I was out and about last week and realised my watch was low on battery – 6%. No problem I thought and carried on.

Three days later I realised I hadn’t put my watch on charge; I wanted to check a step count. It had run out and for that period of time I was, effectively, just carrying the watch round. The feel of the of the watch on my wrist was a legacy comfort; I have, over 5 decades, become used to the pressure on my left wrist.

Yet I keep my watch on, even though I carry my smartphone around with me. By the way, if you’re in the UK, smartphone ownership is now at 97% of the population, an increase from 91% in 2021.

I didn’t use the watch to tell the time – my laptop, phone, tablet, house clocks, TV, tube destination boards, bus displays, and a range of other devices always told me the time.

The context you’re operating in is SO different right now. Think about your legacy systems, content, courses, and approaches in L&D; they are likely either a) redundant, or b) underused.

Yes, we need to hang onto what we have but only when it still works, has improved benefits (not features), or supports us in a way which other channels can’t.