The employee experience
In his talk at Learning Live 2015, Dave Buglass, Head of Capability & Development at…
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The Netflix Effect on Training
Editor’s note: Good piece on how consumer trends in information consumption are impacting on employees’ expectations of learning content. Thanks to Jane Hart for sharing this.
Twitter and News: How people use Twitter to get news
Editor’s note: Interesting insights into how social media users consume news through Twitter. There are some take-aways here on the authenticity of information on Twitter and how to use Twitter in more engaging ways.
The Scientific Reason Why Bullets Are Bad for Presentations
Editor’s note: Listening to a talk whilst looking at bullet points is cognitively exhausting. So, you know what to do in your next presentation.
My pkm story
Editor’s note: Harold Jarche shares his 10-year personal knowledge management journey and explains the models and tools he has used and developed along the way.
Rethinking Work
Editor’s note: How far have we come since the introduction of scientific approaches to management asks Barry Schwarz. Does this piece resonate with performance management thinking? It feels like it does – are we making work efficient at the expense of purpose and personal fulfillment?
Video of the week: The myth of talent and the power of practice
To coincide with our inaugural book club discussion on Bounce by #matthew syed, we share…
Making social learning happen – curated #chat2lrn tweets
Here are ourdited Twitter highlights of the Chat2lrn Twitter chat on #social learning which took…
Collaboration changes everything
Editor’s note: Google at Work does research to find collaboration at work works. OK, but this isn’t an advert for Google. There are some useful findings here that show the benefits of collaboration. Thanks to Jane Hart for sharing.
The Future of Productivity
Editor’s note: The OECD has developed an area of its website that looks at the global productivity picture. There’s lots in here including comparative data between countries and insight and analysis into productivity and growth.
Coursera Pivots To Focus On Job Training
Editor’s note: MOOC platform Coursera is looking to work with companies to provide bespoke courses. It’s an interesting move, which opens up more options for organisations. Thanks to Jane Hart for sharing this.
Introducing Clipping on LinkedIn SlideShare
Editor’s note: LinkedIn has just launched a tool to help users curate clipboards of slides from any slide deck.
The Future Of Music: A Manifesto For Executives, Creatives And Artists
Editor’s note: This is a long read but well worth it. Analyst Brian Solis looks at current innovation in the music industry, who is winning and who isn’t. Music is at the bedding edge of tech disruption so there are some useful insight for us all.
World Happiness Report
Editor’s note: As well as looking at global happiness levels, this report takes a deeper look at areas that might interest L&D professionals such as the neuroscience of happiness.
Gartner’s 2015 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
Editor’s note: This hype cycle will be mentioned in conference talks by anyone talking about where technology is headed. So, let’s go to the horse’s mouth and see what the future holds.