Race to the bottom

We have industrialised learning. It has become about growth and scale of delivery. The channel has, in many worlds, taken priority over the outcome  Scale the delivery and lower the cost. Is the race to the lowest cost the best value? Value is in the eye of the beholder.

New ideas

When Led Zeppelin first performed Stairway to Heaven, the audience reaction wasn’t what you’d expect: “They were all bored to tears waiting to hear something they knew” John Paul Jones It takes a LONG time for people to realise what you’re doing is different, unique, and challenging the norms. New ideas might not be good… Read More New ideas

See clearly

We talk a lot about trust, empathy and psychological safety in leadership.All useful. They make it easier to have honest conversations. But performance shifts when managers know how to work out what’s actually getting in the way of the work. Start with clarity.Does everyone know what ‘good’ looks like?Not a value. Not a slogan. The… Read More See clearly

Pause before dancing

There was a fascinating post from Seth Godin earlier this week. In it, he describes the options you have for using AI. The first is to walk away and make your work: “…more unpredictable, more human and more nuanced” The seconds is to dance with the tools, understand their rhythm and partner with them. I… Read More Pause before dancing

Hot take!

People are fed up of hot takes! In a world where we’re speeding up how fast we shove information in front of people, it’s understandable that we’re drawn to the quick fix or simple headline. But hot takes aren’t the answer. They’re often a shortcut and an oversimplified version of what’s really needed. They’re hot… Read More Hot take!