The Metro DC Chapter of ASTD is an ASTD Chapter of Excellence, recognized as a regional association for workplace performance professionals. The chapter provides members with a forum for professional development opportunities and resources to improve the workplace learning and performance industry.
February Dinner Program: Creativity and Innovation in the Workplace (Feb. 16)
A central challenge faced by every organization today is generating more creative ideas and then turning those ideas into productive innovations. Training professionals have a special responsibility to help their organization achieve these two interconnected objectives. Steve Gottlieb will lead the entire group in a “photo assignment” (cameras provided) that reveals, in an entertaining and concrete way, the specific attitudes and techniques that are needed for individuals and teams, leaders and staffers, to establish a highly creative workplace environment. Register here for this event.
Tiffany Prince interviews Steve Gottlieb
Dulles Corridor Geographic Interest Group (GIG) - SPaDDIE: Working to Demystify Human Performance (Feb. 8th)
Ask most Workplace Learning Professionals to describe Human Performance Improvement or Human Performance Technology in 99 seconds and they will either scratch their heads thinking about a response or delve into a long narration about the complexities. The emerging SPaDDIE model offers a simpler approach to think about Human Performance Improvement using ADDIE as a building block. This session focuses on real-world uses of ten performance standards using the emergent SPaDDIE framework to support those performance standards. Session topics include, why use a performance model, what SPaDDIE stands for, how SPaDDIE supports Performance Standards and ways to adopt these standards for your working environment. Register here for this event.
What do you want to learn more about in 2012?
Open 2012 DC ASTD Board Position
Director of Special Interest Groups (SIGs): The primary purpose of the position is to oversee all chapter SIGs, coordinate activities with other chapter events and provide resources for effective development of each group. Responsibilities include recruiting and retaining leaders for each current SIG, managing SIGs budgets, providing guidance and support to SIG leaders, assessment of chapter SIG offerings and making suggestions for new SIGs, if applicable. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Tiffany Prince.
