We talk a lot in learning about what works. Yesterday I posted about how the Podcast Learning Festival supports new approaches to learning and knowledge management. Someone quite rightly asked, “Where’s the evidence?” Good question. There are plenty of studies that explore how audio, conversation, and narrative shape memory and transfer. And I’m always up… Read More Making a statement
It’s humbling when you get feedback like this: Thank you! I think Andrew Jacobs is one of the best webinar hosts out there! He made my job easy and the experience of the attendees superb! I’m not good at receiving praise; I’ve mentioned it before how I think I’m doing my job and don’t expect… Read More Praise be
I was chatting with a group recently and heard a phrase at the end of the session which made me pause for thought. I’m not the problem Workshop participant This is such a telling statement with so many layers around this to peel back. Why would someone believe they were the problem? What has happened… Read More Problems, problems
I was running a session last week with a new cohort of people. It’s stuff I’ve worked through with similar groups dozens of times before and it could be a bit samey. It entirely wasn’t; I’d love to claim it was my design and facilitation skills but the diverse knowledge and experience in the group… Read More Sparks and light
I’ve mentioned before about how people expect training and the learning professions are seen as the silver bullet for performance issues. Someone days something inappropriate, put them on an equalities course. Someone misses a couple of deadlines and is late, give them time management training. Not performing – send for training to ‘fix’ them. We… Read More Change my mind