I sometimes think it’s interesting to take a step back, reflect on progress and to analyse some aspect of our industry. Whenever I do this however I am more often than not struck by one thing –
It’s funny how things go around.
Many years ago I recall my first inspirational training boss (There have been too [...]
Last week, I watched a fascinating TED video called ” The Riddle of Experience vs. Memory”. In it, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman revealed how our “experiencing selves” and our “remembering selves” perceive happiness differently. The blurb describing the video content said:
This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy [...]
While reading “The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to be Happy”, Paul recognises the similarities between the
concept of the Quest Saga described by Michael Foley and the experience of learners in our training rooms. Beginning with the Wizard of Oz and ending with a child ‘drifting’ their push bike, discover an alternative 4-step learning process.
A couple of postings ago Paul mentioned working with a very traditional organisation trying to promote the brain friendly message. Since then quite a few of you have asked what happened next. In this post, Paul explains the rest of the story and shares his experience of how brain friendly learning reduces the pressure on learners to read up on course materials to ensure training success.
Have you ever been on a course and felt your heart sink when the trainer announces that “we’re going to have some fun…” because you know you’re about to experience some forced interaction without any apparent purpose?
Are you a trainer who recognises this reaction in some of your learners?
In this post Jooli Atkins share her concept of PRAGMATIVITY: a way of ensuring that creative interventions have a positive impact and are well received. Regular readers will not be surprised that purpose and application are high on the agenda.
Keep reading to the end where Jooli applies ‘pragmativity’ to training evaluation.
