I saw a post last week by Martin Couzins about “shadow L&D” in organisations. Martin is spot on about identifying shadow L&D but it isn’t an opportunity or threat. It’s the REAL L&D. Real because where people REALLY learn – in the flow of work, through questions, side chats, and quick experiments. Formal L&D often… Read More Out of the shadows
Just a reminder for people who don’t seem to get the thinking about learning culture in the workplace. YOU. CAN’T. CHANGE. A. WORKPLACE. LEARNING. CULTURE. JUST. BY. ADDING. A. NEW. LEARNING. PLATFORM. You have to change all of these and a few more: Attitudes, behaviours, groupthink, systems, aims, structures, skills, objectives, skills, strategies, processes, tactics,… Read More A reminder about culture
I was really lucky to hear Michelle Parry-Slater speak this week on the subject of culture and learning. I was reminded of this quote: The culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate. School Culture Rewired by Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker What’s the worst behaviour you… Read More Uncultured
“Culture is a verb.” Rowen White, Seed Keeper, activist and farmer from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne If you work in learning and want to develop ‘learning culture’, how are you creating conditions suitable for growth?
There was an interesting paper I saw last week about what impact of COVID-19 had on the physical learning spaces of art and design students. There was a telling line near the end: …a return home is always welcome and so it is with a return to physical studios. Creativity and the Trauma of COVID-19:… Read More Study-o
Lost and Desperate 