{"id":7632,"date":"2024-06-19T11:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T05:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneurmirror.com\/?p=7632"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:03:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T05:33:36","slug":"meet-lori-figueiredo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneurmirror.com\/staging-site\/2024\/06\/19\/meet-lori-figueiredo\/","title":{"rendered":"Upskilling And Uplifting Teams with SYZYGY: Lori Figueiredo"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently had the opportunity to interview Lori Figueiredo, Change & Digital Learning Strategist at SYZYGY<\/a>. Intending to challenge the ineffective way organizations were enabling learning, Lori with her business deployed innovative strategies and solutions to organizations globally, inspiring them to rethink continuous learning and improvement.<\/p>\n

Lori’s brand is bringing change and enabling leaders and teams to work and learn together, capture and share their knowledge; imagine and achieve their breakthrough goals. She supports organizations to build agile teams and a high-performance culture for positive change. In this insightful session, she shares her career trajectory, and vision on Human Intelligence (HI), and offers valuable suggestions for aspiring professionals.<\/p>\n

Spark Behind The Journey<\/h2>\n

We were intrigued to learn about the advent of Lori Figueiredo in this field. So, we asked, \u201cWhat was the driving force behind your decision to start your own business?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lori Figueiredo shared, \u201cI started my own business to make a difference. My aim was, and still is, to challenge the ineffective way organizations were enabling learning. By being independent, I always want to be at the forefront of collaborating with those disruptors shaping the future of learning, education, and training. <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The why, what and how people of all ages were, and still are, being upskilled was already outdated back when I started and today it is even more rapidly becoming irrelevant and archaic.<\/em><\/p>\n

I focused on informal learning, education, and training as formal schooling did not meet the needs of the next generation from the mainstream, and even less so the needs of those with special needs e.g. gifted kids, underprivileged youth, and new graduates. I ran a gifted program for kids, worked on a career development program for underprivileged youth, and partnered with graduate programs to prepare the youth for the workforce. Through my business, I showed innovative strategies and solutions to organizations globally, inspiring them to rethink continuous learning and improvement across all age groups and needs<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Incorporate Technology: Impact Performance<\/h2>\n

Fast-paced digital transformation has been significantly influencing the way organizations perform \u2013 whether they are corporate, NGO, government and\/or educational organizations. So, we asked, \u201cHow have you incorporated technology and digital tools to enhance your clients\u2019 processes?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lori Figueiredo replied, \u201cI have always been an early adopter of technology as an enabler of learning and ongoing performance improvement. It started with computer-based training on those huge desktop computers to e-learning or blended learning using online platforms such as Learning Management Systems.\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This evolved to what we call digital learning on mobile devices as well as learning experiences using AR\/VR simulations or gaming. The next wave introduced Learning Experience Platforms that integrated AI recommendation engines to personalize learning journeys based on learner needs and future roles. This involved creating custom content and activities as well as curating content through API\/integrations with existing learning resource libraries.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In the field of learn-tech and ed-tech, technology has been used for back-end management for several years. This includes online hosting, managing learning resources, tracking activities and outcomes, enabling data analytics, and reporting on performance, progress and resource usage<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lori Figueiredo added, \u201cThe front-end experience was a combination of online and offline learning called blended learning. The transition from web1 to web2 brought dynamic interfaces and relevant features, enhancing the learning experience. However, there was a surge of content-heavy e-learning production that often-lacked real-life application.\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

E-learning has transformed from 6-hour courses to bite-size microlearning of up to 15 minutes, and now even shorter 3-minute bytes. However, there are still many individuals stuck in outdated methods, generating excessive \u2018just-in-case\u2019 content using Generative AI. Throughout this evolution, I have consistently advocated for team-based learning, using technology to develop capable teams who can effectively collaborate toward a shared purpose in real-life situations.<\/em><\/p>\n

My SYZYGY<\/em>\u00d2<\/sup> Methodology combines psychology expertise with advanced technology for effective scaling and data insights. This method promotes Digital, Social and Action Learning, enabling teams to work and learn together to achieve a common goal<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reshaping People Enablement: Impact Of AI<\/h2>\n

We were interested to understand Lori Figueiredo’s perspective on the addition of AI to her business. So, we asked, \u201cHow are you planning to integrate AI into your business, and what benefits do you anticipate?\u201d<\/p>\n

She responded, \u201cGenerative AI is a natural fit for scaling the impact and reach of my framework and tools which are part of my SYZYGY<\/em>\u00d2<\/sup> Methodology. Using AI and Generative AI we are automating the process used by Teams to become agile, high-performing, and innovative in shaping the future for good.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to this particular use case, we are evolving the best way to automate the process and replace the Learning Management Systems and Learning Experience Platforms as well as e-learning content. Using Generative AI, teams are guided through an end-to-end learning journey.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMost of our competitors are doing the obvious and the old \u2013 building more content using Generative AI. We instead know that led by Human Intelligence, AI can find its content \u2013 just-in-time, so we are focusing on prototyping ways to:<\/em><\/p>\n