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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Tag: disruptive learning

Why don’t you slide…

The track called Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls was one of the first tunes that my son learnt to play on the guitar. He found a set of guitar tabs (pictorial representations of the chords) and taught himself. If someone hadn’t put the tabs online he’d not have learnt it. Now you can watch… Read More Why don’t you slide…

September 6, 2013September 6, 2013 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Video killed the radio star…

In 1979, long before he over-produced Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s debut, the Buggles Trevor Horn summed what would happen to the music industry. A quick sweep of the charts and failed X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent wannabees are all trying to get a slice of your disposable income. I never was a radio star but… Read More Video killed the radio star…

August 30, 2013August 29, 2013 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

In the real world

We face budget issues. We’re expected to be innovative. We work in changing environments. We have to deliver to and for the business. We are tasked with creating simple solutions to complex problems. We translate strategies into actions. On 12th September I’m speaking at Learning Live in London about how to innovate your learning offer.… Read More In the real world

August 23, 2013August 22, 2013 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

Buy, buy, buy!

I receive somewhere in the region of 400 emails a week trying to get me to buy training. I received one this week that somehow slipped through my junk filter and I was going to delete it but it promised me a very different learning experience so I read through it to find out what… Read More Buy, buy, buy!

May 3, 2013May 3, 2013 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Learning by numbers

I was never much good at painting when I was younger. I can always describe the idea of what I wanted to create but couldn’t make the pen, pencil, brush, charcoal etc do what I wanted it to do.  In my minds eye at least, it was the next Mona Lisa. In reality it was… Read More Learning by numbers

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 andrewjacobslnd12 Comments

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