Instructional designers all have the same essential mandate to design educational interventions that result in closing performance gaps. For decades now, technology has been used to redefine the way we train. The recent pandemic has accelerated the application of technology to transform traditional classroom training into remotely delivered, blended experiences.

Measuring training effectiveness is one of the many responsibilities for learning and development professionals and one of the many priorities for senior leadership in workplaces. According to Statista Research Department, every year, U.S businesses collectively invest more than $80 billion on training their employees, and global spending on training and development has increased by 400% in 11 years. This investment cost emphasizes the importance of measuring training effectiveness and business impact.

In 2020, an estimated 82.5 billion U.S. dollars were spent on training across the United States (Statista, 2020). Organizations today are spending more on training than they ever have in the past, as the numerous benefits provided by investing in employee training and development opportunities continue to be recognized. Yet the question remains, how much of that training being developed is genuinely translating into noticeable positive differences in employee performance?

GRANDstack is a combination of technologies that combine to enable software developers to build data-intensive, full-stack applications. It is a new generation framework with notable advantages on other such tech stacks, such as the ability to ship apps across platforms much faster, deliver consistent, high-quality UX, ease the transition to microservices and centrally manage and secure entire APIs more seamlessly than alternatives such as the REST (Representational state transfer) method.

A Design System organizes various disparate components to enable a team to design, realize, and develop a product. The elements of this design system can be used and reused to build a wide range of products and help facilitate designers’ skills and expertise. However, when choosing a design system, there are many elements to consider. And while many believe design systems are critical, some within the industry are divided on their use. 

Below we’ve highlighted the pros and cons of using design systems and attempted to overview how design systems work in the real world. 

UX research is a vital stage of the design process. In the world of digital design, research can be complex, wide-reaching, and very detailed. So, how do you ensure that your UX research is focused and purposeful? And what role does ideation play in the UX process? In this blog, we’ll answer all these questions and more.

In today’s businesses, the IT function is increasingly essential. With more and more services being digitized, products purchased online, and teams working remotely, the acceleration of digital transformation means IT teams are racing to support the resilience and growth of these functions by creating always-on, exceptional digital experiences for both customers and employees alike.

UX Research and Service Design are both essential element

How do you understand your user? What role does empathy play in the world of design? And once you know more about your users, how do you use that data to inform your designs?

All of these questions are at the heart of the practice of empathy mapping. In this blog, we’ll be exploring what empathy mapping is and how it can help to improve UX design.

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