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.
Editor’s note: This is a compelling argument – that technological innovation is designing out human interaction. Agree?
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 . . .
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”.
Editor’s note: A great set of resources on curation curated by David Kelly. The list includes tools and tips for getting started.
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?
Editor’s note: So what are the implications for learning and developing people if they will be staying at work until they are 70?
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?