I hear a lot about tacit knowledge; knowledge which is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalising it. It’s our knowledge which is rooted in personal experiences, hands-on practice, context, intuition, and insights. How are you differentiating between that and cognitive bias? If you’re supporting people in the… Read More Tacit knowledge
Twelve years into writing blog posts and I’ve discovered I’ve not used the word lacklustre in any writing before. So, let’s make up for it by listing the uninspiring, tired and dull which I see populating the world of learning, technology, and all things in-between. Remember, this is a little tongue in cheek and if… Read More What grinds my gears – lacklustre
It seems we want personalised learning. Content, support, and activity which is designed specifically for me, my context and my needs. It looks like the supply of data to AI will create the circumstance where this will be more possible. And there lies the paradox. AI in learning mechanises and personalises, yet reduces the human… Read More The aim is to personalise
I’ve been talking to an organisation about a LMS and there’s an interesting quote from a Harvard Business School Professor which springs to mind “People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!” Theodore Levitt People don’t want a LMS, they want: Your colleagues don’t want to do a course, they… Read More Hole again
I’ve been talking about moving from a supply-led approach to demand-led one for a while and I’ve not felt is resonates. Supply/demand seem to be terms which some people can’t relate to and some people see it as a marketing/sales issue. I was lucky to read a piece by the always insightful Richard Millington the… Read More Supply and Demand
Lost and Desperate 