Editor’s note: It is with some scepticism that I share this. Terms such as ‘Post-bureaucratic management’ tend to frighten me off. However, there are some interesting points here about what management needs to become to support more responsive and adaptable organisations.
Editor’s note: This is a fascinating look at how attempts to change a company culture using values statements can back-fire. Just reading it makes you realise that organisations treat employees in peculiar ways and then wonder why things don’t work.
Editor’s note: If you produce video for learning then read this article as it provides some data-backed insights into video length, quality and style which will help you produce better videos.
Editor’s note: Here’s a list of how brands are using chatbots as ways of delivering tailored, personalised content. You can see why L&D is interested in this technology.
Editor’s note: Thanks to Nick Shackleton-Jones for sharing this piece on students’ views on teaching. Note the importance of relationships between the teacher and student. This is the most important factor affecting engagement in learning.
Editor’s note: So much of what L&D teams do crosses over into marketing so hot makes sense to be up to speed with the trends that marketing teams are looking to embrace. Interestingly, this list isn’t too dissimilar to the trends we see in L&D.
Editor’s note: Do you use personas when designing learning interventions? if so, read this article to identify – and avoid – some common mistakes in creating them.
Editor’s note: Yet more evidence, should you need it, that learning styles are a myth. Research shows that students who used their preferred learning style did not achieve any benefit.
Editor’s note: Microsoft, who own LinkedIn, look like they are turning the screw on corporate learning. They now have a suite of productivity tools and are turning LinkedIn into a more open learning platform. As a learning platform, LinkedIn looks very useful for employees as it will provide you with options based on your skills and experience. By opening up the platform to other content providers, its offer becomes more compelling. Definitely a vendor worth keeping an eye on.
Editor’s note: An anthropologist was sent in to a university that produces leading research into how students learn best to find out why the university wan’t putting its research into practice. The key finding? Fear of looking stupid. This is a great example of how and why innovation stalls.
Editor’s note: This week was the first time I have heard Dr Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge talk about organisational design. Her insights are so relevant to L&D, looking at systems thinking, behavioural science, group dynamics and external environmental factors. In this video, Cheung-Judge looks at ways to think about organisational change and in so doing frames the role of learning in change.
Editor’s note: Rachel Botsman gave one of the keynotes as this week’s CIPD conference. Her topic was trust and how trust is changing with technological change. Here, Botsman shares the theories and thinking that underpins her work. These include sharing economies, collaboration, reputation and trust.
Editor’s note: The LPI has launched its Capability Map and now the CIPD has launched its profession map. The CIPD is taking an interesting approach here by putting three core principles at the heart of its approach. They are: principles-led, evidence-based and outcomes driven. There’s a lot to take on board here. Take a look at what is sees as the core skills for learning.
Editor’s note: All you ever wanted to know about artificial intelligence in learning – well, nearly. A great resource of articles written by Donald Clark.
Editor’s note: In this short video, River Island’s Nebel Crowhurst and Mike Collins discuss how L&D is supporting business change and what that means for the L&D offer and approach. Useful point about about breaking down silos within HR.