Tag Archives: creation

The birds, the bees and the joy of learning

By Paul | Published: December 1, 2009
We have regularly mentioned the fact that humans are programmed to make meaning. It is this genetically hard wired need that has led to our position in the world today. What is the evidence for this? Imagine the scene: It is several million years in the past. Early humans have scrambled ( or more likely fallen) down [...]
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Table toys R you

By Paul | Published: November 15, 2009
I’ve been involved in a great discussion on LinkedIn today started by Susan Landay, President at Trainers Warehouse about the use of toys in the training room What surprised me was the huge variation in their use. Here are some of the nuggets: Mike Willoughby  Customer Experience Solutions at Competitive Advantage said: I usually use them as rewards, [...]
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One, two, three times embedded

By Paul | Published: November 1, 2009
We love quizzes. We use them all over the place but in today’s slightly shorter post I wanted to share one of our favourites because it works on so many levels. We know that quizzes are a great way to embed learning but why stop at one way when you could get three ways in one quiz? Here’s [...]
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Please keep your phones ON!

By Ally | Published: October 29, 2009
Mobile phones in the training room have a really bad reputation. Whether it is managers keeping one eye on their blackberry or an advisor tapping out a sneaky text under the table, they are perceived as a source of distraction by most trainers. Yet, a High School in Tampa Bay are allowing students to use their phones during lessons - with really positive results.
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Giving up in order to succeed?

By Ally | Published: October 25, 2009
Reading news that Jenson Button paid his own travel expenses this year came as a bit of a surprise. It made me think about his reaction to the possibility of redundancy last winter and the sacrifices (compromises?) he made to support the team and become World Champion. How can this help us as brain friendly [...]
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