Want to find out what people REALLY think about learning in virtual environments? Ask them. Some recent research by Suzanne Dove, Patrice Torcivia Prusko and Jennifer Cutts, well-known scholar/practitioners in centres for teaching and learning and learning innovation in the US Edu sector have thrown up a few themes. Some are entirely relevant to workplace… Read More Surveying the real world
Groups are great ways to meet new people but I much prefer to use them to create communities. Communities rarely let me down and people mostly follow through with what they offer. Communities are fluid and flexible and able to respond at pace. Communities give me confidence since everyone is an expert as something. Communities… Read More It takes a village
I mentioned last week the terror in people’s eyes when they see a microphone. The latest episode of the Women Talking About Learning podcast published on Tuesday is about confidence. It’s a compilation episode with contributions from many women talking positively about confidence. What interested me was the number of submissions received with phrases like:… Read More That ring of confidence
Apparently Netflix has reported a drop in its number of subscribers for the first time ever. Is it because people are screen fatigued? Have we had enough of looking at screens and want to connect with people physically more? The same question might be asked of learning and development and a move to face to… Read More Numbers of channels
The April 2022 research from the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes identifies the 3 key reasons people feel are benefits of going back to an office (at least occasionally): Face to face collaboration Socializing Better equipment I don’t think people are being honest with answer number 1 by the way – I think they… Read More Why you need to go back to the office
Lost and Desperate 