My instructional design philosophy I’ve developed over decades as an instructional designer is one I call “Design for Forgetting.” It’s an alternative to the typical approach to workplace training that I think solves a lot of persistent problems in workplace training.
In my work now, I’m often approached by subject matter experts who know they need some sort of training in place but who need guidance on the details of how to implement it. It becomes clear that they are envisioning something that looks a lot like a course in school, with long lecture presentat...