We talk a lot in learning about what works. Yesterday I posted about how the Podcast Learning Festival supports new approaches to learning and knowledge management. Someone quite rightly asked, “Where’s the evidence?” Good question. There are plenty of studies that explore how audio, conversation, and narrative shape memory and transfer. And I’m always up… Read More Making a statement
I was looking at the results of the top 100 tools survey which Jane Hart produced last week. Shared widely, the analysis I’ve seen sems to suggest it’s a bit of a ‘dull’ year because there hasn’t been much movement. A few ups and downs but a pretty steady top 10. A few thoughts: Learning… Read More No change means big change
If you regularly read what I write on a regular basis it’s likely that you also keep up with what’s happening elsewhere in the world of work, learning, and technology. If you follow these strands you’ll be seeing stories about AI and the question being raised about whether the AI bubble is bursting, dying, failing,… Read More The wrong question
Conversation moves in cycles. Its basis is – and always will be – analogue. Work, pub, conference corridors. Messy, awkward, and human. Trust is found in the pauses as much as in the words. Then we went online. We used forums, email, and the best early Twitter. Later, LinkedIn, Slack, and WhatsApp as channels spread.… Read More Conversational cycles
I have to repeat this – I first raised it about a year ago. Stop saying COLLABORATION when you mean COOPERATION or COORDINATION. They’re not the same thing. COLLABORATION is creating, building, and sharing towards a SHARED GOAL.Same outcomes. Same measures. Same wins and losses. That’s rare. Most of the time you’re not collaborating.You’re cooperating.… Read More Real collaboration is rare
Lost and Desperate 