Bob Gerard’s Talk

The Intersection

As we enter new worlds in learning design, jumping into the metaverse and creating immersive simulations and learning experiences, we often see an over-rotation to the technology solution at the expense of the creative design. In this specific case, you might think it’s enough just to have a training experience in XR, without putting enough thought into what actually happens there.

At Accenture, we have been pioneering the use of the metaverse in many arenas, and especially in employee onboarding, where we have onboarded nearly 180,000 new joiners with a metaverse-based experience. How do we make this an amazing experience that has employees talking…and also learning what we want them to learn?

In this session, we will dive into the balance of technology solutions and creative design, share what we have learned from our experience in the metaverse, and discuss practical tips for creating hyper-creative technology-based learning experiences that make an impact.

About Bob Gerard

Bob Gerard is a thirty-year-plus learning industry veteran who has held pretty much every role imaginable in the learning space at one time or another. Currently, Bob leads the Learning Ingenuity team within Accenture’s HR organization, which is essentially “research and development for how Accenture people learn better.” Bob is also the co-host of The Learning Geeks podcast, a program that reaches thousands of learning professionals around the world. He lives in Long Beach, California with his wife Sherri, two cats, and a pretty cool home arcade.


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