Apps for tracking workers’ productivity: Nothing to fear
Editor’s note: A look at productivity apps such as idonethis and weekdone. Where do these apps fit into the learning tech scene? Should they?
Author Martinc
Busting learning myths
Editor’s note: Thanks to Donald Taylor for sharing this link, which looks at three myths that you may not have heard talked about before. If you invest training time and money in someone will they take it and then leave?
Game thinking – breaking it down
Editor’s note: Reflections on all the different aspects that make up game thinking (design, gamification, serious games).
10 #workhacks to prepare for ‘The Future Of Work’
Editor’s note: Superb set of tips to make working life better. There will be one hack here you will want to try . . .
European HR: top 10 investment areas 2013-2014
Editor’s note: Amsterdam plays host to this week’s HR Tech Europe conference, Founder Marc Coleman looks at the HR tech that companies are looking to invest in.
Does bigger data lead to better decisions?
Editor’s note: Think about the relationships between data and what they tells you, not just about the amount of data you collect.
The top 10 workplace trends of 2013
Editor’s note: A big focus on freelance work in this list. Is it impacting your organisation in a big way? Useful to see a list that isn’t looking at tech.
Job satisfaction better than bonus, say employees
Editor’s note: Smallish survey of 1,000 employees which tells us that job satisfaction trumps reward – but the basic level reward has to be seen to be good as well.
The one with the lift and shift
Editor’s note: Rob Jones tells a good story. Here he looks at doing things differently – simple stuff really.
Slidedeck of the week: 50 powerful statistics about tech mega trends affecting every business
Ten stats on five mega trends in IT: mobile, social, cloud, apps and big data.…
8 keys to a game-changing big data strategy
Editor’s note: This link was shared by @marcoable in yesterday’s #chat2lrn Twitter chat on big data. Worth a read for getting up to speed on some of the core issues around big data.
Liberating the literature: The social networks of articles
Editor’s note: Imagine liberating content from an LMS and looking at content consumption from a network perspective. This short article explores this idea and the relationships between articles.
FutureLearn MOOCs; the future of learning?
Editor’s note: Ben Betts take a look at FutureLearn’s first course (the OU powered MOOC).
BrainTech: Six Take-aways on neuroplasticity and cognitive training
Editor’s note: Takeaways from the BrainTech conference in Israel which provide indicators of where tech and cognition might meet.
Culture & policy: System1 & System2
Editor’s note: Nick Shackleton-Jones looks at the organisation through the lens of Daniel Kahnemann – is big data the saviour of organisational ‘culture’?