Back in 2012, Seth Godin wrote about confusing correlation with causation. When lots of people are carrying umbrellas, it’s raining. So if you want to make it rain, give everyone an umbrella. Preferably a black one. Fourteen years later, it feels rather relevant to L&D and AI. People are using AI because it’s available, built… Read More Everyone’s got an umbrella
The first three sessions of the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum were on Tuesday, and despite very different starting points, I kept hearing versions of the same argument. L&D needs to get closer to performance. David Wilson from Fosway challenged the continued fixation with products and delivery. Chris Dawes at Tesco talked with Udemy about what… Read More What is happening?
We were pitched a guest for the Women Talking About Learning podcast last week.
Almost five years ago I completed a speed awareness course and wrote about it. Last week I had to do another one. My first post was positive; I thought facilitating that course must be one of the tougher jobs in learning. Ten people who would have preferred not to be there were brought together because… Read More Less speed, less haste
I saw a LinkedIn post last week recommending AI-generated presentations instead of CVs. A deck that included, among other things, a diagnosis of the employer’s problems and a 90-day plan. It might get someone noticed. But what does it prove? If recruiters reward material they haven’t asked for, are they assessing competence or simply rewarding… Read More Impression isn’t evidence