Course requests often arrive after the diagnosis has been skipped. A workshop request rarely turns up as an open question but arrives with a solution already attached: a course; a target audience; a format and duration; and sometimes even a supplier. What is usually missing is the diagnosis that would justify any of it. The… Read More Course Before Cause
I was listening to Christopher Nolan discuss the process of writing and directing The Odyssey. When asked whether he had written Matt Damon’s part with the actor in mind, Nolan said: “Part of my writing process is to not ever think about actors while I’m writing.” His reasoning was that thinking about a familiar actor… Read More Performance not persona
About a year ago I wrote about my fear that Skills England might end up too education-first and not enough performance-first. The latest changes are a reminder that apprenticeships are now being shaped by a more centralised funding system, not just by organisational need. Two things changed, and they are not the same thing. Skills… Read More Apprenticeships Are Not the Whole Plan
Can LEARNING exist without AI?
If a Michelin-starred chef hands ingredients through a hatch and serves whatever comes back, is it their dish? It;s served on their plates, in their restaurant, at their prices. I put that to Don Taylor yesterday. He pushed back and I think he’s right.