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# [Ed Monk (LPI) - Why Learning is an Economic Imperative](https://blog.sureskills.com/podcast-s1-e5-why-learning-is-an-economic-imperative)

 Written by [Simon Behan](https://blog.sureskills.com/author/simon-behan) | Oct 20, 2020 10:10:00 AM

**Summary:  
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My guest this week is the super talented and engaging Ed Monk, CEO of the Learning and Performance Institute.

In this conversation, we discuss:

- The difference between a training landscape and a learning landscape
- The need for agile, democratized learning
- The accelerated nature of digital transformation in recent months
- The three C’s of learning: Constructive, Compelling, and Convenient
- How to define success and for your learning program
- Using data to improve learning in your organization
- Learning as an economic imperative
- The piece of technology that has most impacted the learning landscape
- Jurgen Klopp’s "relentless inclusivity"
- A prediction for the 2021 English Premier League

Here are a couple of links to resources Ed mentions in the show:

- [Jurgen Klopp on Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat](https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/inside-liverpool-fcs-team-culture-under-klopp/)
- Heather McGowan on "[How The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Accelerating The Future Of Work](https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathermcgowan/2020/03/23/the-coronavirus-pandemic-accelerates-the-future-of-work-and-provides-opportunity/#2abfeeff317f)"

Reach out [Ed on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmonk/) to connect!

To get in touch with me, [Simon Behan, reach out on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonbehan/) or email me at simon.behan@sureskills.com

At SureSkills, we deliver learning services to the worlds leading technology companies and global organizations.

To learn more, head over to [www.SureSkills.com](https://my.captivate.fm/www.SureSkills.com) or download our latest eBook: [Foundations of a Successful Learning Experience](https://info.sureskills.com/foundations-ebook). 

Thanks for listening!

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