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THE CHANGING FACE OF PHARMA TRAINING:NEW TECHNOLOGY, PROVEN METHODOLOGY
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If you watched the 2010 Winter Olympics you know something about the changing face of pharma training. Yes, really.
• Technology has revolutionized the experience. Bobsledstodayareinadifferentcategorythanthoseofpriorgenerations
basedonnewmaterials.Forpharmatrainers,newdeliverymechanisms(mobile,virtualexperiences,augmentedreality)aresimilarlyrevolutionary.
• Yet proven methodologies remain. Winningthegoldmedalforbobsleddingin2010requiresthesame
skills(andcourage)asthoseofearlierathletes.Andevenastechnologychangeshowtrainingisdelivered,thefundamentals,thebasics,theprovencorearchitectureremainsthesame.
Thetrick—whetheryou’reabobsledderorapharmabrandmanagerwhoneedstoengagethesalesforce—ismasteringtherightbalanceofnewtechnologyandprovenmethodology.
Thepayoffishuge:goldmedals(andmaybesomesponsorshipdeals)forthebobsledder;andforthebrandmanager,inspiringthesalesforcetosuccessfullydelivertheproducttomarket,grabbingmarketshare(andnoendofgloryinthecorporateoffice).
Here’showweatJackMortonachievethatbalance.
Sandy SitesVP/DirectorandGlobalPracticeLeaderforExperientialTraining
Barbara SollittoSr.LearningStrategistforExperientialTraining
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THE TRICK IS MASTERING
THE RIGHT BALANCE OF
NEW TECHNOLOGY AND PROVEN
METHODOLOGY.
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Certain fundamentals hold true no matter how training is delivered.
• Adults learn in an ordered fashion. TheymoveinstagesfromAwareness,toUnderstandingtoCommitment
toAction.Webelieveitbasedonourdecadesofexperience;theAmericanSocietyofTraining&DevelopmentcallsthistheAdultLearningContinuum(ALC).
• Strong design and development is crucial. WeusetheADDIEmodel(Analysis,Design,Develop,Implement,
Evaluate),anotherindustrybestpractice.
• Art and science of effective training IfALCandADDIEarethe“science”ofeffectivetraining,the“art”isno
lessfundamental—andthatartisallaboutrichcreativeandinteractiveelementsachievedbyrobusttrainingandexperiencedesign.
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Crucially,it’sinthedesignphasethatweaddressnotonlycreativityandinteractivity,butalsotechnology—andspecifically,whatdeliverymakesmostsense.
Thegoalistoestablishacomplementarydeliverytechnologythatbestactivatestheoveralltrainingexperience.Thetechnologyusedmustbetherightfitforyourlearningaudience.Likethemodern-daybobsled,trainingisacustomfitsolution.
Whendesignedright,thecombinationofcontentanddeliverymakeyourpeoplefeelconnectedtothetrainingexperience.Itleadstomomentsofdeepinsightandkeepsthemengagedandmotivated—andmostimportantly,optimizescontentretentionandknowledgetransfer.
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LIKE THE MODERN-DAY
BOBSLED, TRAINING IS
A CUSTOM FIT SOLUTION.
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT INTEREST US• Mobile learning Mobilelearning,orM-learning,cantakemanyforms;forinstance,
trainingcoursesdeliveredtofieldsalesrepsthroughMMSpush,podcasts,blogsorviacustomapplicationsontheirmobiledevicesorwithintheirfavoritesocialnetworkingenvironment—alltofitintotheirhecticon-the-golifestyles.Byintegratingthetrainingdesignandtechnologywiththetargetaudiences’everydaylife,Repsareabletocompleteatrainingcourserightbeforemeetingwithakeyclientandhaveamoretargeted,“just-in-time”trainingexperience.M-learningisalreadyinpracticeinmanyindustriesandagreatexampleofusingtechnologytoenhanceatrainingevent.
• Virtual conferences Competingdemandsandrisingtravelcostscanmakecoordinatingalive
trainingeventachallengeattimes.Atsuchtimes,virtualenvironmentscanreplicatekeycharacteristicsofface-to-facetraining—withtheaddedbenefitofoccurringwhensalesrepsareavailable,motivatedandcommittedtotheexperience.SalesRepscanwatchaliveorpre-recordedvideo,askquestions,receiveresponses,networkwithpeersanddownloadkeycontentontheirdesktop.SimilartoM-learning,participantsreceivethetrainingtheyneed“just-in-time.”Althoughit’snotareplacementforface-to-facetraining,virtualconferencetechnologycansatisfytrainingneedswhilemeetingorganizationalbusinessobjectivesandkeepingtraveltimeandcostsdown.
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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
TECHNOLOGY CAN SATISFY
TRAINING NEEDS WHILE
KEEPING TRAVEL COSTS DOWN.
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• Augmented reality Augmentedrealitydescribesareal-worldenvironmentthatisenhanced
bycomputer-generatedimageryexperiencedonascreenofsomekind(mobiledevice,computer).Ithasgreatpotentialtoenhancetraining.Forexample,apharmakeyopinionleaderspeakingataconferenceaboutthelatestdrugindicationcouldinteractwiththe“molecules”ofanewdrugtoshowhowitaffectsthehumanbody–themoleculewouldappeartoactuallyexistin2Dform.Augmentedrealitycanturnastraightforwardpresentationintoahands-on“show”(not“tell”)experience.
Our training experiences in action•WehelpedAbbottdesignandimplementanonlinecertificationprogram
forthesalesforcethatdramaticallyimprovedresults.Weachievedacertificationbenchmarkof90%and100%compliance.
•Combiningliveanddigitaltrainingexperiencescanbeespeciallyeffective.WehelpedEisai Pharmaceuticalsengageandinspiretheircriticalcare/oncologysalesforcewithaninteractiveonlinegameandanupdatedversionofaclassicboardgame—enablinglinemanagerstogaugesalesskillsinacreativeformat.
•WehelpedWaters Corporationlaunchitsnewbrandwithavirtualconferencethatgotemployeesalignedbehinditsvisionandgoals—extendingreachandimpactwhileachievingcostefficiencies.
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THE WAY FORWARDM-learning,virtualconferencesandaugmentedrealityarejustafewoftheexamplesofemergingtechnologieswe’vebeenintegratingintotheexperienceswecreate,andthatwefeelareimmediatelyrelevanttoeffectivepharmatraining—assuming,ofcourse,thatthey’rerightforthebrand,thesalesforce,thesituation.
Justasabobsledderdrivesasledspecificallydesignedfortheirheight,weightandbuild,duringourtraininganalysisphasewecreateafullaudienceprofilematchingdeliverymethodstotheirneeds,resultingintheright“fit”ofdeliverymethodsandtechnologies.
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OUR EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING POINT OF VIEW1 Themosteffectivelearninghappenswhentrainingengagesthe heartaswellasthehead.2 Science(stronginstructionaldesign)+Art(richcreativeand interactivity)=Greattraining3 Peoplelearnbydoing.Trainingstrategiesshouldsimulatereal performanceconditions.4 Alltrainingcan(andshould)bemeasured.5 Trainingshouldalways“customfit”theaudience,brandand businessgoals.Thisassures100%relevanceandoptimum knowledgetransfervs.off-the-shelfsolutions.6 MotivatedandinspiredSalesRepslearnmorequickly.7 Seniormanagementcommitmentisakeysuccessfactorintraining.8 Trainingmustbesustainable(wedesignprogramstoallowfor easyupdates/enhancements).9 Attentionspansareshorternow(wedesigntrainingwith incrementalandself-pacedsolutions).10 Interactivityisamust.Interactivitymeanspeopleplayanactive roleintheirpersonaldevelopment.
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AT JACK MORTON, WE •designanddeliverlaunchexperiencesthatgetsalesreadyand
motivatedtobringproductstomarket•createexperiencesthatsupportclientneedsthroughouttheproductcycle,
acrossaudiencesandmedia(live,online,3D,interactive)•bringclientsface-to-facewithcriticalB2Baudiencesthroughtradeshows
andconferences•orchestratehighlytargetedconsumercampaignsthatbuildbrand
relationships,awarenessandwordofmouth•activatesponsorshipstogrowbrandrelationshipsandmaximizethe
impactofsponsorshipspend•partnerwithclientstoensurethatinternalstakeholdersunderstandwhere
thebrandandbusinessaregoing,especiallyintimesofchangeandconsolidation
•helpourclientsbuildexperiencebrands
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