Preparing Your Organization for New Technologies

To be successful in today’s work world, organizations must embrace new technological breakthroughs that enable continual improvement, including automated or AI powered analysis tools. The L&D team should embrace technological advancements as opportunities rather than obstacles. In this issue of TD at Work, Debbie Richards shares:

• Organizational facets to research
• Questions to ask
• Stakeholders that can help you prepare for implementation
• A big picture of governance and development
• Examples of technology projects, L&D’s role within them, and their benefits

The Tools & Resources in this issue are the Researching Technology at Your Organization Worksheet, Workplace Technology Adoption Checklist, and Project Kickoff Worksheet.

About the Author

Debbie Richards

Debbie Richards, president of Creative Interactive Ideas, supports talent development clients with technology challenges. She updates her job knowledge by researching new technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities (such as speaking at learning conferences); and participating in professional organizations. Debbie was named one of the most influential people in corporate e-learning for 2018. Passionate about working with and mentoring other learning professionals, Debbie is a past president of the ATD Houston Chapter, and a past national adviser for chapters. She is the ATD Technology Conference Advisory Council chairperson for 2019.