Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | June 12, 2020

‘“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do notContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | June 12, 2020"

Book Review: Design Thinking for Training and Development

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several years, you’ve probably heard a buzz about design thinking. If you’re only vaguely familiar, or you’ve been wanting to dive in and learn more about how it can benefit the work that you do, “Design Thinking for Training & Development” by Sharon Boller andContinue reading "Book Review: Design Thinking for Training and Development"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | June 5, 2020

“If you want peace, work for justice.” Recent events have left me speechless. Global pandemic, local curfews and utter chaos. Nothing I can think to say that will be sufficient. As Euan Semple said "There is no them. There’s just us, all of us. Don’t let your tribe convince you otherwise." Happy Friday! Thanks forContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | June 5, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 29, 2020

“I will learn from everyone and be no one’s disciple.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson Another good thing about long holiday weekends is the short week that follows. This week has zipped by in record time. Speaking of time, Cindy Huggett is working on updating her report on virtual training. Please consider taking a minute to contribute yourContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 29, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | MAY 22, 2020

"Not taking things personally is a superpower." James Clear This is the first week of a graduate level course that I’m teaching at Franklin University in their online Instructional Design & Learning Technology program. I’m grateful for the thoughtful support they’ve given to help me and other new teachers. I’m not sure if that happensContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | MAY 22, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 15, 2020

“Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.” Denis Waitley We’ve made it through another week. It sometimes feels like ages since all this has started but I’m grateful for the little things. My daughter’s laughter, the sun right after the rain, and goodContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 15, 2020"

Learning is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage

Originally posted at https://www.change4growth.com/ideas-4-growth/2020/4/29/learning-is-the-ultimate-competitive-advantage-are-you-ready In today’s world everything is faster, more connected, and less predictable than ever before. As learning professionals, this rapid pace of change, means that we must move beyond the course-focused approach that has traditionally dominated most organizations.   The durability of the things we learn is eroding quickly. According to “A New Culture of Learning” by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown "The half-life of a learned skill is 5-years"Continue reading "Learning is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 8, 2020

“A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life." Robin G. Collingwood I’ve got to start with apologies to everyone who reads this via email. In experimenting with my workflow, IContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 8, 2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 1,2020

“The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.” -Charlie Munger Week #2 of monkeying around with some #NoCode tools and I still haven't gotten the new flow of creating this newsletter perfected yet. (Always eager to hear from you about what works andContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 1,2020"

Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 24, 2020

“We must learn to be equally good at what is short and sharp and what is long and tough.”  —Winston Churchill Thanks to Mathias Vermeulen, I've recently fallen down the #NoCode rabbit hole exploring all sorts of tools and tricks for connecting apps to do some pretty amazing things. (You should see what he's doing!)Continue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | April 24, 2020"