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Acorn Connects Canberra

Thursday 26 November, 9.00am to 3.30pm AEDT – The Marion, Regatta Point, Canberra

Acorn Connects is back in Canberra. On the day, you’ll: 
– Dive into the thinking behind the capabilities flow we’re building 
– See best practice for development plans in action 
– Join interactive roundtables with the Acorn team and your peers 
– Get an early look at what’s coming for Acorn 

This is a free event with a catered lunch, and there’s no cap on the number of attendees per organisation. Please RSVP by Wednesday 11 November. 

What you’ll learn

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Where Acorn is heading

An early look at the roadmap, and the thinking behind the capabilities flow we’re building.

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Putting capability into practice

How the capabilities philosophy is applied through development plans.

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Ideas from your peers

Roundtables with other customers, plus one-on-one time with the Acorn team.

What’s on the agenda

Time
Session
9.00–9.30am
Arrivals Coffee, tea and early conversations.
9.30–9.45am
Welcome What’s on today and how to get the most from it.
9.45–10.30am
Behind the Build: The Capabilities Philosophy The philosophy behind the capabilities flow we’re building, the UX work, and what’s new.
10.30–11.30am
Fireside Chat A customer conversation with Anita Carver from the National Land Council.
11.30am–12.30pm
Lunch
12.30–1.15pm
From Inference to Workforce Evidence What the research says on how to base workforce decisions on proof of what people can do, and why evidence gazumps inference.
1.15–2.15pm
Roundtables Pick a table for a small-group discussion with peers and the Acorn team: The Anatomy of a Good Development Plan with Ben Satchwell The Anatomy of a Great Course with Matt Blackstock The Anatomy of a Good Workflow with Jenny Tran
2.15–2.45pm
Afternoon Tea
2.45–3.15pm
First Look: Roadmap What’s coming for Acorn, and how it ties back to workforce evidence. Note: this session won’t be recorded.
3.15–3.25pm
Wrap
3.30pm
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Our Office Hours Experts

Book one-on-one time with the Acorn team on the day.

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Bianca Grogan

Senior Customer Success Manager

Book with Bianca
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Brooke Loveday

Senior Strategic Account Manager

Book with Brooke
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Ezra Phillips

Strategic Account Manager

Book with Ezra
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Faraz Stephen

Customer Success Manager

Book with Faraz
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Josh Lavulo-Hodges

Director of Customer Success

Book with Josh

Why guests recommend our events

“All really good and provided excellent context to L&D at the current stage.”

“Great to see what has been updated, where the company is heading, and what [they] are trying to achieve as this flows onto as as an end product user.”

“The opportunity to network with other learning and development leaders, hearing from expert speakers, direct collaboration with the Acorn team.”

A snapshot of previous Connects

Register for Connects

This is a free event with a catered lunch and afternoon tea. You just need to RSVP by Wednesday 11 November, and there’s no cap on the number of attendees per organisation.