Somewhere new

I’m at the Future of Learning and Work Event at Palexpo in Geneva for a couple of days. It’s French speaking event (je parle un petit peu du Francais) with some English speaking sessions. I’m keen to see what’s being exhibited and how the future of work and learning are interpreted by the exhibitors and… Read More Somewhere new

A post about a post

The post in question was the telegraph pole up my road. One Friday a couple of weeks ago our internet connection just died. A quick check outside and the fibre cable to our house was hanging from the house as engineers had cut the cable at the post to remove and replace the telegraph pole.… Read More A post about a post

Silver anniversary

This is the 25th blog post I’ve written where I mention creativity and the first where I feel able to describe it as more than imagination or originality. The reason is that I like short lists. I like to be able to take concepts and distil them down to three, four, or five discrete words… Read More Silver anniversary

Look back and save time

I did something really strange in the week – I made a phone call. I was talking about the Women Talking About Learning podcast and we weren’t on Zoom, Teams or video conferencing but on a phone. It wasn’t a WhatsApp or Slack call – it was a proper call with numbers and everything. It… Read More Look back and save time

Stop reading learning blogs

If you work in learning and development, chances are you’re following the same blogs, articles and posts as everyone else. But that’s not where the good stuff is. As Connie Malamed says in a post about newsletters: …help me stay in touch with other people, fields, topics and ideas. They get my brain and spirit… Read More Stop reading learning blogs