If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of April. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well April blog post round up
A social media training treasure hunt
I'm teaching 'Transforming Learning through Social Media' in Nairobi for this first time this week and I thought I'd let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. Feel free to join us on this social media treasure hunt, … [Read more...] about A social media training treasure hunt
How you define things (including calories) affects your perspective (& your reality distortion field)
My good friend Roman Rollnick sent this (even though he's in the communications field he's conspicuously not on the web, hence no hyperlink). I laughed. Then I thought about the effects definitions have on us. How we define things sets the parameters of our thinking. From whose fault it is that … [Read more...] about How you define things (including calories) affects your perspective (& your reality distortion field)
The results are in! The good, the bad & the beautiful. Habits that is.
I had fun with this one (thanks to you). As part of my last newsletter, a review of Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit" book, I created an online survey, asking you dear readers, about your habits.  (The survey's still open so feel free to head over there if you haven't already. And see the … [Read more...] about The results are in! The good, the bad & the beautiful. Habits that is.
The magic of washing machines- put in dirty clothes & out comes books says Hans Rosling
Creative Commons licensed on Flickr by: Ovi Gherman "I was only four years old when I saw my mother load a washing machine for the very first time in her life. That was a great day for my mother. My mother and father had been saving money for years to be able to buy that machine, and the first day … [Read more...] about The magic of washing machines- put in dirty clothes & out comes books says Hans Rosling
Never, ever think outside the box (if you're a cat)
As the owner of two cats who sometimes, err, 'think' outside the box, this made me laugh. Creativity can be messy. Disorderly. Hard. Smelly even. The rewards, though, are oh so sweet (smelling). Enough said. (Except thanks to dear friend Roman Rollnick for passing along this cartoon.) … [Read more...] about Never, ever think outside the box (if you're a cat)
Another view of discovery – Columbus' view reworked
Perspective is powerful, potent thing. It can illuminate & enlighten. It can also dampen & darken. Ownership, culture, discovery, holidays - they're all imbued with perspective, with a particular worldview. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com … [Read more...] about Another view of discovery – Columbus' view reworked
The HUMANitarians project; Juozas & Anita make me proud to be a Canadian
Sometimes, if you're lucky, your path merges with individuals who make you think, bring a smile to your face, a warmth to your heart & inspire you to action. Juozas Cernius & Anita Vizsy are two such folks. They're in East Africa to document Canadians doing good work. It's part of a … [Read more...] about The HUMANitarians project; Juozas & Anita make me proud to be a Canadian
Innovation: sometimes it sucks to think outside the box
Love love love this creativity / innovation infographic. Because sometimes it sucks to be innovative. To deliberately seek out learning from difference. To step out of your own frame so you can see through another's. To risk learning. To make oneself vulnerable. So what's the motivation? While … [Read more...] about Innovation: sometimes it sucks to think outside the box
Training & development learning well March blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of March. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well March blog post round up
The word you keep between your lips is your slave ~ Arabic proverb
The word you keep between your lips is your slave. The word you speak is your master. ~ Arabic proverb Food for thought, errr, fodder. What do you say? … [Read more...] about The word you keep between your lips is your slave ~ Arabic proverb
Silence is the true friend that never betrays
"Silence is the true friend that never betrays" said Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker & educator. Me thinks he was a Head Life Lens®. Reflection, deep thought & analysis are the medicine that prevent jumping blindly over a cliff with hasty ill-considered actions. Take a deep breath … [Read more...] about Silence is the true friend that never betrays
