Need a gift for an instructional designer or learning & development professional in your life? We've got tools and resources for everyone and every budget.
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For the Expert L&D Professional...
 | Who Wants to Lead Blanchard's perspective on leadership and learning are internationally celebrated. Their SLII (Situational Leadership) certification program is designed to help leaders build deeper relationships that lead to better outcomes. Whether you're an aspiring people leader or already in charge of a team, this is fantastic program to develop your leadership skills. | $1,895 |
 | Who Wants to Be Their Best We LOVE The Daily Ritual Card Pack from Bolster Leadership. Big results comes from small consistent actions. The rituals built in these card decks can be done quickly, but make a big impact. You can buy the full set or pick your favorite deck. | $65 |
 | Who Wants to Think More Critically Adam Grant's bestselling nonfiction book Think Again is a must-have for anyone who wants to push boundaries in innovation or lead thoughtfully.* | $7.95 - $12 |
For the Midcareer ID...
 | Who Wants to Become a Measurement Wiz Earn some street cred by getting certified in the most-used standard for program evaluation in our field, the Kirkpatrick Model. Their Bronze Certification programs are conducted live in-person around the world. | $1,995 - $2,295 |
 | Who Wants to Elevate Their Instruction The Serious Games Idea Deck is a collaborative card game designed to help players explore and discuss various aspects of game design. It encourages creativity and critical thinking by guiding players through the process of designing a learning game | $34.99 |
 | Who Needs a Confidence Boost Your ID's ID Affirmation Journal: Affirmations & Exercises to Help You Sustain a Fulfilling Instructional Design Career is a series of meaningful reflection exercises and journaling prompts to help IDs acknowledge their awesomeness, express gratitude, and carve their continuous learning journey.* | $24.99 |
 | Who Needs a Coffee Break Check out this fun personalized mug for instructional designers. | $16.99 |
For the Newbie ID
 | Who Wants to Learn the Ropes We love the IDOL Academy's approach to deliberate practice, layered social learning, and networking for new and emerging IDs. It's why we chose to become affiliate partners with them years ago. The Academy is a great place to learn what it takes to be an instructional designer AND make lasting connections. Next cohort starts January 13, 2025.* | $3,497 |
 | Who Needs Some Practice or Industry Perspective Your ID's The Book of Briefs: 50 Prompts to Inspire Your Next Portfolio Piece offers 20 long case-study style briefs and 30 briefs you can complete in 2 hours or less to build your skills. The activities represent a range of L&D requests and industries to give you a feel for how you might approach learning in many different contexts. There are three ways to play: PDF version on The Upskill Experience Kindle edition (free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers) Hard copy full-color version* | $21.99 - $39.99 |
 | Who Wants to Go Beyond eLearning Design or Simple One-Format Courses Lisa Owens and Crystal Kadakia's book Designing for Modern Learning: Beyond ADDIE and SAM will help you build compelling blended learning programs. The Learning Cluster Design approach is simple but powerful.* | $24.99 - $32.99 |
For the Passionate Trainer
 | Who Wants to Wow Create broadcast-style livestreams and virtual training sessions with the Elgato Stream Deck.* | $150 |
 | Who Wants to Engage Their Audience For the ultimate inspiration pack for virtual trainers who want to connect with and inspire their learners, check out Interact and Engage, 2nd Edition: 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars by our favorite Virtual Training Hero, Kassy LaBorie and Thomas Stone.* | $27.54 - $32.99 |
 | Who Loves Ice Breakers The Icebreaker Thumball from Trainer's Warehouse is a great way to get to know participants and start a session with some movement. | $16.99 |
For the SME Turned L&D Pro
 | Who Wants to Really Understand How People Learn Join Forces with Your Brain with The Learning Pirate in this dynamic series that will help you understand how people really learn. This science-focused series is full of applicable strategies and laughs. | $79 |
 | Who Wants to Do More Than Just Share Info Brian Washburn's book What's Your Formula? Combine Learning Elements for Impactful Training is an awesome tool for helping SMEs (or anyone designing learning experiences) put together a variety of learning elements to engage learners and support genuine achievement of outcomes.* | $19.99 - $29.99 |
For the LMS Admin / Training Coordinator
 | Who Likes an Organized Workspace They may be dealing with a cluttered mess of schedules and system workarounds, so give them one less thing to look for. With the TopMade Wireless Charging Mouse Pad, they won't have to keep track of chargers too.* | $49.99 |
 | Who Controls All the Chaos Celebrate the person who herds all the cats, rallies the troops, and keeps system bugs from bogging down your training efforts with this fun travel mug.* | $24.99 - $39.99 |
For the One Who Wants to Stay Future-Ready
 | Who Wants to Rule the AI Overlords (Or Just Stay Super Relevant) YourAcademy.AI's Gen AI Associate Program offers in-demand AI skills that promote responsible AI use and boost effectiveness of use. Built in partnership between the AI Engineers at UnDesto AI and the learning experts here at Your ID, the 7-week holistic learning journey is designed to provide hands-on AI experience. The first individual access cohort kicks off January 20, 2025. | $1798 - $1998 |
 | Who Wants to Escape Reality The Meta Quest made VR gaming and training more accessible than ever before. Your futurist friend is sure to love the Quest 3. | $499 |
Wishing all our readers a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year! We hope to keep connecting with you and learning together in 2025.
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