Insights


Here's some tips and short articles about hot topics and other industry insights.

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Protect Your Investment in New Talent

We know that the research shows the first three months for our new employees are critical.

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Get Strategic with Learning & Development

Do you need to address an area of learning and performance, but don’t know where to start?

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Reduce the Opportunity for Misconduct

How confident are you that everyone understands the company’s policies, and knows what is expected of them?

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The Case for Better Induction

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EO Awards For Sussan

Sussan was super delighted to receive these awards from her entrepreneurial peers.

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Why Careless Induction Is Costing You Millions!

Discover the three biggest mistakes organisations are making...

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Optimism is offering The Induction App™ for free!

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Making induction easier for everyone

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Helping Cambodian women start and grow their own business

Optimism NZ is working with NGO Flame Cambodia to help the women in Cambodia’s slums to start and grow their own micro-businesses so that they can feed their families and communities.

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NZATD Industry Insight #5

At the NZATD Conference 2018, we asked "Specifically, how do you keep your finger on the pulse of learning technologies?"

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NZATD Industry Insight #4

At the NZATD Conference 2018, we asked "Got an LMS? What's one thing you like about it, and one thing you don't?"

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NZATD Industry Insight #3

At the NZATD Conference 2018, we asked "Which technologies are you investing in, over the next 12 months?"

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NZATD Industry Insight #1

At the NZATD Conference 2018, we asked "What’s your top tip for ensuring business impact of your L&D initiatives?"

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NZATD Industry Insight #2

At the NZATD Conference 2018, we asked "How do you currently measure the business impact of your learning initiatives?”

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It’s Online, but is it Learning?

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9 Key Benefits of eLearning

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Free 10-Minute Induction Review Checklist

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So you think you’ve got it covered?

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Optimism Wins At LearnX 2015

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Optimism wins again 2016!

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Another award for Optimism

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Take a shot at espresso learning!

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NZATD L&D Practitioner of the Year Award 2016

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NZATD L&D Person of the Year 2016

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NZATD Programme of the Year Runner-up 2016

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When is eLearning for Health & Safety a bad thing?

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Prepare & Prevent instead of Repair & Repent

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Demystifying mLearning

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The Next Idea: Augmented Reality

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What is espresso learning?

Join Louise as she gives you a snapshot of what micro/espresso learning is and what it can be used for.

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Creating a Strong First Impression

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Getting It Right From The Start

The word ‘guidance’ might be used in many contexts, but its meaning when it comes to safety is HUGE.

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Why use eLearning for Health and Safety compliance training?

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Is it time to mobilise your people?

We’re all used to being able to find the information that we need within seconds and at the touch of a button.

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Is your L&D aligned to your strategic business goals?

When your L&D feels bitsy, fragmented, ad-hoc, or reactive, it can be hard to know how to get out of that cycle.

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3 Tactics to Fight the ‘Forgetting Curve’ in L&D

You invest heavily in learning for your people; workshops, courses, eLearning and more. Your people give good feedback, say thanks for the lunch, score highly in the quiz...

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How do I choose between bespoke & off-the-shelf eLearning?

Choosing between bespoke and off-the-shelf eLearning solutions is getting far harder, with off-the-shelf ones getting more tech savvy and certainly more widely spread.

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4 tactics to promote wellbeing through L&D

How often do your people switch off from the responsibilities of work? What’s their work life balance like? How’s their mental and physical health?

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Ask Optimism – What is scenario-based learning?

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How can L&D increase engagement?

Engagement means different things to different organisations or people but, above all, it comes down to people enjoying coming to work – and, as a result, contributing to high performing teams and stronger business results.

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As a learner, which eLearning module would YOU rather be doing?

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Optimism Wins Again!

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Optimism Wins eLearnz Award

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Mere Kirihimete for 2020!