Name: Laura Bazhenow

Org: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts   
Age: 29

Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would like to see more modes of capture and sharing from the experts within our organization to spread their knowledge to others.   I want to see the acceptance of mobile, social learning in the workplace and the adoption of a learning broker strategy to ensure that learning permeates throughout.

Name: Joe Beaudry
Org: Verizon Wireless
Age: 28
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would like to see things like social networking, podcasts, videos, blogs, etc. used more in learning.  Many people use these things every day but they are underutilized when it comes to the field of learning.

Name: Ben Betts

Org: HT2 Ltd
Age: 27
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would like to see changes in the relationship between learning and technology.    I'm also an advocate of a move away from our concern with the Management of E-learning and towards the Process of E-learning.

Name: Sarah Carr

Org: Google
Age: 26
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I'm passionate about not only rethinking the way technology can change education (take Google Wave, for example) but also how technology companies can produce simple, user-friendly platforms for learning.  

Name: Stephanie Carrier

Org: Volkswagen of America
Age: 29
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I think that the variety of methods in which we incorporate learning opportunities needs to be taken into consideration.

Name: Rachel Donley

Org: Student at BGSU
Age: 26
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I'd like to see a shift away from formal, meeting style training, and toward more distance based, relevant training.

Name: Emily Fearnside
Org: General Mills
Age:  26
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I believe in two way learning - I can learn from those who have gone before me, but they can also learn from my experiences as a member of a different generation.

Name: Connor Gormley
Org: FM Global
Age: 23
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. Increased awareness among educators, trainers, and learners on the effectiveness distance learning and how it can benefit them.  

Name: Lacey Grande
Org: Ogilvy & Mather
Age: 26

Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry….  I would like to see leveraging of the latest in technology and social media in the design of both live and distance learning programs. 

Name: Kaylea Howarth
Org: Alliance Pipeline
Age: 22
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry….  In my experience, one thing that needs to change in learning is how it is prioritized in many organizations today.  Training needs to be one of first considerations to any change.

Name: Meg Hunter
Org: CFA Institute
Age:  28
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would like to see this field base more theory and practice on findings from cognitive neuroscience research.

Name: Aviva Leebow

Org:  Pacesetter Steel Service, Inc.
Age: 26

Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. One of the biggest problems I see in the learning field is the tendency to stick to traditional methods such as lecture formats.  I would like to see schools, and training and education programs move more towards interactive teaching that engages and excites.

Name: Douglas Livas

Org: Moss Adams LLP
Age: 27
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would like to see two major changes. First being an increased emphasis placed on involving training participants' managers and/or advisors with the training itself.   . The second change I'd like to see would be that every learning event involve a more hybrid (or multi-modal) approach.

Name: Katie Mack

Org: Westinghouse Electric Company
Age: 29

Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. Within the field of learning, I would like to see an even greater emphasis on creating learning communities that are fed from and grown by input from the professional level individuals rather than only from a top down approach.
 

Name: Jennifer Manuel

Org: IBM
Age: 28
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I think the generalizations made about the generational differences in learning require further examination. 

Name: Elizabeth Musar

Org: InsideNGO
Age: 27

Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry….  I'd like to see an increased focus on community-based and community-directed learning - what are the social interactions and structures that encourage learning at all levels?  Also, starting from youth, how do we encourage learners to define their own needs and seek out resources and communities for development? 
 

Name: Danielle Sagstetter
Org: Capella University / PACT
Age: 28
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. Two changes that I would make to our field are to address our reputation and acknowledge the possibility of this field being disintermediated.

Name: Jessica Sanderson
Org: Cleveland Clinic
Age: 25
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. In face-to-face learning I would like to see educators step out of the box, break away from that lecture and PowerPoint.  I would like to see the delivery of education become more relative to the learner. 

Name: Elizabeth Scott

Org: ZS Associates
Age: 26
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. A change in the way training is perceived.  I would also like to see a stronger integration of learning theories in corporate training.

Name: Meghan Shakar

Org: Google
Age: 29
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. "How can I/we be more creative in the methods I use to develop learning?" 

Name: Enzo Silva

Org: Oracle Corp.
Age: 28
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would like to see a push from more curriculum-oriented learning events into more personal and ubiquitous learning opportunities within learning communities.

Name: Joshua Smith   
Org: Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Age: 29
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry….  I think the biggest change I would like to see in the learning field is the amount of support they receive by their respective organization.

Name: Julie Thompson

Org: Xcel Energy
Age: 29
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I think they keys are going to be having a variety of learning methods and appealing to several different audiences.

Name: Grant Velie
Org: Farmers Insurance
Age: 27
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I think the learning field is moving in this direction already, but I feel more changes are necessary to fully integrate learning as a continuous and seamless part of the business process.

Name: Jennifer Wright

Org:  Alstom Power
Age: 29
Change you would like to see in the Learning  Industry…. I would love to see the learning world continue to move away from the idea that learning has to occur in a classroom with an instructor.