Portland Program
April 28, 2005

And Now for Something Completely Different:
Key Trends in Training...and What They Mean for the Profession and Your Future
with David Drake, PhD and Ed Warnock

“The future ain’t what it used to be.”  --  Yogi Berra

For training and development professionals in the 21st century, these words have never been truer. ASTD-Cascadia Chapter has created the opportunity for you to explore the trends affecting your organization and your work. Join us with Dr. David Drake and Ed Warnock to explore the change and challenge facing our professions. You will:

• Gain insights on key trends and how they will impact your work and profession
• Learn from workers and managers what they want and need to learn and grow
• Hear how your peers are responding to dramatic industry changes
• Discuss how significant social issues are affecting organizations, such as:
  • Environment / sustainability
  • Security / governance
  • Technologies (machine / human)
  • Globalization / the commodity economy
  • Workforce demographics
  • and more!
• Consider how training and OD professionals need to be "at the table" to contribute to the solutions

What you’ll get:

• Key trends and their implications
• Essential questions and emerging needs
• New options for learning, development and performance support
• Tools for wisdom and wellness in a just-in-time world
• Critical thinking skills for assessing and adapting to change
• Template for the assessment and development of your future

Speakers

David Drake, PhD
Catalyst Communications, Inc

David is active in the international coaching research community, writes and presents on coaching methodologies and outcomes, teaches coaching skills to managers and professionals, and is pioneering the field of narrative coaching. He helps organizations create coaching-based cultures, and coaches and trains individuals to achieve greater integrity, accountability, wellness, and results through new stories. David is the co-director of the InterCultural Coaching Institute, a board member of the Oregon Friends of Jung, and a past-president of the ASTD-Cascadia Chapter.

Ed Warnock
Cumulus, LLC
503-520-1155
ewarnock@cumulusllc.com

Ed works with private and public organizations on how to reach strategic goals. His focus is on using:

• Strategy maps to connect goals to operations
• Balanced scorecards to set and communicate metrics
• Project portfolio management to create strategic change
• Project management to plan and manage execution
• Earned value methodologies to measure performance
• Strategic validation and verification methods to steer the organization to its target

He has a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a master’s degree in Whole-systems Design. Ed’s interests and experience:

• COO of an oil field services company in Texas
• Board of directors of numerous organizations including an international development agency serving in over sixty countries
• Thermodynamics research at the Michelson-Morely Laboratory at China Lake, California
• Director of an international development project in Sudan, Africa
• Russian linguist for the US Air Force
• Bush pilot in Africa and the Philippines
• Glider pilot

Details

Date	Thursday, April 28, 2005
Time	8 am	Registration, Check In and Networking
	8:30 - 11 am	Program
Location	University of Phoenix Room 122 - 126 13190 SW 68th Parkway Tigard, OR  97223 Click here for specific directions. For directions, use www.mapquest.com.
Parking	Free in the lot.
Refreshments	Beverages and light snacks will be provided.
Sponsors	Our thanks to the University of Phoenix for hosting this event and providing refreshments.
Cost	Chapter Members	$25 by 5 pm on Apr 20  $35 after that date
	Others	$35 by 5 pm on Apr 20 $45 after that date
To Register	Registration available at the door.

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