneur, Lori serves on the faculty of the Joseph Business School where she instructs entrepreneurs on social media and ecommerce and she is a member of the strategy team for the Project Eden NGO (Non-Governmental Agency) economic development agency whose mission is to eradicate poverty in third world countries, one community at a time.  Lori holds a MS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

More about the Internal Consulting West PDN

What: North Shore PDN Meeting
When: December 18, 2009 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (Directions)
1905 W. Field Court in Lake Forest (in Conway Park near I-94 and Route 60)

The focus of the meeting is to celebrate the upcoming Holiday Season and to discuss the following three questions:

- What's new with you?

- What new things have you heard or learned about the field of Workplace Learning and Performance?

- What do you need?

RSVP to Ken Phillips at ken@phillipsassociates.com.

What: Mentoring "Millennials"
When: Thursday, May 20, 2010; 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Where: Kenneth Young Community Center - 1001 Rohlwing Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007

Come join Randy Emelo (Triple Creek) and Mark Kolehmainen (Northern Trust) as they lead a discussion on the evolution of organizational enterprise mentoring. This session will take a look at "Millennial Mentoring" and explore how meaningful connections can take place through various types of mentoring engagements. Join us as we tell the story of one person's mentoring journey. We will examine how enterprise mentoring played a role in their success and how they built a network of advisors throughout all phases of their career. Mark will also share Northern Trust's story of how they have created a culture of mentoring over the last several years and have more than 20% of their entire population engaged in mentoring processes.

RSVP: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AJGQ4478Q

Cost: All members welcome to this session free of charge. If you are not a current member of the Northwest PDN, but would like to be, click here to register. There is an annual fee of $10.00

Facilitator Bios: Randy Emelo, President and CEO of Triple Creek, has devoted much of his life to helping others learn and develop, and his passion for mentoring and helping people with professional development continues to drive his life today. Randy has over 20 years of experience in management, training and leadership development. He led the design and development of Triple Creek's award-winning web-based mentoring program, Open Mentoring®, and has guided the company to become the market leader in web-based mentoring with users in over 56 countries. A prolific author, Randy writes Triple Creek's monthly newsletter on mentoring that reaches 28,000 subscribers and has authored numerous articles and research papers on topics related to mentoring, collaboration, innovation and creativity, management practices, and leadership development for Triple Creek and such publications as T+D, Chief Learning Officer, and Learning Circuits. He has also given numerous talks and presentations on such topics to varied audiences. Randy holds a master's degree in organizational design and effectiveness from the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, CA.
 
Mark Kolehmainen is a Vice President at The Northern Trust Company. He is a Senior Training
Consultant on the Strategic Program Development Team and is the Program Manager for mentoring at Northern Trust. Mark has over 14 years of experience in instructional design, e-learning management and development. Prior to joining Northern Trust in September, 2001, Mark was the Director of Projects at Kaleidoscope Multimedia, and a Project Manager at Cognitive Arts.

Moderator: John Kelly ( northwestchicagopdn@gmail.com )                

Directions:  click here for directions.   

Parking: Please park and enter via the North door (not the main entrance).

What: Social Networking in Real Time- using the ASTD Competency Model as a professional development roadmap
When: September 15, 2010; 6:00 PM- 8:30 PM
Where: Roosevelt University, Alumni Hall
Schaumburg, Illinois
Directions: Driving: http://www.roosevelt.edu/CampusCommunity/Schaumburg/MapsAndDirections.aspx

CTA Shuttle Service: http://www.roosevelt.edu/CampusCommunity/Shuttle.aspx

Join the CCASTD Student Special Interest Group in an evening of networking and professional development guidance using the ASTD Competency Model.

This event is open to CCASTD Members as well as local students and professionals looking to join CCASTD. A membership raffle will take place during the event to discount the first year’s membership for one lucky winner. This will be a great chance to meet local “movers and shakers” in the industry while gaining some insight on networking with a purpose.

Format:
A “crackerbarrel” style event featuring opening remarks by Deb Pastors on the value of CCASTD and the ASTD Competency Model in the professional development of participants. Participants will have the opportunity to sit at one of several tables where a subject matter expert will identify what area of the model their topic can address as well as provide professional development resources. Participants will have the chance to sit at a total of three tables during three 20 minute sessions. There will also be a general networking opportunity so that participants can obtain handouts from tables they were unable to visit during one of the three sessions offered. The event will close with a group discussion facilitated by two current students or recent graduates who will share best practices in networking and professional development with the group. Participants can ask questions and also share their own best practices with the group.

Prior to the event, participants will be asked to identify what foundational and focus areas of the ASTD Competency Model they are looking to develop. Subject matter experts will identify what foundational and focus areas of the model their resources can provide at the beginning of each session they facilitate.

Who should attend?

• Students and recent graduates seeking networking and professional development guidance
• T&D professionals in the field seeking the same
• CCASTD members seeking an opportunity to gain added value in their membership

Confirmed presenters include:

• Deb Pastors (CCASTD President)
• Dennis Glenn (CCASTD Social Media)
• Chris Franzen (CCASTD Volunteering and Mentoring)
• Jolie Marshall (WLPI, CPLP)
• Louann Swedberg (Training Today Magazine)
• Amy Krenzke, Monte Nix-Hodges, Janie Rollinson (CCASTD Student Interest Group)
• Yolanda Gomez (Membership)
• Local employers
• and more…

Facebook | CCASTD Student Interest Group Meeting

Moderator: Catherine Marienau, CCASTD University Relations Chairperson

RSVP: Please RSVP to socmediaccastdsig@gmail.com