Move the needle
Easy question:On a scale from 0 to 10, how good is your learning and development function right now? Tougher question:What do you need to move up that scale by one point? Toughest question:Why don’t you?
Category: Innovation
Gut instinct
I hear this phrase a lot and hadn’t thought much about it until recently. I read this quite brilliant explanation the other day: Faithfuls have relied on “gut feelings”–a phrase which suggests they’re accessing some deep-rooted, instinctive wisdom, when in fact what they’re accessing is a collection of prejudices, stereotypes and normative expectations which lead,… Read More Gut instinct
It’s all basic
I regularly see posts and comments about getting the basics right, going back to basics, etc. This is especially prevalent in the realm of learning technology as people look for the next big thing® which will disrupt the market. But what are the basics we should be going back to? In some cases, it’s about… Read More It’s all basic
Unbundling
I saw the above word in a great post yesterday by Richard Millington about community in 2024. Richard notes that audiences prefer separate, distinct platforms for each task, rather than having a single integrated platform. This has – as he notes – killed forums. Look at this from a LMS and learning design perspective and… Read More Unbundling
Science
“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” Carl Sagan Looking at the quote above, lots of people in L&D production would be well advised to consider learning the same way. It’s not the knowledge which we want to push at people but the way they think about… Read More Science
Lost and Desperate 