What an interesting day.  As much as the Bersin organization thought this event would focus on Talent Management, I believe the real conversation was more focused on content.  The idea that employees were looking for content when they wanted it, how they wanted it and in bite sized chunks (5min or less) was interesting as always.  Yet I was struck that the idea was represented in the context of employee development when this is actually an function of performance support.  Not a new idea but a growing idea in this industry.  When we really got down to conversation it was content that was more of a function of talent management than the actual system.  No surprise to many of you I am sure.

Interesting debates around learning management systems, content development and workflow management for the organization.  Another hot topic that continues to develop is the learning organization trying to find a way to support all of the requests for training.  Many of the centralized training departments seem to be coming under fire because they do not have the resources to support the requirements of the business.  Those organizations who have dispersed training into the organization are having issues with connectivity and consistency.  There is no one right answer, it is clearly organization dependant.

Great conversations but again no solutions.  Of course that is where Bluewater comes in but no sales pitch here today

Today we are on to the final day.  Sessions range from Leadership to Outsourcing, Learning Portals to Scorecards.  Should be a great day of fun and information.  Check back tomorrow and I will throw a few more tidbits your way.

Have a great day.