Here’s the third of three posts about the Learning Technologies Conference and Exhibition last week. This post focuses on the second session I chaired for Kenny Temowo. You already have a learning culture, but it’s probably not the one you designed. Kenny opened the last session of the event with a line that really resonated;… Read More Cultural change
Build a learning culture.You can’t – it exists already in your organisation. You can create nudges to move towards the culture you want but you can’t build/create/design it. Make people learn.You can’t. Learning is voluntary and contextual. You can create conditions and relevance, but you can’t force the process or people into the process; this… Read More How do I?
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