What is innovation exactly? Does it have anything to do with L&D? What's the difference between improvement and innovation? You might be wondering as well. If so, enjoy our latest episode, where, together with our guest, Cori Moore, we peeled innovation in an effort to better understand what it is, how it happens, and how it's connected to L&D. We explored:

－ The common ground between L&D and innovation;
－ The rigorous methodology needed to foster innovation, including the process of experimentation and dealing with setbacks;
－ How L&D can support innovation by creating a culture of psychological safety, reflection, and continuous experimentation;
－ Practical advice for L&Ds such as spending time with learners, running small-scale experiments, and embracing informal learning opportunities. 

Get ready for some radical honesty when it comes to innovation!

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/⁠⁠

Milica: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/⁠

We've heard it quite often lately: there's a lot L&D can learn from product management. But what is that exactly? Thanks to Lucia Collarà who brought years of experience to the table, we got to explore:

• A framework for building products looking at viability, feasibility, and desirability;
• The difference between product management and product ownership;
• How just like L&Ds, PMs are informal leaders, and need to influence change without authority;
• How the discipline of prioritization helps product managers in being impactful business partners;
• Why the OKR framework can fail without enough resources & psychological safety.

Get ready for lots of insights, and a thoughtful conversation about product management, teaching product management, and the lessons we can learn as L&Ds from the product world.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/⁠Milica: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Join us in exploring the world of a Chief People & Culture Officer together with ⁠Anna Gullstrand⁠ from Mentimeter. In this episode, we learn about:

• Anna's career path, and the importance of being intentional in choosing your journey
• Anna's vision for the Chief People Officer role, with its responsibilities, and skills
• Mentimeter's unique ways of looking at learning as a day-to-day activity and how the organization embraces this principle
• Anna's views about how the Chief People Officer works with L&D to support business development

Get ready for an inspiring episode, where the future is not HR, but People, where learning is not only L&Ds responsibility, and buckle up to start your exploration of the Chief People Officer role!

Our sponsor
This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts
We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/
Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Join us in learning the ins and outs of foresight together with our awesome guest, Steph Clarke, Futurist, Facilitator, and Speaker at 28 Thursdays. In this episode, Steph tells us all about:

• What foresight is, why it's an important, yet not easy discipline;
• Where & when foresight experts are brought on board to help;
• The 6-step process she follows when going through a project and a detailed explanation of each step;
• Why, for her, facilitation is a key aspect of the foresight work she does;
• What she thinks the future of learning and L&D might look like, and advice on how L&Ds can broaden their views.

Get ready for a strategic, fun, and insightful episode, and buckle up to start your journey of exploring foresight! 💜

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Join us for an insightful discussion on experience design with Tim Logan, facilitator at Kaospilot. In this episode we:

• We break down the essentials of experience design;
• Discuss the differences between learning experience design and broader experience design;
• Explore practical applications and frameworks like the 5E Model;
• Tim shares valuable insights on designing for emotion, prototyping effectively, and engaging stakeholders

This episode is perfect for everyone creating learning experiences and looking to broaden their box of tools with some meaningful knowledge. 💪🏻

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Season 4 of Offbeat On Air is out! 💃 🪄

Join us as we chat with change management expert Paula Anastasiade. In this episode:

• We break down the nuts and bolts of change management;
• Talk about the essential role of sponsors in driving change;
• Discuss how to effectively handle transformations in an organization.

Paula shares her personal journey, and key strategies, and offers valuable tips for L&D pros stepping into the world of change management. Tune in for a lively and insightful conversation that's packed with practical advice and real-world examples!

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

It feels like AI is everywhere and nowhere. It's everywhere because everybody is talking about it. For many of us, it's nowhere because we're not yet using it at full capacity. Ross, Aki, and Rita bring us three different perspectives in this episode: external L&D consultant, internal L&D, and product. Together with them, we explore:

• Is the hype real, or is AI just another bubble?
• Are there any organizations or L&D teams already using AI? Spoiler alert, yep, there are!
• What stands in the way of experimenting and adopting AI? Fear of failure and inaccurate expectations;
• What will the role of L&D Professional be in the future? Will anything change?
• What do we need to do, as L&Ds, if we want to be involved in AI adoption and digital transformation in our organizations?

We spent more than an hour dissecting all these points and had an honest, bold, and tough conversation about the intersection between L&D and AI.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Join us as we explore how integrating Service Design principles into our L&D work can improve the way we cater to our internal customers. Together with Simone Anne Slaviero we discussed:

• The definition of Service Design as a way to view the entire customer journey and evaluate all backstage processes, systems, and teams that make a service successful.
• The role and importance of a Service Designer, with aspects such as their involvement in business, project or product management, and UX.
• The challenge of customer research and user access as a critical part of the process.
• A step-by-step process of service design, describing issues such as problem definition, stakeholder engagement, and prototyping.

If you're curious about how to best serve your internal customers, you will find this conversation useful and filled with practical tips.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

We're seeing a wave of L&D Professionals thinking about freelancing or just starting their freelance journeys. So we decided to speak to those who've done it and see what wisdom they have to share. We were joined by:

• Sarah Cannistra, L&D Career, Executive & Business Coach and Fractional Chief Learning Officer & Head of Learning
• Luke O'Mahoney, Founder @ Sapienˣ
• Liam Moore, Executive Coach, Supervisor & Facilitator

We explored A LOT, but here's a summary of what you can expect:

• How did they decide on going solo? What drove them? What questions did they ask? What would they advise others?
• What drove their decisions about their services and offerings? Spoiler alert: it's about doing what gives you energy!
• What are the hurdles of running your own show? How do they navigate all the feelings that come with the role?
• What's a flywheel and how does Luke use it to drive growth?
• What did Liam learn from his father, an entrepreneur himself?
• How does Sarah look at her business through the lens of her life stages?

Prepare for a rich discussion, full of nudgets of wisdom! If you're considering running your own company, being a solopreneur, or freelancing in the L&D and People Space, or just want to hear the exciting adventures of those who do, join us!

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Yoga is more than just a practice; it's a journey into the self, a discipline that synchronizes the body, mind, and spirit. In our latest podcast episode, we were happy to listen to the insights of Editha Satara, a PowerYoga Teacher, who guided us through the transformative powers of yoga on mental wellbeing.

Here's a glimpse into the discussion we had:

• Unveiling the layers: Editha shared how yoga transcends physical benefits, acting as a balm for the mind, easing stress, and fostering a sanctuary of calm within.
• The grounding force: We delve into practices and routines that help maintain a connection to the present moment, highlighting how being grounded can enhance our daily lives.
• The art of balance in teaching: Editha discussed the delicate equilibrium between meticulous preparation and the intuitive ability to read and respond to the energy of a yoga class.
• The synergy of wellness: The conversation took us through the complementary relationship between yoga and other pillars of health, such as breathwork and nutrition, underscoring the holistic nature of this ancient practice.

Join us as we navigate the serene paths of yoga with Editha Satara, understanding how this age-old discipline can cultivate an enduring sense of peace and self-discovery. Tune in to this soulful exchange and perhaps find a key to unlock your own journey into inner tranquility. We hope you find inspiration and a moment of peace in this episode.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠. ⁠⁠Sana⁠⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Editha: https://www.poweryogainstitute.de/ueber-uns/lehrer/edita-satara/

We have all encountered journalism in one way or another. It might have been print, it might have been digital, it might have been for the good, or with the purpose of persuasion. But oftentimes we don't hear the stories behind the written piece. Cristian Lupșa took us on a ride of a lifetime and opened up about his early beginnings with journalism, how his craft was polished in time, and the intersections he sees between learning & storytelling. We explored:

• The difference between opinion pieces and telling stories about people;
• Why empathy and trust-building are important in crafting the best stories;
• How we can use storytelling to promote learning within organizations;
• How can we intentionally design gatherings to reach our purpose－and how he did it with The Power of Storytelling.

It was an amazing, honest conversation. We wandered outside of L&D, into acting, to learn from a practice that might be almost mystical to us, but can provide so much inspiration. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by ⁠Sana⁠. ⁠Sana⁠ is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Cristian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syruslowe/

Facilitation is probably one of the most popular skills in L&D right now. We had the amazing opportunity to discuss with Syrus Lowe, CEO of The Communication Practice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Trainer, and Corporate Role Play Actor about his acting studies, his acting career, and all the things he's learned that feed his facilitation practice. We explored:

• What it takes to become an actor － from tough studies to overcoming the impostor syndrome;
• Career development outside of the corporate world － the importance of having a strong internal locus of control;
• How being a leader and being a theatre director are similar － the importance of psychological safety in effective teams;
• Why role plays can be powerful if done right.

It was an amazing, honest conversation. We wandered outside of L&D, into acting, to learn from a practice that might be almost mystical to us, but can provide so much inspiration. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Syrus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syruslowe/

From chefs and neuroscientists, to community builders and art directors, season 2 was a rollercoaster. Before jumping straight into season 3, we wanted to take a couple of minutes to reflect on the lessons learned provided by our wonderful guests. If you're also curious about what's coming next in season 3, tune in, we promise to give some juicy spoilers!

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

We're closing Season 2 in style. Or better said － in laughter. We had the awesome opportunity of talking to Tom Kozacinski, whose passion for comedy turned into an exciting career. But you might think, what the heck does stand-up have to do with Learning & Development? We thought the same at first, and then it all made sense. Tom explored with us:

• Behind the scenes of writing a comedy act, performing it, and iterating based on audience feedback;
• The importance of practice in polishing your craft;
• Managing audiences of all kinds with both kindness and assertiveness;
• Managing your own career development when you have multiple streams running at once.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Tom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomislav-kozacinski/

Our work has SO MUCH to do with our beautiful, yet intricate brains. So it was such a pleasure to discuss with Elliott Jardin, Assistant Professor at Miami University - Brain Health/Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging about his journey and some of the lessons he learned about learning by studying and teaching cognitive neuroscience. We explored:

• The role of memory & attention in learning;
• How technology is impacting the learning process and our roles as L&Ds;
• Ways to keep in touch with research and learn about our brains as L&D pros.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Elliott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliott-jardin-ph-d-66734277/

Ever since we founded Offbeat, we were on the lookout for new, exciting technology that could add value to our work & organizations. That's how we discovered Sana, a close friend and sponsor of ours. But it's in our nature to dig deeper. We were curious and wanted to learn more about who's beyond the product － that's how we met Jon, President of Sana. We spent some time getting to know him and we're bringing to you:

• The story of his squiggly career and the red thread he found between various roles he held over time;
• His views about leadership & team development;
• Why he thinks being strategic will be very important for L&Ds in the future of learning.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Jon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlexa/

No matter how far away we go from L&D, we still find things to inspire us. In this episode, we talked to Ed Leach, Well-Being Specialist and Head Chef at La Cantina @Blinkist, someone whose career journey could be an inspiration to anyone. We explored:

• Ed's squiggly career journey: from engineering to designing, plumbing, and finally cooking;
• The way he has an impact on people's lives, our planet's health, and Blinkist's productivity thank to La Cantina's planet-based concept;
• How he gathers feedback through all his senses to inform what's on the menu every day;
• The similarities he sees between working with renowned Head Chefs and a corporate manager.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Ed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-leach-0343461a/

How much can we talk about community building? All day long! Well, this episode took a lot less to record, but we could have gone for hours on end exploring our guests' journey. We were joined by Alex Hilleary, Community Lead at ChartHop, and Former Co-Founder at Gather, to explore all things community building. And so we did! We've talked about:

• the emergence of community-based marketing
• his journey from intern to co-founder, and now community manager at Charthop
• the importance of having the right people in your community and weaving that into every step of the members’ experience
• using the community space to sense-check user needs and decide the future of the community
• how over-designing can work against you

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.

Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hilleary/

We're on air again, for the second season of our podcast! For our first episode of this new era, we're diving right into the creative space, together with Miia Goodwin, a multi-discipline hands-on designer and design lead. Together we explore:

• the parallels between being an art director and an L&D professional;
• how to add constraints to the brainstorming process to nudge even more creativity;
• why bringing in all your stakeholders right from the start will help you in the later stages of a project;
• why social learning is the go-to learning method for our guest.

Our sponsor

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.

Your hosts

We’re Lavinia & Mili, and we hope this episode brings you at least one idea you can use in your own practice. If you want to share it with us, feel free to reach out on our LinkedIn profiles, which you can find below.
Lavinia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Milica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milicasapic/

Miia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miiagod/

Reflection is part of everything we do at Offbeat! So naturally, we took some time to what we've learned from Season 1 of Offbeat On Air before jumping into Season 2. Lavinia and Milica discuss where the idea of the podcast came from and some of the lessons they took from meeting Erica, Jamie, Nurit, Miruna, Anne, and Moein.

• After years of building her L&D network, Milica felt that's all she was seeing in her feed. L&D-related problems, solutions, people. While she knew the power of being surrounded by her tribe, she kept on wondering if there are others facing similar challenges, working with people, but using different frameworks, and just thinking differently. She brought this idea to Lavinia and that's how Offbeat On Air was born;
• In their first season, they explored addiction & recovery, leadership development in the Australian Army, behavior change & nudges, growth marketing, coaching in lacrosse, and architecture and they learned a lot;
• In this next season, they want to keep on exploring the world, talking to people from different professions and shining a light on the similarities between L&D's challenges and other completely unrelated professions.

This new season of Offbeat On Air is sponsored by Sana. Sana is an AI-powered learning platform that empowers organizations to find, share, and harness the knowledge they need to achieve their missions. Backed by some of the world’s leading investors, operators, and founders, Sana has raised $54M to date. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London and New York.