Cafes, restaurants and car washes all use points and rewards to drive behaviors. Can we do the same with our Learning Management Systems?

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Incentli's Jeff Campbell speaks to Ross G and Ross D about:

• how digital currencies give LMS administrators levers they can pull to drive behavior
• the role of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation on learning
• the impact of branded swag on learner advocacy

In 'What I Learned This Week', Ross D discussed GitHub commits (super fun to bet on!)

For more from Incentli, visit incentli.com. Incentli are a Mindtools Kineo partner, so if you would like to discuss integrating points and rewards with our Totara LMS please do get in touch by contacting custom@mindtools.com.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com or kineo.com. There, you'll also find details of our Learning Management Systems, Content Hub for leaders and managers, and custom learning design service.

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• Ross Garner
• Ross Dickie
• Jeff Campbell

If you're going in for surgery, make sure to get scheduled first thing. When you buy new clothes, wash them before you wear them. Never use a ceramic cup in a coffee shop.

These are the kind of insider secrets that get shared on Reddit, and we thought it would be fun to ask the L&D community on LinkedIn to share a few of their own.

And boy, did they have secrets to share!

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross G and Cammy review the top responses, including:

• we can't achieve much if we don't change the environment
• we all know that 'one and done' doesn't work
• we don't design for how people learn

To view all of the 'secrets', check out our newsletter 'The insider secrets that L&D pros want you to know'.

In 'What I Learned This Week', Ross G defended Runna.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

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• Ross Garner
• Cammy Bean

To help organizations reap the benefits of AI while meeting regulatory requirements, many L&D teams are rolling out AI skills programs. But how do we design these programs in a way that shapes consistent, compliant behaviors, while helping colleagues develop the judgment they need to navigate messy, real-world situations?

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D and Cammy are joined by Alyn Kinney, Senior Learning and Development Manager at T-Mobile, to discuss:

• how organizations are supporting AI skills development;
• the potential drawbacks of a top-down, skills-based approach;
• how to deliver practical, problem-based AI skills programs at scale.

If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to check out Alyn's newsletter, Nerd Out.

In 'What I Learned This Week', Ross D recommended C. Thi Nguyen's book The Score.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

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If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn:

• Ross Dickie
• Cammy Bean
• Alyn Kinney