Editor’s note: There was a nature and wellbeing event in Bristol this week and this write up of it shares some interesting stats relating to nature and wellbeing. Looks like business could have a big part to play in helping employees get closer to nature and get more healthy as a result.
Editor’s note: Sports data analysis means something in sports such as baseball. This is where data and performance come together which is why it is an area worth following. How long before other sectors follow?
Editor’s note: I’m interested in how we can challenge ideas online. This film shows how people can turn on others online and with devastating effect. Is that what you risk if you want to challenge ideas?
Neuroscientist #daniel levitin discusses the impact of #information overload on the brain. He says that…
Editor’s note: Interesting list backed up by some research. Point two should interest L&D: Employers invest in their employees.
Editor’s note: This is a potentially huge move as Google launches Android for Work. Personal/professional profile and security issues seem to have been sorted so this Google for work offering looks compelling.
Editor’s note: All the videos and presentations from this year’s Learning Technologies Conference. This is a great resource.
Editor’s note: This research is a couple of years old but it provides some useful context around creativity and why organisations should be looking to develop creative skills. There seems to be a lot of untapped potential here.
Editor’s note: This article on managing conflict in presentations ran alongside this week’s Chat2lrn Twitter chat and it provides some great insights and tips on managing conflicts when presenting. Well worth a read if you have to manage conflict, whatever the context.
Here are our curated tweets from the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on managing #conflict in presentations.…
#behavioural science has been around for a while now but it has really taken off…
Editor’s note: There are just too many good resources on this list. From business and marketing apps, to picture resources to writing tools – there’ll be something here worth sharing with colleagues.
Editor’s note: The CIPD’s chief economist Mark Beaston looks at why training in the UK is so bad despite the fact employees are keen to learn.
Editor’s note: Social media and mobile phones have given learners everywhere a capability to discover, create, repurpose, share and amplify content, according to Steve Wheeler.
Editor’s note: Norman Pickavance asks some big questions of business in this article. In particular, what can UK organisations do to develop long-term, sustainable businesses. He contends that a two-tier workforce is not the way forward.