The problem with curating content for people is that they always want something extra and something different. So we find three versions of a video, four handouts, and six links. Soon your audience will have so much choice they won’t know what to use. Recommendations are worthless because things can’t be found. Make sure you… Read More Too much choice
We have industrialised learning. It has become about growth and scale of delivery. The channel has, in many worlds, taken priority over the outcome Scale the delivery and lower the cost. Is the race to the lowest cost the best value? Value is in the eye of the beholder.
I was talking about mastery with someone recently. It’s one of the three elements in Dan Pink’s Drive, and they asked a very reasonable question. How do you become a master of something? I’m not sure you ever fully do. For many things, mastery isn’t a destination. It’s a direction. It starts with noticing what… Read More On Mastery
Currently, there’s a trend on Instagram where people post images of themselves from ten years ago and invite comment. I looked back at what I was posting in early 2016 and found a post that asked: If people are capable and willing to do that for themselves in non-work situations, why is workplace Learning and… Read More Ten-Year Trend
Most learning fails quietly. It is designed for attendance instead of decision, and it ‘works’ when people attend. If nothing at work becomes easier, faster, or safer within weeks, the learning didn’t land. Impact leaves fingerprints on real work.
Lost and Desperate 