Speed limits

I was thinking the other day about the pace of learning in organisations. I was in a conversation with someone kicking around culture and the idea of an organisational learning pace came up. It often feels like the learning function is somehow expected to ‘manage’ this speed through its governance of the learning process. The… Read More Speed limits

Writing better

I’m writing more chapters for a book based on the 50 big ideas for learning I started a LONG time ago. The practice of making sure I’m writing at least a thousand words a day doesn’t seem to be having a negative effect on my blog posts. Indeed, they seem – to me at least… Read More Writing better

85% pass rate

If people perform well at school they don’t go on to change the world. One reason for their success in education is they understand the importance in following processes and delivering what’s asked for within the constraints of the system. They are also great at working out what is being tested – the content –… Read More 85% pass rate

5 years ago

Just over 5 years ago I wrote a blog post which received silly numbers of reads and comments. It’s still the most read post on here and I’m asked about it regularly. I was flattered by the feedback it received and, following a few suggestions, set about translating the post into a book. A few… Read More 5 years ago

What can you achieve in 40 days?

  8 weeks ago today I facilitated a session at Learning Live about the 50 big ideas I wrote about earlier in the year, It was a different session, participative and creative with outputs which, over a 5 week period, I’ve shared on this blog. Each post in the previous 5 weeks listed the ideas… Read More What can you achieve in 40 days?