Category Archives: Failure

The Post Hoc Rationalisation Fallacy

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

I suspect it’s true that many organisations are highly successful almost despite everything that they do in the formal space to make themselves so. They are successful not because of hierarchy, rules, systems, or control, but rather because they are … Continue reading →

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Failure in Social Leadership: a case study for Mozilla

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

When Brendan Eich, newly installed boss at Mozilla resigned this week after only a month in role, it was largely because of a failure by that organisation to recognise the realities of the Social Age and the importance of Social … Continue reading →

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Mobile Learning: The gulf between learning strategy and learning reality

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

It’s all about perspective. When you sit within a problem, the walls loom up around you, whilst from the outside, the problem can seem quite small, easily surmountable. Perspective is hard to find and harder to retain, so any strategy … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Change, E-Learning, Failure, Formal Spaces, Learning, M-Learning, Mindset, Mistakes, Mobile Apps, Mobile Learning | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Olympic Gold: why do we love a loser?

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Whilst everyone loves to see a record breaking performance that scoops Gold, or a plucky effort to secure a Bronze medal, it seems like a peculiarly English pastime to save the biggest cheers for the valiant loser who crosses the … Continue reading →

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A week of writing: Day 5 – exploring and getting lost

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

My fifth day of writing led me to complete the section on ‘exploring’. Exploration is the third stage of the learning methodology, sitting after ‘Context’ and ‘Demonstration’, and it’s where we get to play with what we are looking at. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Exploration, Failure, Learning, Learning Methodology, Lost, Words, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Missing the point of mobile learning: why now is the time to take chances

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

The fact is that i rarely read documents on my mobile phone. Why? Because it’s too small. It’s not really the right platform for the job. I do it when i need to do it, but it’s not my preference. … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Challenge, E-Learning, Failure, Google, Instructional Design, Learning, Learning Design, Learning Technology, Mobile Learning | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

There’s no such thing as bad learning

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

My first bike was red. It wasn’t new, my brother had ridden it first, bequeathing it to me with a fair dusting of scratches and nicks, the saddle, i recall, being somewhat scuffed. It had cream tyres, which were cool, … Continue reading →

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