Why we secretly hate webinars
Webinars reproduce the structure and format of the formal training workshop in an online space. The sole positive distinction for participants is that they may now…
Category: Learning
Why supposedly boring conference calls are actually amazing
Where phone and Skype remain the gold standard for one-to-one communication (and learning), many of us find value in conference calls, irrespective of the technology (phone,…
How do we use technology to embed learning into work?
Of the myriad technologies in use, we may find it useful to focus our attention on those that (1) are now widely used, to examine their…
Skepticism about learning innovation
Online technologies have afforded us many ways in which we can now learn even when we are not in the same location. Yet, some of us…
We need learning processes, not just tools
Knowledge management and informal learning processes are not resourced, even when the organization may have made a significant investment to build containers for knowledge or its…
Wishful thinking cannot fix broken tools
“Continuous learning at the individual level is necessary but not sufficient to influence perceived changes in [performance]. […] Learning must be captured and embedded in ongoing…
Life-work balance
Our connections include not only social life with colleagues, but also our personal lives with our partners, families and friends. Parental responsibilities, traffic jams in long…
Party time
“Everybody in a fun environment knows more of each other.” We interact at a human – not only utilitarian – level to form social spaces in…
Learning is in the network
“I knew them very well. That’s why it worked. Because we do work together.” We take responsibility for our own learning, yet keenly aware of the…
Connecting to the environment
“[…] you learn that you are not alone in dealing with a technical problem and sometimes you just need a second technical opinion. Sometimes, it does…