Schedule

The structure of the 2016 symposium

We’ve built the 2016 program dynamically and in collaboration with the advisors and registrants, as we did for last year’s symposium. This process ensures that the content of the symposium is as tightly aligned with your current and emerging needs as possible—a claim very few other events can credibly make.

The 2016 schedule is available below (click the title of each session to view a full description). You may also download the 2016 schedule as PDF. The first session of the symposium will begin promptly at 9:00 am on Monday, October 24, and the final session will end at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

Day 1
Monday, October 24, 2016
Day 2
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Community Assembly and Priming Activity

The symposium kicks off with community assembly facilitated by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele. They’ll provide a briefing on the state of the lifelong learning market and critical trends, organized...
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Celisa Steele
Celisa Steele
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty

Content Pods

The Content Pods are relatively brief framing sessions for key knowledge and skills. Each Content Pod is oriented around a tool, a process visual, or a brief study with clear,...
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Mickie Rops
Mickie Rops
Leading Learning Faculty
Seth Kahan
Seth Kahan
Leading Learning Faculty
Celisa Steele
Celisa Steele
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty

Lunch and Awards

The lunch (included as part of the registration) will be a networking opportunity. Awards will also be presented to acknowledge the activities and accomplishments of Leading Learning community members. Why?...
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App Labs

The facilitated applied-learning sessions (or App Labs, for short) represent the chance to work collaboratively with peers at other organizations and with seasoned consultants who, collectively, have helped hundreds of...
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Mickie Rops
Mickie Rops
Leading Learning Faculty
Seth Kahan
Seth Kahan
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty

Synthesis

We reconvene as a group to debrief, connect the dots, and prepare for the next day. Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele will work to help attendees draw connections among the day’s...
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Celisa Steele
Celisa Steele
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty

Reception

We’ll gather over drinks and light appetizers for a networking opportunity. Why? Breaks and relaxation are important. The reception will also strengthen the sense of community. Read More

Community Assembly and “Outside” Speaker

We’ll focus on community building and active reflection before handing it over to a featured speaker, who comes from outside associations but offers a perspective and approach transferable and valuable...
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Dorie Clark
Dorie Clark
“Outside” Speaker at the 2016 Symposium
Celisa Steele
Celisa Steele
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty

App Labs

The facilitated applied-learning sessions (or App Labs, for short) represent the chance to work collaboratively with peers at other organizations and with seasoned consultants who, collectively, have helped hundreds of...
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Ralph Gaillard
Ralph Gaillard
Leading Learning Faculty
Mickie Rops
Mickie Rops
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty

Lunch

The lunch (included as part of the registration) will be a networking opportunity and a chance to take a break. Why? People will be hungry, and mealtime is a great...
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Curated Connections

Attendees with shared interests will come together for informal but focused discussion. We will actively work to connect people based on what we know about them. We will also provide...
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Synthesis

We’ll reconvene one last time as a group to debrief, connect the dots, and prepare for the future, revisiting in particular the maturity model for the business of lifelong learning...
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Celisa Steele
Celisa Steele
Leading Learning Faculty
Jeff Cobb
Jeff Cobb
Leading Learning Faculty