The Connected Workplace: Ringing the Changes of a New Era in Collaborative Working We can see the impact of digital connectivity all around us, from interpersonal relationships to politics to consumer purchasing patterns. The corporate workplace, however, has been arguably much slower to jump onto the ‘all things social connectivity’ bandwagon. But that is changing
5 Tips for Active Listening Why Listening Is More Courageous than Speaking Talking is easy. Listening – as opposed to simply not talking – is hard. We all know that sometimes it takes courage to speak, but what about the courage it takes to listen? Listening is not about just being quiet, but about
The Road Ahead: Trends 2018 – The Best of the Rest As well as the big trends that we previously reviewed in our series of The Road Ahead: Trends for Learning in 2018, there are, unsurprisingly in this time of rapidly evolving technologies, several other burgeoning trends worth watching. In this article, we review some
Well-being, People and Productivity – Get on this Trend Mill Perhaps you had a little organization envy recently when a friend told you about his free weekly yoga classes, part of a company-wide focus on health and well-being? This and other similar health initiatives are part of an ongoing workplace trend gaining traction as
The Road Ahead – Trends for Learning in 2018 – Content Content is King? There are those who will argue that content is and always was King: though, depending on your focus, it does seem to have taken a back seat for a while now. Today, ‘content’ wrestles with some of the ‘newer kids on
The Road Ahead – Trends for Learning in 2018 - Personalization It’s a big word and a big topic and it seems to be everywhere. It goes hand in hand with some other topics we’re hearing and seeing lots about, such as UI/UX, the learner journey, data and data analytics, next gen LMSs and Learner
The Road Ahead – Trends for Learning in 2018 - Video This is the year to invest in video learning. Why? Because everyone prefers watching videos to reading, and Internet data seems to bear that out. Some 3.25 billion hours of video are watched every month on YouTube1. So, video is mainstream, and has been
The Road Ahead – Trends for Learning in 2018 - Microlearning Microlearning – those short, bite sized pieces of learning content, focused typically on one discrete topic, delivered at the point of need through a variety of channels to all devices – has been around for some time now. While its stock is still
Trends for Learning 2018 The Changing Nature of Work and Learning We are in a time of profound change, where everything from business and lifestyle to politics and personal lives is being profoundly affected by the impact of digital disruption and transformation. Although the full scale of this disruption may not yet be felt in
Microlearning: Six Tips for Best Practice In an age of increasing workplace complexity that leaves little time or headspace for a full-on immersion in a traditionally designed learning program, microlearning can seem like the perfect answer. Microlearning refers to short, focused pieces of learning content, delivered at the point of need. But it’s not
