by Brittany Laeger, Marketing Communications Specialist

On Monday, we held our first ever Allen Interactions Conference. It was a wonderful day filled with insights from a few of our clients and members of our team. The day featured incredible keynotes from Michael Allen, our CEO here at Allen Interactions and Kimo Kippen, CLO of Hilton Hotels and Resorts. We were also lucky to have Tynea Valentine, Stephanie Crowe, and Ken Gregson join us and share their insights on how creating engaging e-learning has transformed training for their organizations.

Here are 15 quotes to inspire you!

1. Become a trusted advisor, help people move away from pain and embrace joy by solving THEIR business challenges. —Kimo Kippen, CLO, Hilton Worldwide (Tweet this)
   

2. Don't waste the learner's time, it's time they can never get back. —Michael Allen, CEO, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)
   

3. Be ready to revise any system, scrap any method, abandon any theory, if the success of the job requires it. —Henry Ford, Founder, Ford Motor Company (Tweet this)
   

4. The SAM method enables faster development of quality training. Early release means early results. —Stephanie Crowe, Sr. Director Global Learning & Development, Manhattan Associates (Tweet this)
   

5. Prevent learner whiplash by using a bold a meaningful design. —Tynea Valentine, Director of Sales Learning, PulteGroup (Tweet this)

6. Appeal to people's curiosity. Illustrate your consequences - both good and bad. —Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)
   

7. In order to create an engaging learning experience, the role of instructor is optional, but the role of learner is essential. —Bernard Bull, Vice President Continuing and Distance Education, Concordia University (Tweet this)
   

8. Let's figure out performance. Then we'll get to the content. —Richard Sites, Vice President—Training & Marketing, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)
   

9. Give me the least-qualified QUALIFIED person for each subject. They can teach the basics. —Stephanie Crowe, Sr. Director Global Learning & Development, Manhattan Associates (Tweet This)
   

10. The world is a lot more interesting than "this is a button question" or "this is a multiple choice question". —Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)
    

11. It's not the technology's fault, it's what we do with the technology. —Michael Allen, CEO, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)
    

12. Is this course going to make people make better decisions? —Stephanie Crowe, Sr. Director Global Learning & Development, Manhattan Associates (Tweet this)
    

13. Design and develop learning that delivers an authentic spirit reflecting your organization's culture. —Kimo Kippen, CLO, Hilton Worldwide (Tweet this) 

14. Give the user control...don't overburden them with content! —Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)
    

15. Beginning today, let’s advance the world of e-learning together—and make it what we’ve always known it could be! —Michael Allen, CEO, Allen Interactions (Tweet this)