
What matters? Have you asked yourself this recently? Try it. I did. Thanks to Missy Durant, author of What Matters….Gratitude, I’ve been reminded about the importance of taking time to reflect and it’s given me renewed energy and focus. I even wrote a letter. Life, work, expectations, perceptions goals…they all can move attention away from what’s important for us.
No doubt answering this question and making it real reaps huge life benefits. Still, I began to ...
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So, you have a stellar learning designer, project manager, possibly a rock star developer on your elearning project team? Everyone (even key leaders) is ready to create a compelling learning or performance solution that will change the world or at least some part of your organization. Crowds will cheer! Bands will play. The world will move in slow motion as this brilliant content is catapulted into the wild. Stop the music. Before you start, answer ...
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Let’s talk learning design impact. No I mean out-of-this-world impact. Sal Kahn and his team are on a mission to deliver a world-class education to anyone anywhere in the world. Wait for it….for free. Kahn Academy shares 12-minute lessons on a wide variety of topics using a screen video recorder and pen-writer. Beyond the talk about social learning, LMS’s, and making learning engaging….here’s one man simply sharing lessons…and millions are using them.
What a fantastic example of the ...
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Hemingway once wrote a six-word story.
He called it his best work ever.
Someone asked me today, “What do you do?”
I replied, “I get people to do X.”
Client says, “We need [target audience] to do X.”
Learning Strategist replies:
1/ What is the target audience doing now relative to X?
2/ What will it take to get target audience to do X?
3/ Who are the best people to help support/motivate target audience to do X?
4/ What do the supporters need ...
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