Category Archives: Choices

Where should you invest your time? Taking control of learning

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Something i’ve really learnt over the last few years is about time: how it’s stolen, lost, spent or invested, remembered, forgotten or enjoyed. Those of you who are regulars may recall that since Christmas i’ve been playing guitar everyday. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Taking the long way around: circular routes to learning

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

I am forever getting lost in Amsterdam, which is odd as it’s quite a small city. The problem comes from the way it’s arranged in a series of concentric horseshoe shapes around the canals. This makes it very pretty, you … Continue reading →

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Adaptation: a social learning skill

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

I was at a gig last night at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, a great venue, with it’s brick arches and high ceiling. As the name implies, whilst these days it plays host to assorted musicians, comedians and performers, it’s … Continue reading →

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What’s love got to do with it? Loving what you do and doing what you love

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

I love writing. I don’t just enjoy it, i really love doing it: i try to carve out any chunk of time i can to sit in front of the keyboard. Or at least, i love certain types of writing! … Continue reading →

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The skyline of London: to learn is to change

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Walking through the city this morning, i was looking at the skyline: some familiar shapes, famous building, standing iconic like St Pauls in the morning light. Others, new, being shaped as we speak, thrusting up into the air, taller, brighter, … Continue reading →

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Finding your fashion: learning to coordinate learning

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Superdry is an achingly trendy brand at the moment: i know this because all the cool kids are wearing it. And half of my friends. In a fit of Christmas shopping enthusiasm, i ventured into the store over the weekend … Continue reading →

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The worthiness of learning: choosing the right book for the task at hand

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Airport lounges are funny places: microcosms of society based around perfume and whiskey. On a monday morning there are more people travelling for work than to play, but still an eclectic collection of the suited, the bearded and the plain … Continue reading →

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Social learning: trust and integrity in a globalised workforce

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

The mercenary workforce: that was the term that came up yesterday in a seminar on trust and integrity in the global, virtualised workplace. It represented a point in our thinking when we recognised that people feel let down by their … Continue reading →

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Words about learning: brand

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

It’s not just soap and cars that have brands. We each have our own personal brand: the way we are represented to others that demonstrates our values, ideas, energy and abilities. Brands are not static. They evolve over time to … Continue reading →

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Phase disclosure: why little and often can be good for you.

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

I watched a programme about the London Underground last night. Two hundred and seventy four stations, five hundred trains and millions upon millions of passengers every week. It’s quite an operation, constrained as it is by ageing stock, crumbling infrastructure … Continue reading →

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