When I think of October many things come to mind – fall, football, Halloween – and as a consultant and business owner – planning for next year.  This is the time of year where many organizations begin the challenging process of balancing the optimism of what is possible with the pragmatism of what is likely to…

Leadership continues to be a very important topic for most organizations as they evolve and grow. While conducting research for a recent client engagement, I asked several business leaders to explain what they believe made a good leader. I was surprised at many of the responses. Is it just me or have the terms leadership and…

Being fairly new to the consulting field, I have been devoting time to reading books and other material that relate to the industry and the type of client work we engage in here at SDI Consulting. I recently began reading a book on building learning organizations titled The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. In it, I came across…

When I tell people I am an Instructional Designer, I am often faced with a puzzled expression.  As important and diverse as the field is, it is not well known… So I’ll often follow up by explaining that the role of an Instructional Designer is to design and develop efficient and effective learning experiences.  Even…

Recently, Jeff Hoxworth, a partner here at SDI Consulting, released a blog defining the appropriate role that technology could (and should, in many cases) play in supporting the learning experience. In it, he threw out the term “snacking”, which may be unfamiliar to many readers, particularly those new to the learning industry. This model is simple…

Can you recall the last time you made it through a day without reliance on a technological device? Society has become dependent on its smart phones and tablets – myself included. The internet has replaced encyclopedias, dictionaries, and catalogs. Digital media has replaced the CD and DVD. Everyday, businesses rely on technology more and more to…