Lessons from LavaCon 2023: How AI will impact the future of content
If you didn’t make it to LavaCon 2023 in-person or online, here are the lessons our team shared about the perils and possibilities of AI, the future of content, and more!
Author: Christine Cuellar
Insights from MadWorld 2023—the move from Flare to DITA
Our team enjoyed meeting the passionate people we met during MadWorld 2023. Now that the MadCap Software family has acquired the IXIA CCMS, learn more about what it is, how it adds value to Flare users, and when you may consider transitioning to this powerful tool.
Takeaways from TechLearn 2023
Our team taught and learned so much during TechLearn 2023. Here are some insights from our test kitchen demonstration, the L&D healthcare series, and more!
(Warning: Images of delicious New Orleans food will make you envious.)
CaaS makes it easier to deliver custom content
To provide the best customer experience, you need customized content that goes beyond what “traditional” publishing can do. Content as a Service (CaaS) offers a solution for complex content delivery requirements.
Wrangling the Meg of learning content
Content is a fierce beast to wrangle. I’ve experienced this after years of managing marketing content. Writing engaging, high-quality, accurate content — whether it’s from scratch or using AI as a starting place — is hard. Pile on revisions, production schedules, publishing tools, industry changes, and more, and you create a massive, wild creature.
Catch us at these upcoming events
Conference season is coming up! Our team is ready to connect with you at a variety of in-person and online events.
Content operations for elearning content (podcast)
In episode 149 of The Content Strategy Experts Podcast, Sarah O’Keefe and Christine Cuellar discuss the unique challenges, opportunities, and considerations of content operations with elearning content.
“As an instructional designer, as a person who’s creating this learning content, you start thinking about, How do I deliver this effectively? How do I ensure that learning actually takes place? That’s our goal here. We want the people to learn the thing.”
— Sarah O’Keefe
Content experts will soar when you remove these burdens
When system maintenance is removed from your content experts’ workload, your team becomes a powerhouse for producing dynamic content.
“Why do I have to work differently?” (podcast, part 2)
In episode 147 of The Content Strategy Experts Podcast, Alan Pringle and Christine Cuellar continue talking about how teams adjust when content processes change, and tools you can use to navigate the question, “Why do I have to work differently?”
This is part two of a two-part podcast.
“We had a client a few years ago refer to us as content therapists, and that’s not far off. […] We provide a sounding board. We’re a sympathetic ear. We help give you the opportunity to bounce off concerns, problems, issues, and offer feedback. It’s a relationship where we are going to listen and give guidance, because again, we’ve been through this before with other people. Let’s apply that knowledge and make your life as easy as possible during, frankly, what can be a very tumultuous time.”
— Alan Pringle
Improve learning content despite its unique challenges
Whether you’re in education, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, or otherwise, you work in a learning organization. It’s critical to ensure that your employees and customers understand how to do their jobs. If your products affect health and safety — medical devices, industrial equipment, and so many more — you need effective learning content to prevent injuries or even death. Providing training through a variety of learning options leads to success.
