I mentioned yesterday the 4 shifts to create deeper learning in education and their relevance to workplace. The first in the list was higher level thinking. From a work perspective, the gap between the critical thought we expect from people and how we support that in learning activity seems, in some cases, vast. Let’s take… Read More Higher Level Thinking
To encourage deeper learning in schools, Scott McLeod Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver proposed 4 big shifts required to make it happen If we look at this model as a measure of your workplace learning, how many of these shifts are also required? All 4 have validity in work… Read More Deeper learning
On the always interesting RSA Podcast, Roberto Unger was talking about how change happens. He mentioned a phrase I hadn’t heard before – structural imagination. The suggestion is that change often fails because there is a lack of imagination about how things might be. Too often we present alternatives which are too trivial and limited… Read More Structural imagination
Like water, people tend to choose the path of least resistance. When completing a task that’s fine when you’re accomplished at the activity; you have the experience to manage the problems which may come up. If a task is new to you, it makes sense to learn the complete way to do something. That way… Read More Shortcuts
I used to ask for comments on blog posts, but when I started blogging more regularly, I stopped. It wasn’t because I didn’t want feedback but the nature of blogging has changed; this was eruditely put by David Hopkins yesterday. If I want, I can see how many people read this blog and, via LinkedIn,… Read More Commentary
Lost and Desperate 