Upside Learning, a division of Mitr Learning & Media, is delighted to announce its resounding success at the LearnX Live Awards 2024, earning 22 prestigious accolades across multiple categories. These honors serve to further solidify Upside Learning’s standing as a trusted partner in providing best-in-class enterprise learning solutions.

The LearnX Live Awards are a globally renowned platform that recognizes organizations and individuals for their innovation and achievement in workplace learning and development. It celebrates programs that demonstrate outstanding design, implementation, and measurable outcomes, making these wins a testament to the exceptional quality and effectiveness of Upside Learning’s solutions.

We are proud to have been honored with these awards:

• 2 Diamond for “Best Learning & Talent Development Sales Training” With Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• 1 Diamond for “Best Learning Model Custom/Bespoke Learning” The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
• 2 Diamond for “Best eLearning Project eLearning Project” With World Bank Group
• 1 Diamond for “Best eLearning Design Interactive Scenario” With The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
• 1 Diamond for “Best eLearning Design Interactive Scenario” With Rhb Bank
• 1 Diamond for “Best eLearning Design Video” With Rhb Bank
• 2 Gold for “Best Learning Model Custom/Bespoke Learning” With World Bank Group
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development for Certification Training” With Iso
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development Compliance Training” With World Bank Group
• 2 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development Compliance Training” With The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development Health & Safety Training” With Vestas Wind Systems A/S
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development Induction/Onboarding” With Girteka
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development Learning & Development” With Iso
• 2 Gold for “Best Learning & Talent Development Product Knowledge Training” With Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning Model Custom/Bespoke Learning” With Rhb Bank
• 1 Gold for “Best Learning Model Custom/Bespoke Learning” With Girteka
• 1 Gold For “Best eLearning Project eLearning Project” With Vestas Wind Systems A/S

These accomplishments highlight the dedication and proficiency of our team, whose relentless efforts have enabled us to develop such creative and impactful learning solutions. We also extend heartfelt gratitude to our valued clients—Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Standard Chartered Bank, World Bank Group, ISO, RHB Bank, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, and Girteka—whose trust and collaboration have been instrumental in achieving these milestones.

The co-founders of Mitr Learning & Media, Rahul Bansal, and Siddharth Agarwal, in a joint statement, said “These honors demonstrate our steadfast dedication to enterprise learning excellence. We are really proud of Upside Learning’s capacity to provide customized, impactful solutions. This honor motivates us to keep expanding the potential of corporate learning and fortifying our relationships with clients throughout the globe.”

Upside Learning’s expertise in creating relevant and captivating learning experiences for a variety of sectors is highlighted by the LearnX Live Awards 2024. Every award honors the team’s creativity, inventiveness, and commitment to delivering real-world impact through learning.

Upside Learning remains committed to its mission of creating impactful learning solutions that align with business objectives and foster continuous improvement.

About Upside Learning

Upside Learning Solutions, a division of Mitr Learning & Media, is a two-decade-old, multi-award-winning provider of learning solutions. Specializing in learning consulting, developing science-backed custom training programs, and offering top-tier learning staff augmentation services, Upside Learning helps L&D leaders achieve impactful business results. Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 150+ global accolades (including the likes of Brandon Hall Group and Deloitte amongst other noteworthy names).

Learn more about Upside Learning at www.upsidelearning.com.

Media Contact

Venudhar Bhatt
Executive Vice President
Mitr Learning & Media
venudhar@mitrmedia.com

We are excited to announce the release of a new eBook that delves into the world of scenario-based learning, authored by Clark Quinn, the chief learning strategist at Upside Learning. This eBook is a valuable resource for learning professionals looking to harness the potential of scenario-based learning for effective and engaging training experiences.

In today’s fast-paced world, traditional training methods often fall short of meeting the needs of modern learners. Scenario-based learning offers a solution by providing meaningful practice in real-world contexts, making learning more engaging and effective.

Clark Quinn explains Scenarios meld the power of story with the value of practice, creating a powerful tool for learning. This eBook goes beyond the basics, offering in-depth insights and strategies to help you leverage scenarios effectively in your training programs.

Key highlights of the eBook include:

• Defining scenarios and their importance in learning.
• Understanding the different types of scenarios and when to use them.
• Practical guidance on designing scenarios for various learning needs.
• Tips for implementing scenarios in your training programs.
• Evaluation strategies to ensure the effectiveness of your scenario-based learning.

Whether you are new to scenario-based learning or looking to enhance your existing practices, this eBook provides the guidance you need to make learning work. By integrating educational effectiveness and experiential engagement, scenarios offer a way to achieve deeper learning outcomes.

Don’t pass up the chance to reinvent your approach to training and development.

Download your copy of “Scenario-Based Learning: The Ultimate Asset in Your L&D Toolkit” today and start creating more engaging and impactful learning experiences. Visit this link to access the eBook.

About Upside Learning

Since 2004, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point for us is to help L&D leaders deliver deeper learning experiences that improve retention and transfer to achieve desired outcomes. With experience in developing Custom Learning, Mobile Learning, Microlearning, Gamification, ILT and VILT, and AR/VR/MR-based solutions amongst others, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

Upside Learning aims to go beyond the ordinary and predictable with its mantra of ‘Go Beyond’. As part of the ‘Go Beyond’ initiative, Upside Learning nudges its internal teams, clients, and the entire L&D community to treat every learning initiative as an enabler of performance. The ‘L&D Go Beyond Podcast’ is a significant part of this initiative, which features workplace learning leaders from across the globe sharing their insights and experiences.

Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 100 awards and accolades (including the likes of Brandon Hall Group and Deloitte amongst other noteworthy names).

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Media Contact

Isha Sood
AVP – Marketing
Upside Learning Solutions
isha.sood@upsidelearning.com

For years, the Brandon Hall Group, a HCM research and advisory services firm, has been running the Excellence Awards Program, which is also called the “Academy Awards” by Learning, Talent and Business Executives. The Excellence in Technology Awards recognise successfully deployed, cutting-edge, innovative eLearning programs, strategies and technologies that have achieved measurable results. Its under this award category that Upside Learning’s Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED) has been honoured with a Silver for Best Advance in Unique Learning Technology this year.

FRED is an innovative HTML-based reusable Framework that helps develop responsive learning and performance support interventions on multiple devices seamlessly. With an existing library of 20+ templates, FRED allows for creation of multilingual eLearning that is configurable to give SCORM- or Tin Can compliant output.

FRED comes out victorious after being evaluated by an international panel of independent industry experts, Brandon Hall Group’s senior analysts, and their executive leadership team. The judging was based on the following criteria: design of the solution; functionality; usability; innovation; and overall measureable benefits.

On winning the prestigious Brandon Hall award, Amit Garg, Director & Co-founder of Upside Learning, said, “It’s a proud day for us and FRED. After having been in the making for over 12 months, imbibed with our learning from numerous HTML5 and responsive eLearning programs done over the years, in just 11 months since its release, FRED has won the most prestigious award in the eLearning industry! This in itself is an incredible feeling! We envision FRED to win many more awards, and help various organisations develop Responsive eLearning easily.”

Earlier this year, FRED had been recognised as an early adopter of the Tin Can API under ‘Authoring Tools’ category. More information about FRED is available at:

https://upsidelearning.com/pressrelease/upside-learning-leads-the-field-in-innovation-recognised-as-an-early-adopter-of-the-tin-can-api-for-fred/

Upside Learning has onboarded Alesiya Khan to further strengthen its Instructional Design function.

Upside Learning, a leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune-1000 companies across the globe, has appointed Alesiya Khan as Senior Manager – Instructional Design. Alesiya will be leading the instructional design efforts for the pre-sales and innovation functions at Upside Learning.

Alesiya has been in the elearning industry for around 16 years and has worked on a variety of domains and learning modalities. An eager learner with an open mindset, Alesiya has had the privilege to work on projects that cater to various audiences like middle school students, medical students, corporate white- and blue-collar workers, etc. She has worked on various learning solutions inclusive of, but not limited to, K12, business simulations, systems trainings, videos, microlearnings, mini-games, rapid development trainings, and game-based learnings. In addition to being a passionate instructional designer, she is an avid learner. She is fascinated by new things; be it a new learning trend or a language or a new culture. Academically, Alesiya holds a Master’s degree in Computer Application and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce.

Amit Garg – Founder & CEO of Upside Learning, commented, “Alesiya joining us adds to our team’s strength in the instructional design function and will help us add an edge to our learning solutions. Her extensive experience in the eLearning domain associated with account handling, people management, and pre-sales will definitely enable us to provide better customer experience.”

About Upside Learning

Since 2004, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as Virtual Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

Upside Learning aims to go beyond the ordinary and predictable with their mantra of ‘Go Beyond’. As part of the ‘Go Beyond’ initiative, Upside Learning nudges its internal teams, customers, and the entire L&D community to treat every learning initiative as an enabler of employee performance. The ‘L&D Go Beyond Podcast’ is a significant and noteworthy part of this initiative, which features workplace learning leaders from across the globe sharing their insights and experiences. Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 90 awards and accolades (including several Brandon Hall Group Excellence awards).

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

Continuing to strengthen business development team, Upside Learning has onboarded Kamal Lambaa to fast-track company’s growth in APAC.

Upside Learning, a leading service provider of end-to-end digital learning solutions for Fortune-1000 companies across the globe, has appointed Kamal Lambaa as AVP – Business Development. Kamal will be leading sales for the APAC region, strategizing and planning the overall sales action.

Kamal is an enthusiastic sales development professional with over 20 years of diverse experience BFSI, FMCG & Retail sectors. He has contributed to various roles in sales, trade marketing, marketing & sales development with P&L responsibility. Kamal has worked with multi-cultural teams across Asia & Middle East regions, contributing to business with his experience and applicable business solutions. He has worked on business transformation projects in sales, learning & OD functions. Having contributed to the L&D field with his array of experience, he is able to add value and provide relevant solutions for most of the business scenarios, with appropriate customer focus & stakeholder management both within and outside the organization. Kamal has also lead many L&D and OD initiatives to enable the frontline teams to perform better, his initiatives are across the learning mediums to maintain a healthy mix of “clicks & bricks.”

Amit Garg – Founder & CEO of Upside Learning, commented, “Kamal is a great addition to Upside team bringing not only his industry expertise but also his passion for developing & empowering people. His extensive experience and strong relationships will nurture business growth by forging strong partnerships in the APAC region enabling us to explore newer opportunities and deliver better customer experience.”

About Upside Learning

Since 2004, Upside Learning has consistently delivered best-in-class custom learning solutions to organizations worldwide. The focal point has been to help customers deliver real outcomes by helping them achieve performance improvements that are aligned with their business objectives. Upside Learning aims to make a real impact on organizational metrics and behaviors by supporting organizations to bolster their core teams.

With experience in offerings such as Virtual Instructor-led Training, Bespoke Learning, Learning Consultancy, Performance Support Aids, eBooks, or Game-based learning, Upside Learning strives to add value to every learning solution it creates.

Upside Learning aims to go beyond the ordinary and predictable with their mantra of ‘Go Beyond’. As part of the ‘Go Beyond’ initiative, Upside Learning nudges its internal teams, customers, and the entire L&D community to treat every learning initiative as an enabler of employee performance. The ‘L&D Go Beyond Podcast’ is a significant and noteworthy part of this initiative, which features workplace learning leaders from across the globe sharing their insights and experiences. Over the years, Upside Learning has won more than 90 awards and accolades (including several Brandon Hall Group Excellence awards).

Learn more about Upside Learning at: www.upsidelearning.com

The increasing ubiquity of the mobile phone begs for it to be used as a learning tool. It’s no surprise then that organisation across the globe are beginning to incorporate mLearning in their L&D initiatives. Amit Garg, Director of Custom Learning Solutions at Upside Learning, recently shared all these insights in a Q&A session with a leading Indian daily called Sakal Times.

Amit, an avid learner of mobile technology and a mLearning evangelist, spoke of the growing penetration of mobile devices, the various learning opportunities offered by mobile technology, possible ways of leveraging mLearning in the workplace and how mobiles will gradually become the platform of choice for workplace learning delivery (or learning/knowledge management system access).

Below are some excerpts from the Q&A:

Mobiles will become the platform of choice for workplace learning delivery (or learning/knowledge management system access). Learners would be able to access content nuggets (videos, documents, or mini courses) from corporate information systems just when they need them. They will collaborate with colleagues and even contribute their own content using mobiles devices. Performance Support will increase many–fold and we will see a lot of training take the shape of performance support. Mobile devices will again be the driver for this change as learners start accessing learning content just when they need it.

Mobile learning as such can be used for activating knowledge before a classroom (or virtual classroom or even an eLearning session), summarizing (after one of those sessions – delivered soon after the session), recall and just–in–time search support by letting employees search in company’s knowledge databases (wikis, blogs, forums) using their mobiles. Mobile learning platforms, like Upside2Go, can help L&D departments to deliver priority communication, just–in–time and performance support solutions to their learners anywhere, anytime.

The Q&A was published on December 10 in Sakal Times.

Upside Learning recently sponsored the inaugural CLO Summit India, which addresses the organizational learning & development scenario in India. The summit witnessed the presence of eminent speakers and leaders from the Human Resources and Learning & Development.

The first panel which discussed whether there is a need of a separate CLO in an organization today was excellent. The CLO, who is a domain expert in learning and organizational development, is the key to enable the achievement of an organization’s vision and business goals through the proper development of its workforce.

Some of the other subjects discussed at the event were ‘Learning in Multicultural environments’ and ‘The role of R&D, Innovation and Learning in today’s dynamic organization’. These sessions brought out different perspectives and that was great for the audience. The audience itself was participative and contributed to a better understanding for everyone with its questions and comments.

It was a day filled with inspiring keynotes, crisp panel discussions and stimulating presentations, the event witnessed the presence of eminent speakers such as Mr. Bhaskar Chatterjee (Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India), Mr. Arun Balakrishnan (HPCL), Mr. Thomas Varghese (Aditya Birla Retail), Mr. Yogi Sriram (L & T), Ms. Susan Bloch (Aditya Birla Group), Mr. Kalyan Banerjee (Mindtree), Ms. Suchitra Rajendra (PepsiCo), Mr. Nilesh Kulkarni (Novartis Consumer Health), Captain Mohanlal J P (SBI Life Insurance) along with notable personalities from the Indian PSU sector including BPCL, ONGC and IOC.