Survey says
Editor’s note: Here is the primer for today’s Chat2lrn Twitter chat on surveys – it is increasingly a required skill in L&D but not one many L&D professionals have according to the LPI Capability Map.
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World of Learning 2013 day one: passports, elearning and talent management
The learning function was at the heart of logistics company DHL’s transformation which saved the…
Can internal crowdfunding help companies surface their best ideas?
Editor’s note: A look at how the internal crowdfunding of ideas has worked at IBM.
Psychologist Angela Duckworth on why grit, not IQ, predicts success
Editor’s note: One for the students of learner engagement – where are your learners on the grit scale? Is this as an important factor in adult learners as it appears to be in students?
Which is the real problem: employee disengagement or the way we view it?
Editor’s note: To quote from the article: ‘When leaders, managers and employees ALL adequately commit and employees take the time to not only find a place to work, but rather find their place with work, we’ll see quantifiable change.’ A useful opinion on engagement from the employee perspective.
MOOC completion rates
Editor’s note: Great resource shared by @donaldclark which lets you search completion rates for MOOCs.
The emerging collaborative and sharing mentalities of the Millenial generation
Editor’s note: A look at how Millenials share – from books to information to workspaces. Thanks to @c4lpt for sharing.
Slidedeck of the week: The top 100 tools for learning 2013
Jane Hart has today published the seventh annual listing of top learning tools. Top 100…
More evidence on the unreliability of memory
Editor’s note: Link here to research and a podcast on false memory – amazing how wrong we can be . . .
7 proven presentation principles that Tokyo used to win the 2020 Olympics
Editor’s note: A deconstruction of the winning Olympic bid from Tokyo. Some great advice here.
Moments in learning
Editor’s note: We are big fans of bringing the outside in to L&D. Here Andrew Jacobs brings customer service into learning.
Former HR head at ABN Amro: ‘We are beta-male chimpanzees’
Editor’s note: Thanks @sukhpabial for sharing this. Where to start? Jaw-dropping insights into city culture with insights on status and organisational culture.
Nate Silver predicts that you, too, can be a data master
Editor’s note: Some tips on being a data ninja – whether you want to get better at data yourself or you want your team to get better at using it.
The unwilling learner: curated links
A week to this day Brent Schlenker, director, product/technology training for IO, wrote a blog…
Predicting the future of HR: all talk, not enough action
Editor’s note: I thought this piece resonated with Donald Taylor’s ideas around moving training out of its ghetto.