Dave Kelly @LnDDave wrote an interesting post comparing Blockbuster’s demise to the changes facing Learning Professionals due to technology advancements. I think he’s right, there are learning professionals resistant to change …but the lack of change is not always due to internal denial as it can be a result of …girth. So, in the case […]
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Recently I received a promotion and my title of ISD has been changed to Manager of Learning Solutions. Prior to approval, one senior person stated – “that sounds pretty progressive.” And although the tone of the response was initially that of reluctance based on confusion over its meaning – the name was affirmed and is
As a former HS History teacher, the Age of Reason (17th-18th Cent.) was one of my favorite areas to teach. I was always in awe of some of the great minds in human history that seemed to all live within about a 200 year period. Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Franklin, Hume, Kant just to name a
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I’ve been thinking more and more about the words we choose and the connotations they drive. A few years ago Cognitive Linguist George Lakoff wrote a book called Don’t Think of an Elephant which speaks of how politicians leverage language to control the debate. He uses examples like “Tax Relief” where support of lower taxes
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Last Friday I met with a colleague (a trainer) who had, several weeks ago, asked me to observe her training and help her improve its effectiveness. Prior to the observation I asked her what the goal was, I asked: “What is it the participant should be able to do after your training?” After observing and
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