I may have mentioned before of a definition of capability I like: Capability = Capacity + Ability WHERE CAPACITY IS THE SPACE TO PERFORM AND ABILITY IS THE SKILL TO PERFORM If you frame people development in this way, the role of the learning function is extended to also include the application and performance in… Read More Sustainable capability
Filmmakers use montage segments in films to speed through the repetitive work that people do to prepare for the showdown, climax, or denouement. The montage will contain lots of jump cuts between a variety of activities. They will often show progression and development as the protagonist improves. They don’t, however, show the final performance. It… Read More Montage
The comedian Stewart Lee said in an interview that he didn’t like people taking phones out at his gig because people recorded one or two lines which they then took out of context. I see lots of ‘micro-learning’ around – small elements of content which, when presented in context, are really useable. It’s impossible to… Read More Micro storytelling
One of the benefits of writing a blog post every day is I’m able to step back and look at the whole with more depth. I noticed my writing seems to focus on specific themes over the course of a few days, weeks, or months, and then move on. They’re reflections of my thought process… Read More Themes
I saw the following on Twitter the other day. A teacher had asked his 6-7 year old cohort for advice and one child came back with this: “I like to learn but I also like to keep my brain empty” Willow, aged 6 Is there any better advice for learning professionals?
Lost and Desperate 