This book provides the necessary background knowledge, conceptual frameworks, and practical steps to shift organizational L&D onto a new and more meaningful track. It begins by outlining the needs of the field as well as its barriers. It then provides a research-based grounding on how people really work, and learn and using that framework, the roles of support across courses, performance support, and informal learning are detailed.   Practical steps are laid out to shift L&D processes to an alignment with organizational goals, performer needs, and meaningful outcomes. Ultimately, the book ties back into business needs and the larger context, with advice for managers, practitioners, and executives.   Steeped in research and peppered with sidebars, vignettes, and illustrations, this is a handbook for the future of learning.   1. Current State of L&D   Our World   Our Industry   2. How people learn today   Our brains   Social   Technology 3. Aligning Organizational Learning   Realign   Redesign   Reprocess   4. Putting it all Together   Leadership   Takes less time!   Organization Change   Being Strategic   Being Opportunistic   The Long Game