I read a piece about the proliferation of learning technology in school classrooms a while back. I noticed last week it had been mentioned by the Christensen Institute in a piece on their website. The angle I hadn’t considered from a workplace perspective was cramming. That is, technology being crammed into workplaces to reinforce existing… Read More Cramming in tech
I was thinking the other day about the pace of learning in organisations. I was in a conversation with someone kicking around culture and the idea of an organisational learning pace came up. It often feels like the learning function is somehow expected to ‘manage’ this speed through its governance of the learning process. The… Read More Speed limits
There’s a great scene in Spinal Tap, one of my favourite films. In it, the interviewer (Rob Reiner) asks the lead guitarist of the band – Nigel Tufnell – why the amps go to 11. Apparently, it’s because it’s one louder than 10. When asked why he doesn’t make 10 louder, Nigel replies – ‘but… Read More But it goes to 11
If someone completes a time management course, does their timekeeping improve? If it does improve, is it because the training worked, or because they were aware of their timekeeping? If they were mandated to complete the training and their performance improved, is it because the training worked, or they were aware they were being challenged… Read More One, twice a day
I’ve been reading up on customer education recently. The idea of educating customers as to your product, brand, and services is important from a B2B and B2C perspective. By letting people know about your product or service will help them buy from you, and as importantly, make sure they achieve value faster when they do… Read More Can I get?
Lost and Desperate 