Worldwide Corporate Learning 2009 Top 10 Predictions: Outlook Suggests Worried Optimism

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Predictions
In This Study
Situation Overview
Future Outlook
Worried Optimism - Back to Basics (Predictions #1 and #2)
Figure: Employee Development Outlook, 2008 and 2009
Prediction #1: Training Vendors Will Retrench to Their Core Lines of Business, and Develop New Products and Service Offerings with Maximum Efficiencies
Prediction #2: Enterprises Will Strive for a Higher Utilization of Employee Development Programs
Organizational Strategies Vary - Each Has Value (Prediction #3)
Figure: Organization Strategies in the Downturn
Prediction #3: There Will Be No Single Enterprise Response to the Economic Crisis
Figure: Value of Learning to the Organization
The Certainty of Uncertainty (Predictions #4 and #5)
Prediction #4: Enterprise Buyers Will Increasingly Respond to "Relevance" Messaging
Prediction #5: On-the-Job, Embedded Training Experiences Will Increase in Importance
LMS and Knowledge Management Increase Training Impact (Predictions #6-8)
Table: Top 10 Activities Expected to Have Significant Impact in 2009
Prediction #6: Leadership Training Will Remain a Hot-Button Issue as Companies Work to Support Corporate Succession Initiatives
Prediction #7: Competencies Will Remain the Backbone of Training, Though Formal Use Will Not Significantly Increase in This Period
Prediction #8: Learning Systems Will Have a Role in the Implementation of Most Learning and Organizational Development Strategies
Outsourcing Will Have Limited Impact on Training for 2009 (Prediction #9)
Prediction #9: Outsourcing Will Have Limited Impact on the Training Function or Market in 2009
Social Networking: A Tale of Two Values (Prediction #10)
Prediction #10: Social Networking Will Have a Lot of (and a Little) Impact
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