Editor’s note: This is a great read. Full of data and tips to help find and share obvious insights. As the author says, “I was wrong to place such a high premium on the unexpected. Findings don’t have to be earth-shattering to be useful. In fact, I’ve come to believe that in many workplaces, obvious insights are the most powerful forces for change.”
Editor’s note: This is a fascinating exploration of how we have evolved to learn. A most read for L&D professionals keen to understand some of the science behind how humans learn.
Editor’s: Here are some great insights – and tips – on developing effective management training. These tips are based on a vast amount of research by Google into what makes an effective manager.
Editor’s note: There are some interesting pointers in this article as to what corporate learning could evolve in to. It’s less about learning and more about employability, so more of a focus on helping people develop the skills at certain times of change throughout their working lives.
Editor’s note: At this week’s Learning Technologies conference Jane Bozarth, author of Show Your Work, ran a session on how to nurture better sharing of knowledge within organisations. Bozarth shared some great examples of how employees and organisations can do this.
Editor’s note: Daniel Susskind, author of The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, delivered a keynote at the Learning Technologies Conference looking at the future of work. In this short video, Susskind covers some of those themes.
Editor’s note: Learning analysts Fosway Group this week launched their research into the learning technology landscape. With around 800 responses from L&D professionals, this provides some useful insights especially if you are looking to procure learning technologies. A stand out stat from me is that 50% of respondents say they are not satisfied with their learning technologies.
Editor’s note: Learning analysts Fosway Group this week launched their research into the learning technology landscape. With around 800 responses from L&D professionals, this provides some useful insights especially if you are looking to procure learning technologies. A stand out stat from me is that 50% of respondents say they are not satisfied with their learning technologies.
Editor’s note: Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Learning Awards 2019. Interesting to see who won which of the many categories.
Editor’s note: This is a small study but it is interesting to see that learning using VR fared no better than other forms of learning in this experiment. Thanks to Stephen Downes for sharing.
Editor’s note: It’s interesting to see that Accenture has gone all out to reskill employees in the face of increasing job automation. Its job buddy helps employees identify what parts of their job could be automated in the future.
Editor’s note: Learning and HR analyst Fosway has produced its latest insights into learning systems. This is interesting to see which vendor is positioned where on the grid. The commentary that sits alongside the grid id also extremely useful as it provides an analysis of current learning technology trends.
Editor’s note: Although this piece is aimed at tech people the message resonates for us all. Lots of L&D professionals are doing great things but we wouldn’t know about it. Maybe this article will provide some inspiration to start sharing what you know.
Editor’s note: The planning fallacy means we are over optimistic about what we can achieve and how long tasks can take. There are things we can do to over come this but it seems humans tend to keep on repeating past mistakes.
Editor’s note: A range of conference speakers at the Learning Technologies Conference 2019 provide a preview of their sessions. These give a flavour of what’s in store . . .