Next generation working life
Editor’s note: This 15-page Ericsson report identifies 8 emerging workplace trends and examines their impact on working life.
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Donald H Taylor on “Raising the Level of the Learning Profession”
Editor’s note: Dan Steer reviews a recent talk by LPI chairman Donald Taylor on the changing business, and L&D, environment. Good summary of the changes facing many L&D professionals and why the profession needs to change.
Study: Test-score gains don’t mean cognitive gains
Editor’s note: Research shows high test scores don’t necessarily equate to better thinking and analysis skills. Thanks to @marklerarns for sharing.
Curation in learning
Editor’s note: Curatr’s Ben Betts shares his framework for what curation for learning could look like for individuals and organisations.
Executives ignore valuable employee actions that they can’t measure
Editor’s note: Great piece on performance and big data and why organisations need to factor in qualitative data to ensure the quirks and realities of human behaviour are captured and related to performance.
Why our brains make us click on lists
Editor’s note: Says the author, ‘In the current media environment, a list is perfectly designed for our brain. We are drawn to it intuitively, we process it more efficiently, and we retain it with little effort.’ A great piece on why we love lists.
Taking breaks – you’re doing it wrong
Editor’s note: Interesting piece on why you should take breaks between doing mentally and physically demanding tasks. Put simply, you body (and brain) needs time to recharge otherwise it becomes less effective.
More than a third of UK employers have stepped up to help bridge the gap between education and work
Editor’s note: COPD research shows the extent to which employers are linking up with schools to help reduce the UK’s high level of youth unemployment.
Putting technology in the driving seat of learning – curated tweets from #chat2lrn Twitter chat
Here our my edited tweets from the chat2lrn Twitter chat on putting #technology in the…
10 must-know digital marketing statistics to inform your marketing in 2014
Editor’s note: This is what consumers do with tech. They are employees too so these trends are definitely worth a look.
The empowered employee is coming; is the world ready?
Editor’s note: Great article looking at the value of employees that can be tapped by cloud, mobile and social technology. Organisations focus on how to engage customers around this and now it is time to do the same for employees – they have the technology.
This year on Twitter
Editor’s note: Twitter’s end of year round-up is worth looking around (there is plenty of it). Great example of how to present data as well as to see what people have been talking about on a global level.
Codecademy releases its first educational app
Editor’s notes: Codecademy is trying out apps to help people learn to code. An interesting space which is worth watch. What could corporates help colleagues learn in less than hour on a phone?
100 must follow on Twitter 2014
Editor’s note: There is no science behind this list but that doesn’t take away from the fact this is a great list of business practitioners and thinkers. Start following now . . .
The best psychology books of 2013
Editor’s note: The British Psychology Society recommends the best psychology books of the year.