2 minutes
20 real-world examples of Augmented Reality
Editor’s note: This is a good set of examples of augmented reality in action. It includes examples of staff in the airline industry, healthcare and the military.
Author Martinc
6 minutes
Podcasting: What do I need to know?
Editor’s note: The BBC Academy has produced a simple guide to podcasting, looking at what a podcast is, how to make one, how to develop an audience and more. The way the content is presented is simple and visual – a good format for learning content?
Why vox pops are important
Editor’s note: The vox pop is a great tool for surfacing what people think, as explained in the following quote. Why don’t we use it as a part of learning from each other in organisations? “But there is so much to learn from listening to people, giving them the chance to offer a view, however incisive or ill informed we might think those opinions are. Vox pops are not scientific tests of public opinion but they often tell us something important about what is bubbling away below the surface.”
How leaders are navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution
A year ago, Deloitte’s inaugural survey assessing private and public sector readiness for the Fourth…
10+ minutes
2019 Edelman Trust Barometer
Editor’s note: This annual report into trust is well with your time. Interestingly, employers enjoy a good amount of trust and are seen by many as a trustworthy source of information about contentious issues in society. Some eye-opening insights into what people want to see from CEOs.
Just call it a learning experience platform
Putting a fresh coat of paint on something can transform the look of it. But…
6 minutes
Atul Gawande: The Power of Checklists
In the second part of his conversation with H&HN senior editor Matthew Weinstock, surgeon, writer…
Digital skills
Editor’s note: Microsoft has produced a set of free courses to develop skills in the Microsoft suite of software.
3 minutes
9 Slack alternatives for 2019
Editor’s note: This is a useful list of team communication tools that are similar to Slack. The devil is in the detail as some of the tools offer unique bits of functionality.
1 minute (plus reading time for resources)
Debunking Resources
Editor’s note: The Debunker Club is ‘a community of people working to eradicate learning myths and share proven evidence-based insights’. It provides a set of resources which are useful for helping to challenge learning myths and ineffective practices.
3 minutes
What gets in the way of a learning culture?
Editor’s note: Here’s a list of what to avoid in order to nurture a learning culture. Much of it is to do with modelling the right behaviours.
1 minute
Action bias and magpie marketers
Editor’s note: Are L&Ders as guilty as marketers in that they spend too much time on emergent tools at the expense of established ones? Ahead of Learning Technologies 2019, this is an important message. Buyers beware!
6 minutes
Why is a Learning Philosophy so important for organisations?
Editor’s note: This is a useful video for thinking about how to create a vision for organisational learning. Produced by the CIPD’s learning content team, it provides 12 elements of a future-focused approach to learning.
10 minutes
Learning to Learn: The future-proof skill
Editor’s note: Thank you to Andrew Jacobs for sharing this report. Read from page 41 onwards to get insights on what learning to learn means in the age of artificial intelligence. The shift towards matching skills with tasks is an interesting one for L&D.
2 minutes
The antidote to digital learning trends, or not?
Editor’s note: This is our New Year trends related piece. The good news it is written by someone who knows their onions and has some evidence to back up the points they make.