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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Fly fishing in deeper water

We frequently receive requests to be a guest on the Women Talking About Learning podcast. Often these are AI generated, agent-led approaches that bear no relation to the podcast, our style or design, or content and history. This is trawling: casting your net out wide in the podcast space and seeing which podcasts you can… Read More Fly fishing in deeper water

March 4, 2026March 2, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Data Is a Decision

We talk about data constantly and understand it poorly. Not technically but culturally. Alf Rehn wrote about this recently. Data is “recorded difference fixed for operational use. ” Tree rings, cuneiform tablets, your postcode, your browsing history, the gap where your medical record should be. That last one is the point. The gap is also… Read More Data Is a Decision

March 3, 2026March 2, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Remove the Scaffolding

We’re unpacking what worked at PodLearnFest, and we noticed something. Of the 11 breakout sessions across the Talk, Record, and Change streams, 8 used no slides. That wasn’t something I mandated. The chairs and speakers made that call themselves, and I was genuinely pleased they did. Without slides, clarity is exposed. You can’t lean on… Read More Remove the Scaffolding

March 2, 2026March 1, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

A Community Moment

Yesterday was the Podcast Learning Festival, and it was brilliant. Thank you to everyone who spoke, chaired, contributed, engaged, and took part in the conversations. It was the proudest I have felt of the learning profession in a long time. There was a hum all day. A constant, building, room-filling hum of conversation that didn’t… Read More A Community Moment

February 27, 2026February 26, 2026 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Big Boy Pants

Today is the day of the Podcast Learning Festival. It is the first full event I’ve ever produced, the first I’ve chaired fully, and the first I’ve charged people for. Here goes.

February 26, 2026February 20, 2026 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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