Build, Connect, Share: A LEGO® Networking Experience

Skip the small talk—build real connections instead!

Join fellow ATD Arizona members for a playful 90-minute networking event using LEGO® Serious Play methodology. You'll rotate through four interactive building rounds designed to help you meet new people while exploring creativity, collaboration, and the insights that emerge when we build together.

Study Group

• The study group is free to members of the ATDAZ chapter.
• For non-chapter individuals, it is $100. 

2026 Spring Study Group

• Attend the free information session on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 5:30 MST to learn about the certifications. 
• The cohort will run Tuesdays
  February 24 -- May 12, 2026 at 5:30 - 7:30 MST (time will change to 4:30 - 6:30 pm after March 8, 2026) Registration required prior to March 9, 2026

Learn More and Register

There will be another study group starting in August 2026, dates to be determined. 

Send an email to Trudy Dave at certification@atdaz.org for more information and to get the ATDAZ registration code after your membership has been confirmed.

February Lunch & Learn: From L&D Professional to Internal Consultant

(AKA, When They Want a Training Program that You Know Will Fail!)

For L&D professionals to be seen as true business partners in their organizations, they must shift from a purely educational perspective to a business perspective. They must move from an individual who facilitates learning opportunities to a partner who serves as an organization’s internal consultant. While L&D professionals focus on increasing capability by learning, internal consultants focus on business outcomes. While L&D professionals often ask, “What do employees need to learn to perform better?”, internal consultants ask, “What is causing this problem and what combination of solutions will fix it?”

As a result of this highly interactive session, you will be able to:

Attendees will receive 1 CEU toward APTD and CPTD certification/recertification.

Speaker Info

Dr. Tyrone A. Holmes, Ed.D

President and Owner, T.A.H. Performance Consultants, LLC

Dr. Tyrone A. Holmes is a professional speaker and consultant who has spent more than two decades teaching thousands of people to build powerful relationships in diverse settings. He received his bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Education and master’s degree in Counselor Education from Penn State University. Dr. Holmes received a second master’s degree in Business Management from the State University of New York, before earning a perfect 4.0 GPA in his Counselor Education doctoral program at Penn State.

As the owner of T.A.H. Performance Consultants, he has facilitated more than 1,500 keynotes, training seminars and virtual workshops that have taught participants to connect with others despite their differences, to effectively articulate their messages, to connect with diverse audiences and groups, and to reduce the negative impact of unconscious bias. Dr. Holmes served as a full-time faculty member at Eastern Michigan University in the Department of Leadership and Counseling, and at Wayne State University in the Department of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations.

Science in Learning: Psychology

Thursday, March 26, 2026
5:00 - 6:00 pm AZT

The purpose of the Design and Delivery Community of Practice (CoP) is to explore new possibilities, share best practices, and build relationships in order to develop your instructional design and training delivery ability.

This month we want to discuss what is motivating or demotivating your learners to engage in your learning. What have you done in your design or classroom to motivate and engage learners?

Attendees will receive 1 CEU toward APTD and CPTD certification/recertification.

What is the group?

In our Design and Delivery Community of Practice, we will focus on the Instructional Design and the Training Delivery and Facilitation capabilities of ATD's Talent Development Capability Model™. Throughout 2026 we will be focusing on the science of learning. In the first meeting we are looking to determine the most appropriate tools for the discussions throughout the rest of the year. Then each meeting for the rest of the year will focus on one specific tool that is used.

Who can attend?

All learning, development, and talent professionals are welcome to join--whether you've just been told you're to train the new hire or you're a skillful facilitator who can handle the toughest of participants.

We will be looking for experts (or semi experts) to show tips and tricks of each tool and how to utilize them in our everyday lives.

How does ATD define "Delivery and Facilitation?"

Training delivery and facilitation are means by which talent development professionals help individuals improve performance at work by learning new skills and knowledge. The practitioner serves as a catalyst for learning by understanding the learner’s needs, creating the right environment for learning, building rapport with participants, and using the appropriate delivery options and media to make learning engaging, effective, relevant, and applicable.

How does ATD define "Instructional Design?"

Instructional design is an essential element of an effective learning effort. The creation of learning experiences and materials is what results in the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. Talent development professionals follow a system of assessing needs, designing a process, developing materials, and evaluating effectiveness. Instructional design requires the analysis and selection of the most appropriate strategies, methodologies, and technologies to maximize the learning experience and knowledge transfer.