Editor’s note: The growth of Buzzfeed is very interesting. Built on lists and curation, the site is arguably very in tune with how mobile web users like to consume and share content. This article looks at Buzzfeed’s approach to content and what others can learn from it.
Editor’s note: Thanks to Nick-Shackleton Jones for sharing this beautifully presented list of failures. A good reminder that there are better ways of doing things – sometimes it’s a case of finding them. Are organisations good at doing that?
Editor’s note: To quote: ‘A class, a reading, a difficult conversation with a colleague, may take 1% of our time. And yet they may radically alter how we approach the other 99%, raising questions that jolt us into learning new things from everyday experiences. A challenging assignment, conversely, may take most of our time and yield little new insights.’ A great piece on what learning really means – and it is not 70:20:10.
Editor’s note: Some good examples here of how companies are trying to transform themselves for the digital world.
Editor’s note: Workers in offices want more space and less noise pollution, according to this research. Something to consider when trying to help people get on with their work . . .
Editor’s note: This week saw the launch of the Towards Maturity Benchmark report. It’s a must-read report because it shows how difficult organsations are finding it to reap the benefits of technology enabled learning. Try not to get too depressed at the findings.
Editor’s note: I was lucky enough to be in the panel debate on labour market trends at this week’s CIPD conference. Luckily Tim Scott did a great job capturing the debate. This debate frames all we do in L&D in my opinion.
Editor’s note: Much more than a piece on office jargon, this piece walks through the history of organisational design and development and makes some good points about why we use the metaphors we do to describe work activities. Thanks to Simon Terry for sharing.
In the week that Apple launched its new iPads, this article looks at Apple’s future, which gives some clues as to what technology we can expect to see in the coming months and year or two. Clue: technology for every occasion!
Most companies are run to minimise risk and not to maximise, says Google chairman Eric Schmidt. This slide deck is great despite the fact it is brazen promotion of his new book.
Interesting piece on how neuromyths are adopted by teachers. Something to watch our for in corporate learning too.
Online competency-based education is the key to filling in the skills gaps in the workforce, according to this article. Modular learning will take the place of courses . . .
Do we ‘get things done’ to satisfy our feelings at the expense of doing things in the best or most effective way? It would seem so, according to this study.
Recently, tech giants Yahoo and Hewlett Packard took the radical decision of banning telework for…
Shirky is a professor of media studies at New York University, holding a joint appointment…