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Retention RanchDesigning Collaborative Learning in Vertical SaaS: Lynn Esker on Customer Engagement at NovoEdLynn Esker from NovoEd joins Retention Ranch to discuss how enterprise learning platforms can boost long-term customer engagement by putting collaboration at the core. NovoEd serves Fortune 500 companies with cohort-based learning experiences designed to drive strategic behavior change — not just check the box. Lynn breaks down how experiential marketing and a unique ABM strategy drive demand, why true adoption starts with shared context across teams, and how platform learning can align organizations around culture, connection, and capability. A powerful listen for CS and product teams building engagement through enablement.
2025-07-2211 min
Listening With Leaders303 - Revolutionizing Online Learning Through Experiential Education with NovoEd's Farnaz RonaghiYour host, Doug Noll, talks with the Co-founder and CPTO of NovoEd, Farnaz Ronaghi. Farnaz shares her journey from Iran to Stanford, where whe co-founded NovoEd, inspired by technology entrepreneurship. Farnaz highlights NovoEd's mission to enhance online education through experiential learning, emphasizing collaboration and feedback. They explore the role of AI in education, the importance of listening in leadership, and strategies for navigating difficult conversations. Farnaz's vision for Novo d includes scenario-based learning and mentoring software, aiming to transform education and foster effective communication within organizations.To learn more about Farnaz's work, click HERE and...
2025-03-2023 min
Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business - CIO & IT Leader Interviews, Digital Transformation, Digital InnovationEnhancing Employee Learning Through AI with Farnaz Ronaghi of NovoEdThis week, David Wright is joined by Farnaz Ronaghi, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at NovoEd, to discuss how AI transforms employee learning, the shift in enterprise SaaS and the key leadership lessons she has learned while scaling a company. They explore the role of curiosity in leadership, the challenges of growing a team and how enterprises are rethinking their approach to learning and development.Key Takeaways:(03:16) Prototyping ideas is easier than ever with AI.(05:17) Finding the right career path takes exploration, persistence and support from mentors...
2025-02-2335 min
Demand Generation Club PodcastJacob Nikolau - NovoEDIn this episode of The Demand Generation Club podcast, Franco Caporale interviews Jacob Nikolau, the head of product marketing at NovoEd. Jacob shares his journey into B2B marketing and product marketing, emphasizing the importance of understanding customers' needs and effectively communicating complex technology products to the market. He also discusses the significance of niche positioning in the SaaS industry and how it can differentiate a company from its competitors. Additionally, Jacob explores the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in account-based marketing (ABM) and highlights the potential of AI-powered personalization in cold email campaigns. Finally, he offers career advice...
2024-02-0618 min
Future-Focused with Christopher LindRevolutionizing Corporate Learning: The Future of Learning Experiences with Todd Moran @ NovoEdIn this conversation, I chat with Todd Moran, the Chief Learning Strategist at NovoEd about the future of learning experience. We talked about their evoloution and how NovoEd is changing the game by creating personalized learning journeys.
We delved into the importance of human interaction in learning and how tech like NovoEd is using cohort-based learning to drive engagement and create a sense of community among learners. We also discussed the importance of integrating with other HR systems to streamline learning and development and improve data accuracy.
We also touched on the power of storytelling...
2023-04-041h 00
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 12: "How is an organization like a human body?" with Chris Forando from SubwayIn this episode Todd and Alex interview Chris Forando, Sr. Director, Head of Organization Effectiveness at Subway. Chris explores how an organization is like a human body - its structure its skeleton, its people its muscle - and dissects the organizational joints, ligaments, and tendons that enable alignment at scale. He shares takeaways from his time as a Senior Instructor at the US Coast Guard Academy's obstacle course "The Crucible" - an 8-hour experience designed to test cadets' physical, mental and cognitive capabilities and facilitate the emergence of leadership. Chris also touches on Edward Lorenz's chaos theory and Ikujiro N...
2023-02-0344 min
Performance Matters | A 5 Moments of Need® Podcast Series2023 Learning & HR Trends: Where Workflow Learning Can Make a DifferenceThe start to a new year wouldn't be complete without a look ahead!
In this first episode of 2023, hosts Bob Mosher and Conrad Gottfredson comb through current trends, statistics, and usage reports with APPLY team member Brooke Thomas-Record to discuss opportunities where workflow learning will have a real impact this year—and beyond.
Specifically, the team dug deeper into these four workplace trends:
Reskilling/Upskilling
Improving the Employee Experience
Supporting Internal Mobility
Pivoting Toward Hybridization
Download or listen now to ensure your organization remains relevant and works to put performance first this year!
List of res...
2023-01-0941 min
Learning While Working PodcastRethinking online assessments as social experiences with Todd MoranTodd Moran joins the show to talk about the social aspect of assessment including peer assessment, handling pushback from learning designers and other stakeholders, and some more effective methods of online assessments that quizzes.About Todd MoranTodd’s professional career has spanned start-ups to non-profits and large multinationals, and his current role at NovoEd as the Chief Learning Strategist. From the megatrends in learning and enterprise collaboration to technology evaluation and implementation, to the ‘people’ side of organisational change and talent development, he covers the gamut of understanding what it takes to enable a succes...
2023-01-0620 min
Edtech InsidersMaking Enrollment Equitable with Greg Bybee of Avela LearningSend us a textGreg Bybee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Avela Education and the Co-Founder of PoliScribe. Greg was an early employee at NovoEd where he ultimately ran every business function from marketing to business development and customer success, and ultimately helped sell the company to Fidelity.Previously, he was a Fellow at NewSchools Venture Fund, the first product manager at Coursera, an advisor to Renren’s expansion into education, the lead for VMware’s vCloud Suite launch, and a strategic counselor to Fortune 500 executives at McKinsey & Company. He's also an advis...
2022-09-1943 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 11: "How do you build the cultural competencies needed to thrive in a global workforce?" with Kate Berardo from Meta / FacebookIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Kate Berardo - Vice President, Leader Development at Meta / Facebook. Kate discusses the importance of cultural self-awareness today for the broader workforce and how to build the cultural competencies needed to thrive. She also examines why true leadership necessitates being able to lead people from a variety of different backgrounds and sheds light on the value of championing and self-coaching.
2022-07-2147 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 10: "How do Disney’s teams collaborate to create seamless and magical guest experiences?" with author and former Disney VP Dan CockerellIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Dan Cockerell - Disney Keynote Speaker, former Vice President of Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios and the Author of "How's the Culture in Your Kingdom?: Lessons from a Disney Leadership Journey." Dan shares the techniques that he used to help employees manage unexpected events at Disney World and explores how Disney’s teams collaborate cross-functionally and interdepartmentally to create seamless and magical experiences for its guests. He also examines the consequences of not giving effective feedback and its bearing on organizational culture.
2022-07-2152 min
Advancing ALL WomenHow Tech Supports Remote Work Culture and Leadership DevelopmentThis week on Advancing ALL Women, we're discussing 'How Tech Can Support Remote Work Culture and Leadership Development' with guests Denise Brouder. Founder + Head of Data & Insights, SWAYworkplace, and Todd Moran, Chief Learning Strategist, NovoEd. We'll discuss how tech is facilitating widespread changes in how our workplaces function, and how innovative digital learning solutions are changing the game in learning and development.
2022-07-1500 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 9: "What is Directed Performance Support (DPS) and how can it reduce disparities between work and learning?" with Adam Neaman from The D.E. Shaw GroupIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Adam Neaman - Vice President, Learning & Development at The D.E. Shaw Group. Adam examines his alternative approach to fictional simulation-based training: "Directed Performance Support" (DPS), and how it reduces disparities between work and learning. Adam also dissects the value of sacrificing comfort for interest and challenge at work and shares his take on the relationship between knowledge transmission and knowledge creation.
2022-07-1241 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 8: "How do you facilitate serendipity and synchronicity in remote work environments?" with Carol Sinko from Publicis GroupeIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Carol Sinko - Senior Vice President, Marcel Classes Global Lead at Publicis Groupe. Carol explains how Marcel’s custom algorithms connect Publicis Groupe's 85,000+ employees to its learning assets and to one another, reflects on how to facilitate synchronicity and serendipity in remote work environments, and shares her take on how to make really complex concepts user friendly for optimal learning.
2022-05-1842 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 7: "Why is social learning so effective in developing communities of engagement and learning?" with Rebecca Stein from the University of PennsylvaniaIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Rebecca Stein - Executive Director of the Online Learning Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania. Rebecca shares her take on capacity building and why social learning is so effective in developing communities of engagement and learning, as demonstrated through the GREAT (Groups for Economic Applied Thinking) and SAIL (Structured, Active, In-class Learning) programs at Penn. Rebecca also reflects on her time in basic training as part of the Israeli Defense Force and its unique connection to instructional design.
2022-05-1438 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 6: "What is the relationship between cultures of innovation and digital transformations?" with Ramzi Rahbani from ExperiencePointIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Ramzi Rahbani - Vice President of Product, Design & Engineering at ExperiencePoint. Ramzi explores the art and science of constructive pivoting and shares how lessons learned as a mechanical engineer at Rolls Royce inform his perspective on employee experience lifecycles today. Ramzi also discusses how to establish strong conditions for experimentation at work and the relationship between cultures of innovation and digital transformations.
2022-05-1239 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 5: "How do you develop high performance leadership capabilities?" with Paul Hunter from IMD Business SchoolIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Paul Hunter - Director of Programs and Learning Design at IMD Business School. Paul discusses the difference between transferred vs. transformed learning programs, how lessons from hostage negotiations can inform high performance leadership, and the role of unresolved grief in leadership development.
2022-05-0544 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 4: "What does it mean to be a people analyst and work anthropologist?" with Max Brawer from TwitchIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Max Brawer - Head of People Analytics at Twitch. Max shares how art and music inform his work as a people analyst, discusses how diversity and belonging deliver meaningful impact and explores what it means to be an anthropologist making a study of millennial workplaces today.
2022-03-2334 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 3: "How is human capital perceived differently around the world?" with Chris Bivona from PALFINGERIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Chris Bivona - Vice President Human Resources Americas at PALFINGER. Chris explains his mantra (Global Framework, Regional Alignment and Local Flavor) and shares his take on how human capital is perceived differently around the world, informed by his work experience in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Chris also talks about the importance and value of relationships.
2022-03-2343 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 2: "What parallels are there between resilience in the performing arts and in corporate life?" with Brian Padilla from Lionsgate EntertainmentIn this episode, NovoEd learning leaders Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Brian Padilla - VP, Human Resources Business Partner at Lionsgate Entertainment. Brian explores how his background in vocal performance and music informs his leadership capabilities, shares his perspective on the evolution of hybrid and remote work in the entertainment industry, and discusses the parallels between resilience in the performing arts and in corporate life.
2022-03-2336 min
Wildly Capable by NovoEdEpisode 1: "What can we learn about capable leadership from the animal kingdom?" with author Julie C. HenryIn this episode, Todd Moran and Alex Gruhin interview Julie C. Henry - former zoo and aquarium senior leader, President of Finish Line Leadership and author of Wisdom from the Wild: The Nine Unbreakable Laws of Leadership from the Animal Kingdom. Julie discusses what animals from sea cucumbers and turtles to lions and hyenas can teach us about leadership capabilities and shares her perspective on how the "gray areas of opportunity," cross-functional and interdisciplinary thinking have bearing on capability building in the never normal.
2022-03-2344 min
SureSkills Learn to Grow PodcastTodd Moran (NovoEd) - Learning Experience in the Platform EconomyIn this episode, I am delighted welcome Todd Moran, Chief Learning Strategist at NovoEd. Todd is one of the industry’s great thinkers, a learning professional deeply attuned to what’s happening right now in the world of workplace learning and development. The conversation is filled with insights and practical tools, and includes an invitation to learn with NovoEd. In our conversation, we discuss:The role of platforms as work hubsHow learning and culture are intertwined in a healthy workplaceWhat a truly collaborative experience looks likeThe importance of growth mindset, resilience, and adaptabilityThe needs behi...
2022-01-1129 min
Share Whatcha LearnedS1 E9 Teacher Transitions with Sara StevickSara Stevick shares what she's learned about the transition from classroom teacher to corporate Learning and Development professional.
Connect with Sara on LinkedIn! Or check out her community, Teaching: A Path to L&D here.
To access the NovoEd course that she references in this episode click here.
All views expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com.
2021-08-1027 min
Corporate Innovation Talks#02 - Formatos de RelacionamentoNo segundo episódio da primeira temporada do Corporate Innovation Talks, o tema são os três principais modelos de conexão entre empresas e startups: contratação, parceria e investimento.
Para essa conversa, o sócio-fundador Maximiliano Carlomagno recebe Guilherme Studart, CEO e co-fundador da Delfos Intelligent Maintenance, e Maria Bofill, sócia do TozziniFreire Advogados e especialista em assessoria de empresas e startups.
Os três discutem os principais desafios e os cuidados necessários em cada formato. Dê o play e aumente o seu conhecimento sobre o mercado de inovação - sem espuma...
2021-07-0234 min
Learning Is The New WorkingWhat we now know about the real meaning of purpose for Learning & DevelopmentIn 2019, the Business Roundtable surprised many when it declared that companies should have a purpose beyond serving shareholders—that the corporation’s goal should also be to deliver value to customers, employees, suppliers and communities. Clearly, learning and development is critical to delivering this vision: by investing in the workforce, we give our users the skills and knowledge they need to feel valued and deliver better service to customers and communities. But how do we know if our investment is working? What does successful purpose look like? Inspired by the Roundtable announcement, longtime friends of the podcast RedThread Research and I de...
2021-04-2858 min
GainTalents - Expertenwissen zu Recruiting, Gewinnung und Entwicklung von Talenten und Führungskräften#75 „Talententwicklung im Venture Capital" mit Alexander KölpinAlexander Kölpin ist ein erfahrener Frühphaseninvestor und Geschäftsführer des Investmentfonds seed+seed Ventures in Berlin. Er war viele Jahre Geschäftsführer beim technologieorientierten Seedinvestor WestTech Ventures, war Mitgründer der Berlin Web Week sowie Mitgründer und Vorstand des Seedinvestors German Startups Group Berlin AG. Zuvor war er u.a. für die Ansiedlung neuer Startups in der Hauptstadt zuständig und als Unternehmensberater bei der inubit AG (Bosch Software Innovations) sowie bei Arthur Andersen tätig. Er hat sein Diplom als Volkswirt an der FU Berlin gemacht, seinen Master in European Studies an der Univers...
2021-03-2322 minGainTalents - Expertenwissen zu Recruiting, Gewinnung und Entwicklung von Talenten und Führungskräften#76 Teil 2: „Talententwicklung im Venture Capital" mit Alexander KölpinAlexander Kölpin ist ein erfahrener Frühphaseninvestor und Geschäftsführer des Investmentfonds seed+seed Ventures in Berlin. Er war viele Jahre Geschäftsführer beim technologieorientierten Seedinvestor WestTech Ventures, war Mitgründer der Berlin Web Week sowie Mitgründer und Vorstand des Seedinvestors German Startups Group Berlin AG. Zuvor war er u.a. für die Ansiedlung neuer Startups in der Hauptstadt zuständig und als Unternehmensberater bei der inubit AG (Bosch Software Innovations) sowie bei Arthur Andersen tätig. Er hat sein Diplom als Volkswirt an der FU Berlin gemacht, seinen Master in European Studies an der Univers...
2021-03-2324 min
Learning Is The New WorkingWhy EY thinks ‘purpose + vision + long-term value’ is the real purpose power equationIn 2013, Big Four consulting firm Ernst & Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and consulting services, rebranded as ‘EY.’ What maybe few of us picked up on at the time was that part of that rebrand made an explicit Purpose statement front and center: ‘Building a better working world.’ But in this, our latest ‘Is Purpose Working?’ season in collaboration with RedThread Research sponsored by edtech leader NovoEd, that was actually a hugely important internal cultural shift and pivot for the company: “By everyone knowing our purpose statement, it creates a golden thread--so no matter where you are in the world, wha...
2021-03-0354 min
Learning Is The New WorkingCan even venture capitalists have Purpose? The answer will surprise youDoes Purpose help the bottom line? It’s a fair question, surely—maybe, ultimately, the best question we can really ask ourselves in business as the idea of a move away from purely shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism takes off. And while we do need to ask CEOs of Purpose-driven companies that question, perhaps the ideal community to seek a hard-nosed answer here is the VC (venture capitalist) world, for whom the conditio sine qua non of an investment has to be that it will pay back, at multiples. Luckily for us on Season 7 and all our now fast-interlocking conversations on o...
2021-02-0349 minFuture-Focused with Christopher LindBlended Learning for Maximum Impact with NovoEdWhile content has an important role in the growth and development of employees, it also requires dialogue, reflection, practice, and feedback. In other words, content needs context and collaboration.
Is it possible to create that type of learning environment digitally? This was one of the biggest challenges faced by learning organizations faced in 2020 as they fought to maintain the quality of experiences while delivering them in an unfamiliar way.
Now, while technology isn’t a silver bullet that makes it happen, the right tech is an important step in going digital without sacrificing quality while in...
2021-01-211h 02
Learning Is The New WorkingLeadership strategist and Purpose thinker Dan Pontefract, and a mid-season reviewAsk today’s guest, Dan Pontefract, about his current mission and he’ll tell you, “If we want Purpose to happen, maybe we need to take a look at our thinking”—and that, “We’re not here to see through each other, we’re here to see each other through.” Sounds like we need his input into our work trying to answer our defining question for Season 7 of ‘Is Purpose Working?’ Agreed—and we do just that in today’s episode, but then we do even more: in the first of a two-half Purpose podcast, we then have a mid-Season discussion which I’ll tell...
2020-12-2352 min
Learning Is The New WorkingRachel Fichter, S&P Global, and Purpose: ’You can’t just come up with a Purpose that doesn’t match who you are’Wall St might not be the most obvious place to find a company with Purpose. But when we meet someone like today’s Season 7 ‘Is Purpose Working?’ podcast guest, and they say things like, “If purpose is an articulation of the reason for existence, we end up articulating something we were already living,” then—maybe we’re in the right place after all. Meet Dr Rachel Fichter, once a professional cellist and educator who now spends her days helping colleagues accelerate progress in the world by providing intelligence essential for companies, governments and individuals to “make decisions with conviction”… in other words—live out...
2020-12-0951 min
Learning Is The New Working‘Written on very, very important paper:’ Medtronic--and what having a Purpose for 60 years gives youAs we dig deeper into answering our question ‘Is Purpose Working?’ we find that while Purpose is a very new concept for many, having a conscious organizational Purpose has been BAU for some corporations for decades. This week we meet one, which had it written down in 1960, and which specifically states that the company’s”first and foremost priority” is to contribute to human welfare. The company in question is $30bn, Ireland and Minnesota-headquartered Medtronic, the world's largest medical technology company and creator of the world’s first battery-operated pacemaker. And we also learn how, 60 years after being defined, it’s a Purpose st...
2020-12-0249 min
Learning Is The New Working‘We really need to invest right now in human skills:’ our Purpose exploration continues, with Aaron HurstPurpose has become more and more a key concept for modern organizations: type ‘Purpose in American business’ into Google, and you’ll get 1,740,000,000 responses, for example. But how real is it? Is it the same as CSR, or giving corporate money to a good cause? And, crucially, what’s its connection—if any—to L&D? On this special new Season on the podcast, we’re attempting to answer these and other questions about Purpose under the rubric, ‘Is Purpose Working?’ As you may know by now, we’re doing this with the help of RedThread Research and with the welcome support of a...
2020-11-111h 07
Learning Is The New WorkingIs Purpose Working? A special Learning Futures Group-RedThread Research explorationBack in August 2019, the Business Roundtable—an association of chief executive officers of America’s leading companies—said that the Purpose of American business was no longer to maximise shareholder value but to instead promote an economy that ‘serves all Americans.’ “CEOs work to generate profits and return value to shareholders, but the best-run companies do more,” stated one Roundtable member, Tricia Griffith, President and CEO of Progressive Corporation. “They put the customer first and invest in their employees and communities. In the end, it’s the most promising way to build long-term value.” A lot’s happened since then, as we all know, but mu...
2020-10-2849 min
Learning with Belvista StudiosThe Art of Human-Centred Design (Episode 1) | How to Become an Instructional DesignerIn this episode we talk about the art of human-centred design and provide practical tips on how to apply this.
Here are the resources mentioned:
- Acumen. (2018). Introduction to Human-Centered Design. Retrieved from https://plusacumen.novoed.com/#!/courses/design-kit-2018-1/lecture_pages/869913
- https://www.ideo.org/
- https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/courses/human-centred-design-playbook
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2020-09-3007 min
Building Better ManagersAndrew Linford: Learning & Design Principles for ManagersWith so much training going remote, having a good online training experience is a huge advantage. Join NovoEd Dir. of Operations Andrew Linford & host Wendy Hanson as they discuss the best practices for online training & keeping your people engaged. Visit: BetterManager for show notes and available downloads. https://www.bettermanager.us/podcast © 2020 BetterManager
2020-09-2236 min
Business & Technology Insights from CapgeminiGame On With Frank Wammes & Johan HallbergThe conversation continues and keeps getting better with Frank Wammes, CTO Continental Europe (https://twitter.com/fwammes)and Johan Hallberg, CTO DCX, Sweden (https://twitter.com/johanhallberg)
Listen to this sensational podcast and send in your topic requests to Frank & Johan to address upon in their next podcast.
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2018-05-3024 min