Some eye-catching talks at the CIPD’s HRD conference 2013
This year’s HRD conference features 32 conference sessions covering learning and development, coaching, technology for…
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Three local councils prove that innovation in the public sector goes beyond doing ‘more for less’
Editor’s note: Thanks to @andrewjacobsld for sharing this link to some new CIPD research into innovation in local councils. You will need to be a member to access but the release sounds interesting: ‘More open leadership behaviours help to create climates of trust and self-belief, giving staff at all levels the confidence to explore both incremental and radical ways of changing the way they work.’
The 5 most common LMS complaints from end users
Editor’s note: Great list from Craig Weiss which will come as little surprise to users and vendors alike.
How the crowd is solving an 800-year-old mystery
Editor’s note: A great tale of how crowdsourcing is helping researchers in their attempts to find the grave of Genghis Khan.
Designing and developing communities of practice as a competitive advantage
Editor’s note: Some useful insights from the community manager at Yammer on developing communities of practice.
Avoid the wrong reasons for interactive learning
Editor’s note: Gaming and simulations are easier and cheaper to design and implement than ever before but unless you are clear about what you are trying to achieve they can just as easily fail.
Cognitive dissonance and the denial of social/informal learning
Editor’s note: Are L&D professionals suffering cognitive dissonance when it comes to social and informal learning, asks Mark Britz.
Introduction to cooperative learning
Editor’s note: Mentioned at yesterday’s Learning Directions by Elliot Maisie, the site of the Cooperative Learning Institute for all things on cooperative learning.
Using stories in learning
Editor’s note: Tomorrow’s #chat2lrn Twitter chat is on storytelling in learning. Does it have a place in organisations? This post sets the context for the discussion.
Adaptable leaders may have best brains for the job, study finds
Editor’s note: Researchers have linked adaptive leadership skills with brain functioning and psychological complexity measures among active leaders.
PsychSource
Editor’s note: PsychSource is the new way to access a wealth of resources from the British Psychological Society – needless to say, a useful resource.
Curated tweets from #learningdirections London 2013
Here are our curated tweets taken from the Twitter stream from the Learning Directions event…
What is the role of the learning professional?
Editor’s note: a simple question which Jane Hart expands on, which in turn is leading to some interesting discussion.
50 education technology tools you can start using today
Editor’s note: Education focused but a pile of tools worth looking through.
To dwell is to garden: An empathic approach to employee experience design
Editor’s note: A look at experience design and how to design employee experiences within dysfunctional organisations.