I should have been at a vendor event today. It was the usual format: case studies, product demonstrations, prospective client conversations, and market positioning. I had an invite but was removed from the guest list a few days ago. The reason? I’m not a buyer, and that’s a very narrow view of how markets work.… Read More Not a Buyer
I had another conversation last week about the 3As of learning. A reminder: much of the work we do in L&D can be drilled down into 3 A words: AwarenessPeople are alerted that they probably already know something, or that they need to know something. They may already have the knowledge or experience, or they… Read More Relevant L&D
Listening to a podcast the other week, I heard two quotes that work in the L&D space. These were conversations with actors describing their craft. The first was: Ready, Fire, Aim. The world of L&D feels a bit like that sometimes. We fire first, then draw the target around whatever results we can find afterwards.… Read More Two quotes
I read an interesting post last week from Scott McLeod about deeper learning in schools. The useful part for workplace learning isn’t in the education terminology but as a warning. Schools often absorb new practice without changing much – the old model stays intact and low-level work gets called high-level work. Workplace learning does this… Read More Deeper than content
TIME’s report on Oracle’s mass layoffs is a warning sign. The story is not just “AI replaces workers” – it is more specific than that. Employees were reportedly asked to document workflows and train internal AI systems. Some were then laid off, losing income, healthcare security, visa stability, and unvested stock. That changes the ethics… Read More Expertise Extraction
Lost and Desperate 