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Most corporate training fails because it is "information dumping." Dirksen argues that knowing something is not the same as being able to do it. The book centers on identifying the gap between the learner’s current state and the goal state. The Four Types of Gaps

If you buy only one beginner-to-intermediate learning design book, make it this one. Pair it with eLearning and the Science of Instruction (Clark & Mayer) for depth, but start here for clarity and heart. Design For How People Learn -Voices That Matter-

The brain learns by guessing wrong. If you never fail during training, you will fail on the job. Design safe-fail environments. Most corporate training fails because it is "information

Memory is not a video recorder; it is a web of connections. A fact remembered in a sterile classroom will vanish when the learner is standing in a chaotic warehouse. Pair it with eLearning and the Science of

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is the emotional, instinctive side that gets bored, scared, or distracted. Design for How People Learn (Voices That Matter)

The subtitle of this philosophy— Voices That Matter —is a deliberate challenge to the author’s ego. In traditional publishing and training, the "voice that matters" is the expert. The professor. The SME (Subject Matter Expert).