ATD Cascadia Book Club Series | Hidden Value
Great Books Spark Ideas. Great Conversations Bring Them to Life.
Book Club Discussion
Why Attend?
There’s something different about being in the same room.
The conversations wander a little further. Someone shares an experience that changes how you see an idea. A question turns into a connection. And sometimes the most valuable part of gathering isn’t something you could have planned at all.
Join the ATD Cascadia community for an in-person conversation inspired by Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning by Keith Keating. We’ll explore what it means to demonstrate the business value of learning while making space for something equally valuable: real conversation and connection with people who understand the work.
Learning Format
In-Person Book Club & Community Conversation
What You’ll Experience
This isn’t a book report, and there won’t be a quiz.
We’ll use ideas from Hidden Value as a jumping-off point for thoughtful, facilitated conversation about the challenges and opportunities we face as talent development professionals.
You’ll have time to exchange perspectives, hear how others are approaching the work, explore how the book’s ideas show up in the real world, and simply enjoy being together.
Because professional development doesn’t only happen when someone teaches us something. Sometimes it happens when we make time to talk, listen, laugh, and connect.
You’ll Leave With
- Fresh perspectives on demonstrating L&D value and positioning learning as a strategic business partner
- Practical ideas from peers for connecting learning to business and organizational priorities
- New questions and insights you can bring back to your own work
- Stronger connections with people in the Cascadia talent development community
About the Book
Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning challenges traditional L&D thinking and offers a roadmap for becoming a trusted business advisor who creates, measures, and communicates organizational impact.
At the heart of the conversation is an important question: How do we make the value of learning visible to the people making business decisions?
Haven’t finished the book? Come anyway. You don’t need to have read every page to contribute to a great conversation.
Capability Areas: Developing Professional Capability, Impacting Organizational Capability, Business insight, Consulting & Business Partnering, Organizational Development & Culture, Data & Analytics
