Corporate trainings—the good ones can boost productivity, collaboration, and profitability for your entire company. But there are so many ways to do corporate training wrong. Donnie Gladfelter and Jason Kunkel’s top-rated AU 2017 class looks at all the biggest and most common mistakes and then shows you how to overcome, remedy, and avoid them. From defining the education mission statement to aligning curriculum with learning styles, learn from 2 instructors who have developed dozens of successful training programs for thousands of employees.   Watch Overcoming the 7 Deadly Sins of Cor... READ MORE >

Have you heard the news? Automation is happening. Actually, it’s been happening for several centuries, which has been cause for both great rejoicing and great consternation. But it’s happening faster now, as more and more of the tasks of our daily and professional lives are handled by machines. That means we’ll have to change how we do things—and how we do our jobs.   In his Opening Keynote at AU Las Vegas back in November, Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost dove straight into the roiling waters around the topic to share his vision for the importance and potential of automation in a world wi... READ MORE >

AU London 2018 itself doesn’t go down until June 19-20. But the deadline to apply to speak at this year’s event is coming up at the end of the month. So if you’re of a mind, you might want to jump on that. Wondering What You Should Speak About? Fair question. Just ask yourself: What do I make look easy that others still find challenging? What creative ways have I found to integrate and use Autodesk software in my daily work and projects? It might be a certain workflow that improves efficiency, saving time and money. It might be a novel approach to a task or a process. It might be an inspir... READ MORE >

AU isn’t a popularity contest—far from it. Every speaker offers something unique and plays an important part in our learning community. (Every attendee, too.) That said, we do ask attendees to rate every session they attend on their class surveys. That feedback helps the AU program and AU speakers improve. It also helps highlight the fan favorites. That’s to say, when we do the math, there are always speakers who stand out. It may be their presentation abilities. It may be the strength of their instructional content. It may be their inspirational story, compelling AU learners on the path to... READ MORE >

It’s the start of 2018—time for all that “new year, new you” business. But let’s face it: a “new you” doesn’t suddenly appear at 12:01 a.m. on January 1. It’s the same old you, hopefully just a little bit better than last year, last month, last week. Our industries are changing, and keeping up is all about taking the small, steady steps that enable you to continuously improve. Learning is part of what we do, though progress is often incremental. At AU, we’re here to support your professional growth in any way we can.  You might say it’s our “thing.” Whether you’re interested in devel... READ MORE >