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Adopting a New Model for Our Changing World

Why do we in L&D need a new model? The expectations and realities have dramatically changed since our current instructional design (ID) models gained wide use. These models simply were never intended to deal with today’s complexities. The Owens-Kadakia Learning Cluster Design model deals with these shifts, changes, and complexities. As you read this chapter on the OK-LCD model, form your own opinion about the answers to these questions:

• How might the OK-LCD principles make a difference for me? For the L&D industry?

• The model asks L&D to adopt new actions. What will it take to do so?

• How does the model support the next evolution for L&D?

What Is It? The Owens-Kadakia Learning Cluster Design Model ...

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