Notwithstanding the fact they’re horrendously named, they’re also not real. They’re generally identified as a result of some performance issue, new technology, or process change. They’re the gap between what the level organisation defines as ‘necessary’ and the level of their anticipated performance. They’re not real because those levels are arbitrary, perceived and subjective. Understanding… Read More Learning needs
I remember my Mum telling me that no-one’s ‘ever going to play video games for a living’. I think it was meant to get me off of the computer console and back into study and work. Times change. Re-brand it as e-sports and suddenly everyone takes it seriously. E-learning needs a similar re-brand.
Someone decided the other day to post a link on Facebook to one of my posts on here. I don’t have a Facebook account – I don’t like the data policy or the curation approach to news etc. – so don’t know who or why. I didn’t post it but someone else did and, in… Read More Distributed content
I’ve been filming for the last 2 days as part of my current assignment. I was so lucky to have recorded a podcast on this topic a couple of weeks ago. What’s been great to observe, and be part of, is people making decisions and working around problems in a practical and pragmatic way. I’ve… Read More Filming
With the trend for mini, micro and even nano learning (!), the time taken deciding what learning to do next might be longer than the learning itself. Helping people to know what, when and how to learn is what the new learning professional will be recognised for. Save people’s time and they’ll reward you for… Read More The cost of deciding
Lost and Desperate 