From Buzz to Breakthrough: Highlights from the Kirkpatrick Summit

In this episode, Vanessa Kirkpatrick sits down with facilitators Dr. Amy Heaton and Jordan Rawlinson to reflect on the 2025 Kirkpatrick Summit: a bold, hands-on event where learning and performance leaders reimagined how evaluation drives organizational value.

They share behind-the-scenes stories of:

• The high-energy, experimental atmosphere combining hackathons, improv, and design workshops
  
  

• The "aha" moments when participants shifted from thinking about training to thinking about performance
  
  

• The unveiling of the new Kirkpatrick Model and Vanessa's upcoming book, Building a Culture of Evaluation: The New Kirkpatrick Model for Performance and Innovation
  
  

• Real examples of Level 3 performance support in action
  
  

• What's next: the Kirkpatrick Workshops coming to cities across the U.S. and abroad
  
  

🎧 Tune in to hear how evaluation can transform from a compliance exercise to a strategic performance driver, and how your organization can join the movement.

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