Editor’s note: There are some interesting nuggets in here for L&D folk. In particular, the way in which storytelling changes in VR – the narrative develops with you as an active participant. That is fundamentally different to storytelling as we do it now.
Editor’s note: This executive briefing from the McKinsey Global Institute provides a great primer in these three strands of technological evolution: analytics, AI and automation. Organisations with advanced digital capabilities grow revenue and market share faster than their peers, McKinsey research says.
Editor’s note: This short post provides some data on Youtube see numbers and usage as well as some of the updates coming to the service.
Editor’s note: Is this research counter-intuitive? It goes to show that some employee cohorts might well have differing media preferences.
Editor’s note: Power can cause us to be less empathetic. Research shows that power has an alarming impact on behaviours. they key here is to stay grounded.
Editor’s note: The introduction to this article says it all: “Gender quotas increase the competence of organisations by leading to the displacement of mediocre men, a new study has found.”
Editor’s note: Some really great – and free – tips on how to reduce anxiety caused by uncertainty.
Editor’s note: Learning technology analyst Josh Bersin looks at how learning management systems are attempting to morph into learning experience platforms.
Editor’s note: David Kelly has pulled together all the resources shared at this week’s Learning Technologies Summer Forum. Some great reads in here.
Editor’s note: Research from the Content Marketing Institute shows that marketers are increasingly using interactive content as a part of their marketing effort. Should L&D be creating this type of content to engage employees in ideas and resources?
Editor’s note: There are some good free and paid-for tools in this list that will help you get started with content curation.
Editor’s note: L&D practitioner Andrew Jacobs shares his favourite podcasts – some good business-related ones here – and how to access them on your phone.
Editor’s note: In this article, Charles Jennings suggests system and process training should be consigned to the bin. Instead, L&D should focus on the performance problem that needs to be fixed.
Editor’s note: Really interesting piece looking at the importance of project management and project work for all knowledge workers.
Editor’s note: Mary Meeker produces an annual state of the internet report and this year’s has just been published. Well worth a read.