LERN

  • SERVICES
  • EVENTS & EDUCATION
    • EVENTS
      • 2026 Annual Conference
      • 2026 Contract Training & Workforce Development Conference
      • 2028 LERN Leadership In-Person Conference
      • C.E. Emerging Formats Summit
    • EDUCATION
      • New! Workforce Pell Seminar
      • LERN Institutes – Spring 2026
      • New! Operations for Kids College
      • Summer Camps 2027
      • LERN MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM
      • ONSITE INSTITUTES & TRAINING
  • CONSULTING
    • CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING
    • REVIEW
      • PROGRAM REVIEW
      • REMOTE PROGRAM REVIEW
    • LERN’S CONSULTANTS, SPEAKERS & TRAINERS
      • WILLIAM DRAVES
      • JULIE COATES
      • DR. TRAVETTE A. WEBSTER
      • BRENDAN MARSELLO
  • CERTIFICATIONS
    • CERTIFIED PROGRAM PLANNER (CPP)
    • CPP REFRESHER RENEWAL COURSE
    • PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
    • DASHBOARD
  • UGotClass
  • ABOUT
    • Meet LERN
      • History & Mission
      • Your LERN Team
    • Who We Serve
      • COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
      • PUBLIC SCHOOL/COMMUNITY EDUCATION
      • FACULTY
    • …cont
      • ASSOCIATIONS
      • RECREATION DEPARTMENT
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Service
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • LERN News
  • The year of the creative
Brendan
Monday, 01 December 2014 / Published in Uncategorized

The year of the creative

creativeThe year 2015 is the year of the creative, LERN President William A. Draves will say in his annual “State of Lifelong Learning” for 2015 in the opening session of the big LERN conference in Orlando, Nov. 21-23.
It is the lead point for how you can enhance the success of your program in 2015 over 2014.
Here’s more:  From our visits, talks, and data from lifelong learning professionals all over Canada and the United States, it is clear that creative administrators and professionals are finding new opportunities for furthering their success.  We find creative professionals finding those opportunities in programming, marketing and operations management.
With the economy coming back, the distinctive quality of creativity is not in response to tough economic times. Instead, it is a response to our changing economic times. With traditional formats and audiences in decline, one distinctive difference among lifelong learning professionals is creativity in thinking combined with the gumption to try those creative ideas. With the old world in decline and the new world as yet unconquered, the year 2015 is definitely the year of the creative professional.
The “State of Lifelong Learning for 2015” has 10 major observations about the state of our field today.  You’ll get it when you and 800 others attend the conference.

  • Tweet

What you can read next

Thanks for a great 2014!
Flatten the Pyramid
Maximize Success: Plan On It!
  • AI Led by LERNJune 17, 2026
    AI is the hottest topic of the year for class programs. You are exploring ways to use AI in your operations. And you are offering AI classes for the public and for business. AI for
  • Sell Your Program’s ValueJune 17, 2026
       You need to sell the value of your program to your institution. The state of the field is such that lifelong learning programs can “future-proof your program”  when you both demonstrate your value to
  • Digital Marketing KPIs DeterminedJune 17, 2026
       While the value of your print brochure has repeatedly been measured with numbers and dollars, the area of digital marketing key performance indicators (KPIs) is just being explored.    Business, in general, has the
  • First Summer Camp SurveyJune 17, 2026
       The first summer camp survey for the field was conducted this spring. The results are significant.   Summer camps are in high demand and produce a lot of money for programs. Thus, LERN is
  • The New Management Style of the 21st CenturyJune 17, 2026
      Check-ins, immediate feedback, and allowing people to structure 80% of their day. These are a few of the new management strategies being developed by LERN members as part of a new management style for
  • Gen X vs Gen YJune 17, 2026
    Contrary to managers’ opinions, Gen Y is not significantly more likely to leave their current employer in the next 3 years than Gen X, their older generation. This data from a year-long survey of your

CONTACT US!
Tel:1-800-678-5376
Email: info@lern.org

Learning Resources Network
PO Box 16 | Eau Claire, WI 54702

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2021-2023 LERN

TOP