Managing the visibility of knowledge work
Editor’s note: Jim McGee on the the need to make knowledge work more visible – something that social networking and micro-blogging tools provide us.
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Rewiring corporate learning #7: develop a great team
Developing a great team isn’t easy but it will help you achieve success, says Nigel…
15 free learning tools you’ve probably never heard of
Editor’s note: Three out of the 15 resources are highlighted here – always good to see what’s out there in terms of resources and how people are developing and sharing learning content.
Playing action videogames improves visual search
Editor’s note: Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that playing shooting or driving videogames, even for a relatively short time, improves visual search ability.
Our brains, and how they’re not as simple as we think
Editor’s note: Beware the folk psychology around neuroscience – of particular importance to L&D.
The 10 most popular TED-Ed lessons so far
Editor’s note: Amazing lessons from TED. Lessons in how to do great video content?
Government service design manual
Editor’s note: A useful resource on delivering digital services from the UK government.
How satisfied are you with your learning technology? Elearnity aims to find out
Learning and talent analyst Elearnity is launching a research programme to evaluate customer satisfaction levels…
Apprenticeship
Editor’s note: A look at the role of apprenticeship in helping adolescence transition into adulthood.
Why schedules help even when they’re wrong
Editor’s note: Forget whether a schedule is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Even if a project ends up months behind it probably did several important things, says Scott Berkun.
Thinking about our hourly wage stops us from smelling the roses
Editor’s note: Thinking about the monetary value of our time prevents us from being able to enjoy those moments when we’re not working, according to research.
Flexible working works
Editor’s note: What does meta analysis of 46 individual studies that featured 12,883 employees tell us about working from home?
Why do some ideas spread?
Editor’s note: A look at the new book from Jonah Berger entitled, Contagious: Why Things Catch On.
The Mel Gibson guide to what learners want
It sounds obvious to say that what learners want should be at the heart of…
Slidedeck of the week: UK government approach to apps
If you are looking at deploying apps or sticking to a mobile friendly approach then…