Skills and deep sense of values are key for the future workforce, says BT’s Caroline Waters
Skills and deep sense of values are key for the future workforce, according to Caroline…
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Our crude knowledge capture tools
Editor’s note: Organisations still have a lot of work to do to effectively capture and share the knowledge their workers hold. Thought-provoking post from Harold Jarche. He shares his knowledge through his blog, where do you share yours?
Does your workplace affect creativity? Mostly no
Editor’s note: is workplace design the number one factor in sparking creative interactions? Probably not, says Scott Berkun. It is a factor but what of all the other places that have given us our greatest ideas?
Synchronous debate tools
Editor’s note: Some interesting debating tools that will add a more social dimension to online events.
Work is more fun if the character fits the bill
Editor’s note: Research shows, not surprisingly, that we find our work more satisfying if we are using our one or more of our signature strengths. The use of these strengths goes hand in hand with more positive experiences at work, namely enjoyment, flow, sense of purpose or satisfaction and calling.
Moving and thinking
Editor’s note: physically moving around helps our brains function well, according to Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow. So why don’t we move around more at work, asks Flora Marriott.
Interview with Stowe Boyd: Beyond social – what next for business?
Blogger and thinker Stowe Boyde’s opening keynote at this week’s Meaning Conference looked at the…
The three World of Learning pecha kuchas
The World of Learning 2012 conference was brought to a close with three pecha kucha…
Top 100 tools for learning 2012
Editor’s note: Nearly 600 learning professionals share the tools they use to learn. A great resource from Jane Hart at the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies.
Back channelling takes a step forward by Nic Laycock
Editor’s note: Nic Laycock takes a look at the #chat2lrn Twitter chat and how Twitter backchannels are benefiting learning professionals who aren’t physically at the conference.
Why learning should be child’s play
Editor’s note: The CIPD’s John McGurk – he’s their advisor on learning and talent development – is blogging on a range of issues that affect learning. John has a broad perspective and his posts are worth a look, especially as they give some insight into his work and thinking at the CIPD. In this post he says that that the neuroscience behind how children learn and develop is something learning practitioners should be aware of.
Anthropological study by Google on our magic relationship with mobile devices
Editor’s note: What is the emotional relationship people truly have with the mobile space and how they make meaning there? Google carried out some research to find out . . .
7 ways to stimulate your capacity for creativity
Editor’s note: ‘Your most creative insights are almost always the result of taking an idea that works in one domain and applying it to another. Every “new” idea you have, personally, is based on some combination of previous concepts in your own mind, even if you combined these concepts subconsciously.’ A look at the importance of context in creativity and innovation.
What is personalised learning?
Steve Wheeler, associate professor of learning technologies at Plymouth University, closed day one at World…
Taking an open source approach to learning management at Tesco
Jane Williams, head of elearning at Tesco, told World of Learning conference delegates that open…