6Ds of Breakthrough Learning

Master the Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning^®

A Proven Process to Design & Deliver Training and Ensure Learning Transfer
Join us for the 6Ds Workshop, where you'll acquire the skills and tools needed to transform your training into a powerful catalyst for business impact. Rooted in the acclaimed 'Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning' book and led by its authors, this workshop harnesses process thinking to enhance learning transfer and elevate training effectiveness in the workplace.

A Comprehensive Eight-Week Journey
The 6Ds Workshop is more than a two-day event—it's an eight-week learning experience designed for lasting change. You'll begin with preparatory work, dive into an interactive two-day workshop or four-part virtual workshop, and continue to apply your newfound skills on the job with ongoing coaching and support. The experience culminates in a capstone assignment, ensuring that your learning truly sticks.

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Your 2024 Event Line-Up

November 12–13, 2024

Bridgewater, NJ

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Workshop Includes:

Each participant receives six weeks of post-training support
A 200+ page workbook and an electronic 6Ds Toolkit
Pre-work assignments and resources
Breakfast, lunch, refreshment breaks during workshop days
Networking reception on the first evening

Custom Programs Available

Custom group online and in-person training is available.

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Registration Rates

Member Pricing: $1,750
Non-Member Pricing: $1,950 (Includes 1-year LTEN membership)

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Transform into a Strategic Business Partner

Learn how to align learning initiatives with strategic business objectives and gain the credibility to advance beyond traditional training delivery, establishing yourself as a true strategic partner.

Boost Learning Transfer

Discover techniques to effectively transfer learning to the workplace, close the knowing-doing gap, and enhance training results with engaging pre-work, innovative delivery methods, and robust post-training reinforcement.

Practical Frameworks for Immediate Impact

Leave the workshop with proven frameworks, tools, and processes you can immediately implement to elevate your learning programs. Hands-on practice ensures that adoption becomes second nature.

In-Person Workshop Agenda

Session One: Introduction

What do business leaders expect from L&D?
How satisfied are they with our product today?
How to use the ISPI 4-W model to decide if training is the right solution.
The two key questions that determine whether training is of value or scrap and the questions behind the questions

D1: Define Business Outcomes

How to transition from “order taker” for training to a trusted advisor · Distinguishing the features vs. the benefits of training
Why learning objectives fail to convey the value of a program
How to use the Outcomes Planning Wheel to clarify the desired results and the criteria for success
Practice applying D1 to your program · Laying the foundation for Learning Transfer

D2: Design the Complete Experience

Why learning must be managed as a process, not an event
The importance of the priming effect and how to use it · Practice improving course description / invitation
The four phases of learning and why an effective design includes all four · How managers impact training effectiveness
Why we need to define a new finish line for learning and examples
Why we need to provide learners with a sense of accomplishment
Practice setting a new finish line for your program

D3: Deliver for Results

Key steps in how people learn
The biggest bottlenecks to learning in corporate training and how to avoid them
Importance of practice and the optimal balance of content delivery versus active learning
Why instructional method should determine the instructional medium
Adult learning principles and why you must answer the WIIFM question
How to use the value chain to ensure relevance
Practice applying value chain to own program

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Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, you will:

Explain why training must always be linked to strategic business needs.
Educate business managers on when learning is—and is not—the solution to a performance issue.
Use the Outcomes Planning Wheel to identify business needs, expected behaviors, and conditions of satisfaction.
Explain the importance of defining a “New Finish Line” for training and apply it to a program of their own.
Define “cognitive overload” and explain its detrimental effect on learning.
List the key factors in the transfer climate and apply this knowledge to improve learning transfer following a specific training initiative.
List the times when performance support is especially valuable and its salient features.
Develop a relevant performance support strategy for a learning program for which they are responsible.
Explain the connection between measurement, the PDCA cycle, and process improvement.
Define the four guiding principles of program evaluation and apply them to a learning initiative.
Generate an evaluation plan that will produce relevant, credible, and compelling data.
Define and achieve a goal for applying one or more of the 6Ds to their own current work.

Target Audience

For New L&D Professionals:

Gain essential frameworks and skills for delivering impactful learning from the outset of your career.
Develop a strategic mindset to deliver real business value and set yourself apart.

For Experienced L&D Professionals:

Revitalize your skills with new strategic rigor and align programs with business goals for clear ROI.
Update your toolkit with advanced instructional design, learning transfer and evaluation techniques.

For L&D Managers:

Implement a consistent approach to high-impact learning and enhance team credibility with executives.
Measure programs effectively and showcase bottom-line impact.

Meet the Facilitators

Andy Jefferson, JD

President & Chief Executive Officer, The 6Ds Company
Andy is President and Chief Executive Officer for The 6Ds Company. He is a co-author of The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning and of Getting Your Money’s Worth from Training and Development.

Roy V. H. Pollock, DVM, PhD

Chief Learning Officer, The 6Ds Company
Roy is Chief Learning Officer of The 6Ds Company and co-author of The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning and of Getting Your Money’s Worth from Training and Development.

Master the Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning®