I’m seeing L&D/T&D or rather the compartmentalization of “learning”as a lame duck practice. It’s one of those 20th century institutions that people cling to maybe for nostalgia. Like bookstores and those that still speak of their need because some just like the feel of a book. Is it time to throw this, and possibly other […]
The Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide our dispute. Whichever of us can cause that traveler to take off his cloak shall be regarded as the stronger. You begin.” So the Sun
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Learning in or as close to the actual context of the use of what has been learned has always been seen as ideal. In my mind I always picture OTJ learning situations and historically I see apprenticeships like those of a blacksmith or cobbler. Studies exist that support what we’ve always believed about this. For
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Innovation is the engine to advance organizations today and although conversation is key to spurring creative thinking and innovative action, it is naive to think that just having more conversations where information is shared and people collaborate is enough. These conversations, often spontaneous, can be unconsciously valuable but we should strive for dialog if we
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Two relatively recent tweets helped formulate my thinking about our mobile workforce. The first a vision, the second a reality. “The firm of the future may be ten million people working together for ten minutes” – @EskoKilpi “Hans: It would be ridiculous for my company to invest in me, where I expect to change job
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