I managed to get sucked into a conversation on Twitter the other day (how does that keep happening?). It had started with a conversation about curation and had meandered, as all the best Twitter conversations do, onto whether a motivated employee will wait for L&D to provide curated content. My belief is that the motivated… Read More Don’t want to; Can’t make me!
This is a swift post. It has pace and speed. It is hasty; a quick fix. We’re often asked to help people learn quickly but do we consider cadence? We are handed a deadline but do we break down the steps : into a rate that people want? into the rate we want? into the… Read More Pace of learning
So, you know when you have an idea for a post and then TeachThought do it. And then Rob Hubbard does it. That. But I’m doing it anyway, especially as we’re on the eve of Learning Technologies 2013 where more people will be telling me about more L&D technology. So, what common technologies exist in… Read More 6 common uses of technology
I’ve read a few pieces this week that are reaffirming my thoughts that L&D has to change. Firstly, this article by Barry Sampson at Onlignment is great as it stresses the need for L&D to partner up with business. I saw Barry present at an event last year and our thoughts are in parallel –… Read More Change or die
I used to work for the London Fire Brigade in L&D. I had a great time there and learnt an awful lot about managing speculation, decision making and leadership. I was reminded of my time there by two incidents this week. Firstly I bumped into one of my old colleagues. I literally bumped into them… Read More In a former life
Lost and Desperate 