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Lost and Desperate

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

Author: andrewjacobslnd

An L&D Manager, determined that Learning and Development should be an integral part of business activity. Too often managers ask for training as an afterthought, and, since L&D haven't been involved in the design, it fails. Let's get L&D included as an intrinsic part of business practice; we need to demonstrate its value, successes, and how it adds to the business performance.

The content cone and curation

An analogy about ice cream. When you get an ice cream you get the cornet first – the cornet is the platform and the thing which all other things are added to. Without the platform you don’t have a anything to hold your content. In learning, this will be your LMS, LXP, or whatever you… Read More The content cone and curation

March 6, 2023March 5, 2023 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Just add a theme tune

One of the things I enjoy most is helping pick out the right music for a new podcast. People have no opinions about the music until you ask them what style, energy, tempo, and mood they want it to be and then EVERYONE has an opinion. The music you use will start the narrative on… Read More Just add a theme tune

March 3, 2023March 1, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Unplugging

I had to unplug my book so I could plug in my watch. I watched a podcast. I listened to a book. I met someone face to face for the first time online. I try and imagine telling my 16 year old self that this would be in my world and I would have laughed.… Read More Unplugging

March 2, 2023March 1, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What’s the most common thing?

What’s the single most common thing you’re asked to do? Now imagine you did that for free. Yes, you wouldn’t make any money from it. How many people would come to you when they wanted to do something more complex and how much more likely would they be to pay? Doing something for free isn’t… Read More What’s the most common thing?

March 1, 2023February 27, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Silver bullets

I am at the World of Learning event at Olympia today and looking to find the silver bullets to learning. Some will be too large for the tools I have to make them work. Some will be too expensive for me to shoot. Some will be made of stainless steel appearing to be silver but… Read More Silver bullets

February 28, 2023February 24, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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