I was reminded the other day of a book titled ‘The Rhetoric of Reaction’ by Albert O. Hirschman. He was a German economist and the author of several books on political economy and political ideology. In Rhetoric of Reaction he identifies opposition to social change as consisting of three narratives. These are: The idea of… Read More Perversity Fluidity Jeopardy
I was running a session the other day and someone said it was as if they’d opened the limiter on their brain and were looking at their L&D approach in a completely different way. Moments like this are SO worthwhile. To support someone who has worked in an area for so long they have become… Read More Breakthrough moments
Here’s another #IWD2025 post, this time from Fran Harrison. Fran is a learning technology strategist and always has smart things to say. You’re walking along your local high street, when someone approaches you and asks for directions to the nearest Post Office. “Sure – head back down the hill and over the blue bridge –… Read More Directions
It was International Women’s Day on Saturday and, as I promised, I’ve given over my blog and posts to women. I didn’t post on Saturday but am posting after the day itself to maintain some momentum. This is from Laura Spaull. Laura is completing her final university project about neurodiversity and learning. Working as a… Read More Accelerate Action
We put a shout out in February 2024 for women speakers for the Women Talking About Learning podcast and had an overwhelming response. This meant we have recorded, planned and scheduled up to the end of April this year and to keep ahead of the game and provide as much opportunity as we can, we… Read More Women Talking
Lost and Desperate 