I’ve been on a bit of a health kick recently and have reduced a lot of sugar and salt in my diet. I’ve never been a big eater of processed food; my experience as a butcher showed me how additives, excess and filler could be used to stretch the reach of resources. This approach to swerving… Read More Processed food for thought
In my previous post I summarised my session at the CIPD L&D show and pointed out that I was going to review the outputs from the participants in the room from the final activity I’d set. I’d asked the group to consider what skills gaps they felt L&D had in developing a more autonomous and… Read More Wicked skillz
I wrote last time about the session which I was going to run at the CIPD L&D Show in Olympia. I admitted that I wasn’t sure how it would run and only had the first 30-40 minutes clear in my head. So I dove into the topic and asked a ton of questions of the… Read More Mirror mirror, on the wall
I’ve seen a few blog posts and articles recently about what’s coming in 2015. How we’re going to things differently, the new technologies we’ll adopt, the new delivery systems, etc. Take a 2 minutes to watch this video: The animator is L&D, the business is the interviewer. We’re asked to develop something so we move things.… Read More Just a tiny amount
I spent an enjoyable few days last week at Learning Technologies 2015 meeting up with friends old and new. I had fun in my sessions too; one was about rethinking and reforming your learning function. The questions bounced around and I asked the audience this: This session is about reforming your learning function; why haven’t you done… Read More Take a long hard look at yourself
Lost and Desperate 