Category Archives: ‘Just in time’ learning

Eating the Elephant

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

“The good thing“, he said, “is that your room is really nice“. The bad thing? ‘It’s on the ninth floor and the lift is broken“. And so i find myself climbing, bag in hand, up the stairs. One after the … Continue reading →

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Carpe Diem: the Elusive Nature of Time

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

It’s stolen, wasted, invested or gifted, but, one way or another, it keeps ticking by. People often ask me where i find the time to write: it’s simple, i find it by not spending it elsewhere. And i try to … Continue reading →

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Mobile Learning: the state of play

Posted on October 7, 2013 by

The ecosystem of mobile learning is in constant flux: advances in technology being rivalled by creative methods of applying it in the real world. Sometimes a technology creates possibilities, sometimes inventive minds find creative ways of applying old technologies, and … Continue reading →

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Conkers: tribal wisdom and sore knuckles

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

Walking in the forest yesterday, the conversation turned to conkers (or horse chestnuts, if you prefer). Dionne had found the first ones of the season, lying on the ground under the spreading boughs, and this prompted a discussion about the … Continue reading →

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Opening Pandora’s box

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

A while ago i was thinking about ‘how people come to learn‘. There were four main reasons: planned, needs driven, curiosity and by accident. The next two days for me are going to be about curiosity and accidental learning, and … Continue reading →

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Performance in Social Leadership

Posted on September 18, 2013 by

As i work this week to flesh out the NET Model of Social Leadership, my thoughts turn increasingly to ‘Performance’. Specifically i’m thinking about how we rehearse and embed behaviours, it’s about the transition from abstract formal learning into changed … Continue reading →

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A methodology for learning. Part 7 – Footsteps

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

As we explore the final stage of my learning methodology, we leave the formal learning and move back into the everyday world. Footsteps is about how we transition from the abstract to the concrete, about how we support performance and … Continue reading →

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