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Totara 19 is here!
Totara V19 has just released, and with the release, it is now much easier to manage goals and personal development. The new Totara Perform features help employees and managers work together better. For example, Goal Tasks break big goals into smaller, actionable steps. Linked Courses connect learning directly to goals, helping people gain the necessary…
A tikanga-forward approach to onboarding success
When we bring new people into the team, we usually have three main goals: We want our new people to be engaged with the organisation, which includes being connected with their team. We want them to be able to contribute in their role as soon as possible. And we want to set them up for…
Values alignment key to successful change?
This 2008 research paper from Emerald Insight – Achieving organisational change through values alignment – investigates the importance of values alignment in successful change strategies. It concludes that widespread resistance to organisational change is caused by a failure of current organisational change strategies to attend to a values alignment process for all those people affected…
How is AI influencing change management?
This article from Primeast explores how AI is impacting change management. It argues that in the change space, AI is transforming task management and improving the effectiveness of change management by driving efficiency, providing predictive insights and automating routine tasks. It argues that with a more agile, data-driven approach, AI helps change managers lead smoother…
We won the NZATD award for Best Online Learning Project!
We are over the moon to have won the NZATD Best Online Learning Project alongside Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora for the National Cervical Screening e-learning modules that we developed! This was very much a team effort, with close collaboration between Te Whatu Ora’s clinical experts and Synapsys learning designers. Te Whatu Ora…
Synapsys is turning 20!
Kia ora! This month we’re off for a knees-up to celebrate that we’ve been supporting change in Aotearoa for 20 years. When we started out in 2004, the world was a simpler place. Learning was the domain of Human Resources and we helped HR teams deliver value across their businesses. We learnt though that…
New client top ticket items #1: Making change stick
We have the privilege of working across a broad range of sectors and organisations. So, it’s interesting that we often find new clients asking the same questions. In this series of posts, we’ll cut across the most common challenges occupying people’s minds. Here’s a big one: How do we get confidence that we’ll achieve sustainable…
Exciting features of Totara v18
As a Totara Gold Partner, the Synapsys’ team is excited to work with the latest Totara v18! Among numerous new features, two stand out as particularly exciting for us! Firstly, the capability to duplicate learning programs significantly reduces administrative time. Whether you are a course administrator, a system administrator, or a course creator, you can…
Navigating Change: The Path Ahead with Synapsys NZ
Kia ora, At the end of each year we always feel tired, ready for a break. December 2023 felt different. There was a real sense of exhaustion across the board. We felt the relentless acceleration of change and the pressure to keep assimilating to it. We felt economic pressures – on us personally and on…
Synapsys take on big L&D trends for 2024
TrainingIndustry.com have identified three big L&D trends for 2024. Here’s our take on them, and a couple of others you may want to consider as well. 1. AI, EI, and growth mindset take centre stage. It’s difficult to disagree with the idea that responding to AI, building emotional intelligence, and having a growth mindset (being…
Merry Christmas from the Synapsys Team
Kia Ora Synapsys Whānau! As we wrap up an awesome, albeit challenging year, the Synapsys NZ crew came together to reflect on the year and think about the road ahead. We had a great time discussing ways of strengthening our relationships with our partners and extending a welcome to new members of our Synapsys whānau….
Navigating AI Challenges in Workplace Learning – podcast
In this very interesting episode of the Learning While Working Podcast Lars Hyland and Matt Linaker from Totara discuss how to navigate the challenges of AI in workplace learning. Lars emphasised the idea that generating content at a faster pace with the help of AI tools might not be advantageous if there is no connection…
AI Image Generators: Their Potential and Impact in Creative Work
We have been exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) image generators – how they work, what they do, and if we can see a potential use of them in our work. AI content tools are currently a subject of discussion, and it is important to understand their functionality to make informed decisions about their usage. AI generators…
The SOLO Taxonomy; finding the Goldilocks Zone for learning activities
We believe that understanding the goals of a workplace learning solution is essential for creating the best experiences. If you’re clear about why your organisation wants your team to learn something, you’re in the best place to choose the optimal learning activities. It is helpful to determine how much depth of understanding is required for…
Effective governance of Learning Management System (LMS) – why is it still a struggle?
Iris Vermeren makes the important point in her article that you need to be clear about your learning strategy and goals if you’re going to get the most out of your LMS. Sounds simplistic, doesn’t it? It’s a no-brainer that an understanding of effective governance of your Learning Management System (LMS) is vital for creating…
Learning Objectives as a House Design Metaphor
The thing about learning objectives is that they can be compared to designing a house. Just as you need to know the specific requirements of a person when building a house, you also need to understand the needs of learners when defining learning objectives. For instance, consider a family with three children, who are…
Achieving Competency Excellence: Public Trust’s upgrade of TrustEd with Totara TXP16!
It’s one thing to create a competency framework for your organisation, but many find the process of effectively measuring staff achievement against it a much bigger challenge. Key to achieving this is a technology platform that makes the connection between frameworks, development pathways, and learning opportunities. Public Trust‘s recent upgrade of their TrustEd competency…
Digital Transformation: From tech change to behaviour change (5 of 5)
Go live is the real start line This is the fifth and final article in the series on ensuring your technology projects leverage learning to deliver the change and business value they are supposed to. Curious about what we discussed previously? Check out the previous articles! Part 1. “Using learning to make technology projects stick”…
Digital Transformation: From tech change to behaviour change (4 of 5)
Change happens when people get it This is the fourth article in the series on ensuring your technology projects deliver the change and business value they are supposed to. Read the first article here “Using learning to make technology projects stick” Read the second article here “Vision, what vision?“ Read the third article here “Change starts…
Digital Transformation: From tech change to behaviour change (3 of 5)
Change starts when the programme starts This is the third article in the series on ensuring your technology projects deliver the change and business value they are supposed to. Read the first article here “Using learning to make technology projects stick” Read the second article here “Vision, what vision?“ We all know the well-worn ‘truths’ about…
Digital Transformation: From tech change to behaviour change (2 of 5)
Vision, what vision? This is the second article in the series on ensuring your technology projects deliver the change and business value they are supposed to. Read the first article here “Using learning to make technology projects stick” Technology projects are an answer to a problem. Looking through business cases for tech implementations, we often…
Digital Transformation: From tech change to behaviour change (1 of 5)
Using learning to make technology projects stick Deloitte‘s recent “The nine trends reshaping government in 2023” report speaks of silos inside government shifting to collaborative ecosystems. Driven by trends such as accelerated technology and the rise of networked power, it describes how governments around the world are tailoring public services, bridging data networks and moving…
Staying Current in a Changing World
We know that transformation and adaptability are key to organisations thriving and growing. But transformation can be hard. Remaining current though? That’s much easier. Or is it? What is ‘current’ is subject to change, and might not be current in six months’ time. So what does ‘current’ mean for us, and the work we do?…