I hear the word collaboration a lot in L&D and if there is a more misused word in workplace activity, I haven’t found it yet. Collaboration should mean people working together to achieve shared objectives. I hear of collaborative learning, collaborative approaches, and collaborative problem solving. What most people say though, isn’t what they mean.… Read More Non-collaboration
I was talking about heavy thinking last week and realised I first posted about it 5 years ago. Heavy thinking is the creative and critical thinking you need to do to but is often overlooked. Creative to come up with the new ideas and ways around problems and issues; critical to identify the practical of… Read More Critical plus
The most important part of the burger is the meat in the patty. You can add all sorts of toppings, salad, sauces, sides and different types of buns but the taste and quality of the burger are what will differentiate it from the competition. The most important part of your learning offer is the relevance… Read More Burgers
Have you ever thought how you need to read a post which compares workplace L&D to the Olympics? This post isn’t it. If you want a post which explains what workplace learning can discover and improves from the Paris Olympics in 2024, go to ChatGPT or any other LLM and ask them. Your response will… Read More Olympian work
Following the recent election of a new government in the UK, there seems to be a shift in conversations about skills, apprenticeships and industrial strategy. The new government have announced a new body – Skills England – will eventually replace the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, a non-departmental public body that works with employers… Read More Skill me up
Lost and Desperate 