I’m delighted to start confirming speakers for the Podcast Learning Festival and this first group says a lot about what the festival stands for. We were really keen that people coming get to hear from real voices who know learning, audio, and impact. Here are four of them: 🔹 Ruth Wood – Talk That Changes… Read More Building a team
People often ask me where my ideas come from. I’ve mentioned ‘bricolage‘ before and the pushing together of different ideas to create new things and seeing what emerges. I never get asked where I keep my ideas. I write them down. Not on a laptop, not in an app, but with pen and paper. I’ve… Read More Where ideas live
We really don’t know when connection matters. I wrote a comment on a post last week and it’s achieved 2000 views, a bunch of connection requests and some brilliant conversations. I know it’s a published comment but this isn’t about publishing; it’s demonstrating critical and creative thought, in practice, at a point where people need… Read More Correspond > Broadcast
I’m taking a few days out in the next couple of weeks to do nothing. That doesn’t mean ‘nothing’ in the literal sense; I’ll still happily spend hours on screens for dopamine hits but these will involve gaming, movies, and finishing TV box sets. I’ll happily be scrolling through my phone taking pictures of my… Read More Doing nothing
People have called me a learning strategist because I get the freedom to do heavy thinking – critical and creative – about learning strategy. It’s a privileged position to get to spend time just thinking and it is – although some people would disagree – hard work! Strategic thinking isn’t just wool-gathering; it’s wrestling with… Read More Leading through strategy
Lost and Desperate 