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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Category: Technology

Onlookers

I keep hearing about how the use of technology is pervasive – I’ve used the phrase myself but I hadn’t understood how it happened. I came across this article published last year which summarises a study which confirmed an onlooker effect is created when we use technology. The onlooker effect causes users and non-users together… Read More Onlookers

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Video games

Each year, over two-thirds of adults (64%) use YouTube for DIY problems and 6 in every 10 use it for cooking tips*. By denying access to YouTube, you’re playing with people’s careers and your profitability – can you really afford NOT to let people use it?     *Public First Google Impact Report 2018  … Read More Video games

January 25, 2019January 21, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What’s the best learning platform?

I quite like the phone but you can’t beat a space to chat at work. Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram seem pretty popular and open to most. Internet message boards and networks like Yammer have been around for a while and still have regular users. Radio listeners are up. Podcasts are the new radio. What about… Read More What’s the best learning platform?

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Let me just record that

The date of the webinar is in your calendar. You’ve looked at the cover notes and are keen to join it. 5 minutes before the event, you’re called into an urgent activity so miss the start. When you sort the immediate issue, you’ve missed half so you decide to watch the recording. But you never… Read More Let me just record that

January 14, 2019January 10, 2019 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

The new normal

When I was a kid, the thought of jetpacks, flying cars, and video communicators being available in the future was a tantalising and encouraging fantasy. Now that we’re IN my future, one out of three isn’t too great I’d guess. The future was framed as the fantastic; there would be technology to ease everything we did.… Read More The new normal

January 11, 2019January 9, 2019 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

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