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# Iterations: Ask, Listen, Solve Performance Problems [Ep. 9]

By Allen Interactions | July 23, 2013 | Custom Learning  | 0 Comments

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In this episode of Iterations, Richard Sites and Angel Green discuss what happens when you jump to design too early in the process of learning development.  Failure to ask the right questions and listen to the answers can result in unmet expectations and increased risk.

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