Tag Archives: Blogging

7 traits of the Social Leader

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Think about two things: time and emotional energy. You can buy my time: by the hour, by the day or, if you can afford it, for a discounted price called an annual salary. But you can’t buy my emotional energy. … Continue reading →

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My new, free, eBook “Learning, Knowledge & Meaning – the Singapore Diary”

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Our relationship with knowledge is changing: the ways we find stuff out and what we do with it once we have it. We learn on the move, in the bath or on the train and come together in social learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Blog, Blogging, Book, Collaboration, Community, Cycle, Discovery, e-Books, Education, Ideas, Knowledge, Learning, Meaning, Narrative, Personal Learning Network, Publishing, Reflection, Social Learning, Storytelling, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Achievement, Agile, Blog, Blogging, Change, Choices, Curation, Effectiveness, Knowledge, Leadership, Learning, Learning Journey, Legacy, Momentum, Productivity, Sharing | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

How do you find the time to write? Reflection and agility in learning

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Is the wrong question: ‘why don’t you find the time to write?‘ would be better. Agile learners are able to pick up ideas and test them out rapidly, they iterate various behaviours and approaches to test out what lets them … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Blog, Blogging, Book, Collaboration, Community, Community of Practice, Disclosure, Education, Ideas, Learning, Legacy, Mindset, Mobile Learning, Narrative, Reflection, Social Learning, Stories, Words, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Disposable media: investing 28 minutes in a video podcast for learning

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Richard is starting a blog. Yesterday he asked me a load of questions about WordPress versus Blogger. I had precisely no answers, beyond the fact that i love WordPress. He spent the afternoon doing methodical research: i used WordPress because … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadcast, Communication, Community, Effectiveness, Engagement, Innovation, Learning, Learning Technology, Narrative, Publishing, Social Learning, Stories, Storytelling, Video | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Personal learning networks and learning not to be nervous

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Today is LEARNING:500, the event to celebrate the 500th post on the blog. I’m sat in my London hotel room, where i should be working on my presentation, but instead am writing this over a cuppa. I should be nervous, … Continue reading →

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The more i learn the less i know. Why we learn

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

We have within us a hunger to learn. It’s rare that our curiosity can’t be piqued. This morning as i made breakfast there was an interview on the radio with a structural engineer who specialises in digging tunnels. He was … Continue reading →

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The personal learning network: how social learning broadens our boundaries

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

I’m reaching out to my learning network in a number of ways today: i’m having a technical discussion with a couple of people about an e-learning challenge, i’ve asked a couple of people to review the first draft of a … Continue reading →

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Strength in numbers: the power of a learning community

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

This focus of this week has been learning culture: how it’s created, who owns and influences it and what the balance is of informal and formal learning within it. The ‘Amsterdam Diary’ series of four articles let me explore this … Continue reading →

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Sign here: pride in learning design

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

When the design for the Apple Macintosh was complete, Steve Jobs had the small team sign a piece of paper, then engraved the signatures on the inside of the case of every machine that went out of the factory. Painters … Continue reading →

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