Join Tammy Berman, Ph.D., SVP of Design at Socratic Arts, as she engages with a panel of esteemed AI experts - all of whom studied under renowned symbolic AI pioneer, education revolutionary, and Socratic Arts' founder Roger Schank, Ph.D. - on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in learning and development.

Listen to the first meeting of The L&D Strategist Book Club where we explore Ethan Mollick's groundbreaking book, Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI. In this engaging discussion, leaders in learning design, technology, marketing, edtech, and human capital management share their insights on the challenges and opportunities AI presents for L&D strategists.

Given our company's name, it seems appropriate to begin by discussing our stance on the Socratic Method. This method is an educational approach that involves asking probing questions and engaging in dialogue to encourage critical thinking and independent exploration of complex ideas, rather than simply providing answers. The goal is fostering intellectual curiosity and deeper understanding.

Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are among the most groundbreaking technologies to emerge in the past several years. At Socratic Arts, we recognize the potential of LLMs such as ChatGPT to revolutionize learning design and we're dedicated to pursuing innovation while upholding responsible practices.

"What's the quickest and cheapest way to make our company's training more effective?" Don't teach first and have participants practice second. Flip it and have them problem-solve first before teaching.

My client frowned, studying the courses she could leverage for a new learning journey.

"It's getting a little...frustrating - I mean, challenging, to make new courses by curating modules and materials from other courses. They just - they aren't a perfect fit."

I nodded and agreed.
I'd come to the same conclusion.

One of our clients recently lamented that the scenario-based ("simulation") courses his company had previously developed were problematic.

"Participants do the work in that scenario, and then a portion of the audience gets back on the job and can't see how to apply what they learned to the specific type of work they do."

His issue is not unique.

In 2021, in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, Socratic Arts interviewed learning leaders about how they were adapting to serve the needs of a newly virtual workforce. We heard stories of incredible resilience and new clarity about what learners want and need in the changing landscape of work. In this report, we share our findings and trend forecasts with clients and colleagues.

Socratic Arts can help redesign your courses and programs to suit your organizational and learner needs. Whether you need virtual instructor-led training (vILTs), digital on-demand courses, or blended solutions - we can help.

Wondering about the learning design and development considerations and tradeoffs when creating content for mobile platforms?

If your company needs help with going mobile or is interested in other ways to make your learning more effective; whether it's mobile, desktop, hybrid, or in person; our experienced team of instructional designers are delighted to help.

In 1944, psychologists Fritz Heider and Marianne Simmel showed a short animated film to 34 subjects. The film, which can be seen below, showed a circle and two triangles moving around a rectangle.

The psychologists found that it is our nature as humans to tell stories. I do it. You do it. We all do it. It’s part of who we are.