Practice makes perfect

I saw some brilliant football the other week. Being a QPR fan means this doesn’t happen often; the football I’m referring to was my son’s team, whilst in a training session. At this age (under 13) their training is about learning the fundamental skills of playing together and improving the core skills of control. They’re… Read More Practice makes perfect

A Martini moment

Yeah, it’s a cheesy line but the concept of learning any time, anyplace, anywhere has come home to me this week in a big way. I was lucky enough to continue the discussion with Steve Wheeler and Denise Hudson Lawson about mobile learning. Last week we were in Sheffield and mindmapped the disruptive innovation we… Read More A Martini moment

Talk like a businessman…

There were a few conversations at #learningpoollive last week which concerned me. We still seem to be stuck in the provision mindset, talking about training rather than learning and not relating to the business. So, with the fullest apologies to the Bangles and anyone else associated with this tune… All the old trainers in the… Read More Talk like a businessman…

Everything counts

I wrote a while ago about measurement for measurement’s sake. It creates problems when we focus on measuring inputs and superficial outputs whilst we ignore the longer term outcomes. It came up again this week at Learning Pool Live. The Learning Pool event is split over 3 weeks and 3 venues; this week’s was in Sheffield… Read More Everything counts

Pleased to meet you

A few weeks ago I wrote about my experience at Learning Live and suggested I’d be: looking for opportunities to create contacts and develop existing relationships As it turns out, I haven’t had to do much looking. In addition to the inaugural #learncamp last week people have sought me out and made the connections with… Read More Pleased to meet you