October 2014
Minnesota Chapter www.MNISPI.org
NEW MEETING LOCATION FOR OCTOBER!
In this issue:
October meeting
2014-2015
Program Schedule
Membership
Chair’s message
SIG October
Meetings
Job Needs/Leads
New MA program
Additional
October Events
Finding the
Shortest Routes to
Competence
10.21.14
Presented by Rich Makela,
Makela Consulting
Date
Tuesday, Oct 21
When searching for the causes for
inadequate performance, Robert F.
Mager poses the question “If you
held a gun to their head, could they
do it?” This session will explore how
to proceed when the answer is some
form of NO. This session will
examine the following questions:
Time
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Dinner, networking
MNISPI business
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Program
Place
Manufacturer’s
Alliance, Training
Room - Suite 190
8421 Wayzata Blvd
Golden Valley, MN
55426
map
detailed directions
Use main doors or
side accessible
entrance
Who
Members – free
Non-members - $15
(first meeting free)
1. If employee performance falls
short of the needs of the
enterprise, what can we do to
improve individual
performance?
2. How can we determine when
training is the right solution, and
when it is a big waste of time
and money?
3. Where training is not the
solution, what is?
4. If training is required, what
conditions are necessary for it to
succeed?
Click here to learn about
membership rates and
benefits!
Rich Makela is the owner of Makela Performance Inc., an independent consulting practice working with
businesses that need to get technical know-how into the hands and heads of engineers and technicians who
design, install, operate or maintain complex systems and equipment. Rich has worked on technical training
and performance support problems for more than 35 years, and has a degree in Electrical Engineering from
Purdue University. He is an active member of the MNISPI Chapter.
2014 -15 MNISPI Program Schedule
*please note programs at the new Golden Valley location
Date
Topic
Facilitator(s)
Location*
September 16,
2014
October 21,
2014
November 18,
2014
Best Practices for working with SMEs
Jay Kasdan, Fredrickson
Communications
Rich Makela, Makela
Consulting
Lisa Stortz,
Allen Interactions
St. Paul
January 20,
2015
February 17,
2015
March 17, 2015
Design Thinking in Training
Laura Nedved,
Chooser Apps, LLC
Up-front analysis - How’s that working Jinnie Lee Schmid,
out for you?
Change Navigators, LLC
ISPI Conference Presentation Preview Maureen Conway,
Gopher Resource
The E-learning Tool Talent Show
Multiple Presenters
Golden
Valley
Golden
Valley
St. Paul
Finding the Shortest Routes to
Competence
Meet SAM: An Agile Process for
Developing the Best Learning
Experience
December 2014 No Meeting
April 21, 2015
May 19, 2015
June 2015
National Conference Recap and 99MNISPI Members
Second Presentations
Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony MNISPI Members
Golden
Valley
St. Paul
Golden
Valley
St. Paul
TBA
http://www.mnispi.org/Meetings/schedule.htm
*Meeting Locations:
Saint Paul
Golden Valley
TIES Building
Manufacturers Alliance Training Center
1667 Snelling Avenue N. 8421 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 190
St. Paul, MN 55108
Golden Valley, MN 55426
A message from our Membership Chair, Sherry Stern
At our next meeting we will learn how to help our employees Find the Shortest Route to
Competence led by Rich Makela. It makes me wonder whether we are helping ourselves and our
less experienced instructional design and learning development colleagues find the shortest route
to our own competency as professionals. We can only learn so much as individuals as we focus on
the day to day tasks of getting by in our roles. Come join us for the October meeting. Our smaller
group setting offers a comfort level to ask questions and to share your stories and ideas as you
learn. See you there and let me know if you would like to bring a guest.
Best regards,
Sherry Stern
MNISPI Membership Chair
[email protected]
Join or Renew your MNISPI Membership
Join online, or bring a check payable to MNISPI to our next meeting.
Cost: $50/year for non-students (you can join at any time of the year)
$25/year for students. Contact Sherry Stern at [email protected] for more info.
Special Interest Group (SIG) - October Meetings
SIG meetings are free to members and non-members
Book Banter
Consultants SIG
Meets 1st Monday evening of every month.
Check out Book Banter or contact Rob Janacek
[email protected] to learn more.
Meets 2nd Monday morning of every month.
Check out Consultants’ SIG or contact
Steve Sorenson at [email protected]
to learn more.
Date Monday, October 13th, 2014
Time 8:30 – 10:30 am
Place Highland Café and Bakery
2012 Ford Parkway
St. Paul, MN 55116
map
Date
Time
Place
Monday October 6, 2014
5:30 – 7:30 pm (new start time)
Rockford Road Library
6401 42nd Avenue N
Crystal, MN 55427 map
Book/ Topic
Supercommunicator: Explaining the
Complicated so Anyone Can Understand by
Frank J. Pietrucha
Digital Learning Forum SIG
nd
Meets 2 Monday evening of the month. Check out www.digitallearningforum.com
or contact Judy at [email protected] to be on the e-mail list.
Date Monday, October 13th 2014
Time 6:00 – 6:30 pm Networking
6:30 – 8:00 pm Meeting
Topic “Virtual Training Solutions
for Corporations and
Schools”
Facilitators Dale Bartosh, Deb Enloe,
Opal
Place University of St. Thomas
McNeely Hall, Room 117
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN map
Virtual Via Adobe Connect (need Adobe
Flash Player)
http://collaborate.stthomas.edu/DLF
Enter as “Guest”
Job Needs and Leads
Performance/Training Consultant needed –
Contact John Clinger at [email protected] for more information
New Master of Arts Program at University of St. Thomas!
The University of St. Thomas will offer a Master of Arts in Learning, Performance, and Technology
starting in February 2015. Click on UST - MALPT to learn more.
Additional October Events

October 21 - 22: ATD-TCC Annual Conference
Rivercentre, St. Paul. More info & registration: http://bit.ly/1rJVRB3

October 10: PACT Monthly Meeting
“Designing and Leveraging Games for Instruction” – Joseph Totherow
https://pactweb.org/events/item/71
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