Eliminating the human
Editor’s note: This is a compelling argument – that technological innovation is designing out human interaction. Agree?
Author Martinc
"It's Really Quite Stunning" – One Company's Experience Bringing Agile to L&D
Editor’s note: Sky’s L&D team adopted an agile approach (as in the technical development approach) to L&D. This is what happened . . .
Global Talent Trends 2017
Editor’s note: Research from global consultancy Mercer shows that organisations would like to be agile but their people processes are hindering them from being what the research calls “change agile”.
How to Curate: Putting Curation into Practice for L&D Resources Shared at #ATD2017
Editor’s note: A great set of resources on curation curated by David Kelly. The list includes tools and tips for getting started.
20 Best Platforms for Selling Online Courses
Editor’s note: Could these tools be useful for delivering and/or making money from your content? And as more and more people use these platforms to learn, what can this trend teach L&D?
Don't want to work until you are 70? You will have to, says WEF
Editor’s note: So what are the implications for learning and developing people if they will be staying at work until they are 70?
The case for culture in business, as clearly and forcefully as I can make it
Editor’s note: Anthropologist Grant McCracken looks at the importance of culture in the creative process. There’s an interesting point here for L&D. How does L&D draw from the organisational culture and contribute to it?
Experts on the Future of Work, Jobs Training and Skills
Editor’s note: Nearly 1,500 educators and technologists provide their views on the future of work. This is a large piece of research that provides many useful and interesting insights.
You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you
Editor’s note: This is a cartoon about the backfire effect, which is interesting in terms of understanding why we believe what we believe. The format is worth thinking about too – a powerful message presented in a wonderful, graphic (comic) style.
Building Skills for an Inclusive Economy
Editor’s note: This is a discussion on the future of work and how we can all prosper in it. So what skills do we really need to develop? And what’s the role of technology?
Learning Technologies 2017 – audio diary
Over the next couple of days we’ll be capturing audio interviews from the Learning Technologies…
Cleaning House and Taking Stock: Past, Current, and Future Trends in L+D ~ curated #chat2lrn tweets
Here are our curated tweets from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on past, current and future…
xAPI: Where It’s Come From and Where It’s Going Next
Editor’s note: Ben Betts of HT2 Labs provides a review of the last year in xAPI. if you want to see how the standard is developing then this is well worth a read.
Technology Forces Us To Do Things We’re Bad At. Time To Change How Design Is Done
Editor’s note: Design and usability expert Don Norman gets to the herat of how technology can help humans perform better. To quote: “The proper way to design is to start off understanding the task that needs to be accomplished, structure the design of the tools to build upon human needs and capabilities, then construct technology that compensates for our weaknesses.” Are you listening learning technology vendors?
In Search of the Best Available Evidence
Editor’s note: This CIPD report looks at the need for organisations to take evidence-backed approaches to HR and L&D.