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 am British and, by default, a tea drinker. I don’t drink coffee following an awful experience when I was younger (ask me about it if we meet) so rely on a traditional mug of tea three times a day. Making – and enjoying – a tea comes with a nagging fear every time. The… Read More Perfect tea
I was running a session the other day and someone said it was as if they’d opened the limiter on their brain and were looking at their L&D approach in a completely different way. Moments like this are SO worthwhile. To support someone who has worked in an area for so long they have become… Read More Breakthrough moments
I was reviewing an eLearning module as a favour for someone recently. It was all really clear, instructional, but a little basic. I’m not saying basic from an ‘I know more than this’ perspective, but basic in an overly simplistic, condescending and facile way; think lots of bright primary colours, cartoon figures, and over simplified… Read More Speak to me
I was on a bus last week in central London; top deck, front seat, driver’s side, i.e. the BEST seat. We passed a building which was having work done on it. I didn’t recognise it at first since the netting and covering used to protect the public from the four or five storeys of work… Read More Covering up
Lost and Desperate 