Editor’s note: There seems to be an increasing amount of noise around evidence-based approaches to HR and learning. It is worth remembering that the research we see reported only tells half the story. We need to understand the entire story to make better decisions.
Editor’s note: Jane Hart has published the top tools used by L&D professionals. This list has been running for a number of years and provides some great insights into what tools and technologies people are using to support learning at work.
Editor’s note: This report is interesting to get a handle on the types of skills employers will need over the coming months and years. The report has a section on the UK and key skills include innovation, creativity,learning skills, leadership and social influence.
Editor’s note: Yet more research to suggest that skills development is becoming the number one priority for organisations. And that includes skills development within the L&D team.
Editor’s note: Thank you to Phil Wilcox for sharing this fascinating article on why nudges designed to change behaviour can go wrong and deliver unintended results. There are great insights here that will help inform how you can engage colleagues around learning (with or without nudges).
Editor’s note: This is an incredibly useful resource for L&D teams. Here, Google shares insights in to topics such as peer to peer learning and the science of successful teams. There are lots of practical tools to help put the thinking into action.
Editor’s note: Here are some interesting insights into how Google is designing apps for business. The approach has two elements at its heart: human-centred design and AI.
Editor’s note: Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute is looking at creating some guiding principles for workplace L&D. In this piece he explores the first principle and that is that the word ‘learning’ is used to mean many different things. It’s an interesting piece and associated discussion.
Editor’s note: This review of What’s Your Type? The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing, by Merve Emre, provides some illuminating background on Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel, the inventors of the Myers-Briggs personality test.
Editor’s note: This research shows that the digital skills most likely to be needed in the future are ones that are used in non-routine tasks, problem-solving and the creation of digital outputs. Be careful what skills you choose to prioritise in your organisation . . .
Editor’s note: Bob Sutton is a Stanford professor who studies organisations. For 30 years he has shared with his students a list of the things he believes about organisations. It’s an interesting piece and includes links to relevant references.
Editor’s note: This piece is focused on adult learning in general, as opposed to workplace learning, but it raises some interesting points about the drivers for learning and what triggers adults to want to learn new things.
Editor’s note: The BBC Academy is a resource for journalists but it includes some great tips and guidance on digital and media skills. Scroll down to the resources on this page to learn about shooting video on your phone, setting up a podcast and how to use Snapchat to tell stories.
Editor’s note: There are some interesting thoughts here on how the mechanics of games can help build skills and motivation to progress.
Editor’s note: A look at the evidence that shows why we find it so difficult to process bullet point text on slides. Some good advice before you prepare for your next presentation.