Up in the conference at Learning Technologies last week, people were talking about innovation in work, learning and the future. In the sub ground floor was a security guard whose responsibility was to make sure no-one used the fire exit. They looked extremely bored so I went and had a chat with them. Yes, they… Read More Up and down
Groups are great ways to meet new people but I much prefer to use them to create communities. Communities rarely let me down and people mostly follow through with what they offer. Communities are fluid and flexible and able to respond at pace. Communities give me confidence since everyone is an expert as something. Communities… Read More It takes a village
About once a week I get requests like this: Hey Andrew. Do you know anyone who knows how to… Anon Never forget the benefits to you and others of building a network so you can be asked questions like this.
Seth Godin wrote last week about how the gap between amateur and professional has shrunk with the development of new tools. The same applies to learning technologies. Replace marketers with learning providers in Godin’s penultimate paragraph: And yet, more than a decade into this dramatic compression of the gap, big-time learning providers and industry players… Read More The funding gap
Some things are blatantly untrue. Here are a few of them: Onions can soften in 10 minutes.Wrong, they take a good 20 minutes AT LEAST to soften properly Oven chips will cook in 20-25 minutes.No – allow 30 minutes. Minimum. One minute on the London tube noticeboard. Anything between 40 and 120 seconds. It should… Read More Common untruths
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