How the iPhone changed marketing forever
Editor’s note: This is great reminder of the impact the iphone has had on our lives.
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Fixing Learning & Education in 5 mins (well actually more like 8)
Editor’s note: In this short video Nick Shackleton-Jones provides a compelling approach for learning at work. The resources and experiences approach is underpinned by designing with and for the user.
A Sociology of the Smartphone
Editor’s note: This is a long and worthwhile read that explores how the mobile has changed our everyday lives.
“VR journalism should focus on storyliving, not storytelling” and other insights from Google’s new VR study
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.
What’s now and next in analytics, AI, and automation
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.
Official YouTube Blog: Updates from VidCon: more users, more products, more shows and much more
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.
Research Uncovers C-Suite’s “Surprising” Thought Leadership Consumption Behavior
Editor’s note: Is this research counter-intuitive? It goes to show that some employee cohorts might well have differing media preferences.
Power Causes Brain Damage
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.
Workplace gender quotas weed out incompetent men and make businesses more efficient, study finds
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.”
Psychiatrist Offers Simple Steps for Coping With Uncertainty
Editor’s note: Some really great – and free – tips on how to reduce anxiety caused by uncertainty.
A New World of Corporate Learning Arrives: And It Looks Like TV
Editor’s note: Learning technology analyst Josh Bersin looks at how learning management systems are attempting to morph into learning experience platforms.
What's Next for Learning & Technology – Resources Shared at #LTSF17
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.
Interactive Content Fuels Customer Experiences
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?
10 Content Curation Tools Every Marketer Needs
Editor’s note: There are some good free and paid-for tools in this list that will help you get started with content curation.
Free podcasts to challenge your thinking
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.