Watching the unwitting people's responses to the drama is almost as funny as the drama itself in the video below. Do we need more drama? Certainly drama captures our attention - like pigeons, with their notoriously bad eyesight, who subsequently bob their heads back & forth to create movement … [Read more...] about Push for drama – the role of drama in learning & memory
Bugs in the bathroom = the problem with Journey Life Lenses®
I was doing my business in the bathroom the other day (hey, learning can happen anywhere) and happened to catch site of a small bug. (I've recently moved to Nairobi, Kenya where on top of luscious foliage, lots of bugs are a reality.) It was doing a crazy dance - imagine the most frenetic two year … [Read more...] about Bugs in the bathroom = the problem with Journey Life Lenses®
Are you the lizard or the termite today?
I currently live in Africa. As a result I share my home with some critters that would be most unexpected back home in Vancouver. Like lizards. Often I'll come into a room & startle a small lizard into fleeing the scene. I find them cute & I frequently say hello. There are times, I'm … [Read more...] about Are you the lizard or the termite today?
Training & development learning well June blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of June. 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 June blog post round up
Back to the future – what would your former self have to say about your current self
Irina Werning, a brilliant Buenos Aires photographer was inspired to 're-enact' old photos of people. She asked friends and family to turn back time & have themselves photographed as they were in old pictures. The ongoing project is called “Back to the Future.” It got me thinking .... what … [Read more...] about Back to the future – what would your former self have to say about your current self
The difference between awareness and vision
I've been working on revising some training & development curriculum for UN-Habitat, specifically for engaging youth & local leaders. I came across the following work by David Tees & Fred Fisher. It lays out the difference between awareness & vision. Where are you on the … [Read more...] about The difference between awareness and vision
The Really Good Learning Bookshop- resources for experiential, brain-based trainers
I came across the Really Good Learning Bookshop, who are based in London, a while back & have been meaning to write about them since. Here's how they describe themselves: "We believe strongly in training which is brain-friendly, student-centred and experiential. Only by involving students … [Read more...] about The Really Good Learning Bookshop- resources for experiential, brain-based trainers
This light never turns green (& other complaints from Go Life Lenses®)
This photo made me laugh out loud - it's a perpetual complaint self-assessed Go Life Lenses® have of Stop Life Lenses®. Do you know someone who always wants to think things over for a loooooong time before taking action? Wants to read just 5 more reports before making a decision? Needs to … [Read more...] about This light never turns green (& other complaints from Go Life Lenses®)
Rock paper scissors in an infographic
Not that, ahem, I'm biased, but you gotta love this rock paper scissors infographic (Nathan the nerd even got the order of the words right). It's a great example of the power of visual learning. It's fun. It's creative. Three things that our brains love, making it easier to be creative, to … [Read more...] about Rock paper scissors in an infographic
But what are you actually grateful for? It's a question that could change your life.
Backed up by rigorous research, the article below (excerpts from a Huffington post article), highlights the influence our state of mind has on our wellbeing. While you're reading it, I encourage you to think about how this affects you as a person, a colleague, a boss, a trainer, a friend, a parent, … [Read more...] about But what are you actually grateful for? It's a question that could change your life.
Pickled perspective on powers of persuasion & assimilation
Chances are you have a jar of pickles buried at the back of your fridge. Did you know pickles were once at the heart of immigrant identities and cultural tension? If we can be so far off the mark with pickles, imagine how else our perspectives might be narrow and constricting. A century ago in … [Read more...] about Pickled perspective on powers of persuasion & assimilation
A social media training treasure hunt
Today is the first day of a new course I'm teaching called 'Transforming Workplace Learning through Social Media' 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. (And yes, Social Media deserves to be … [Read more...] about A social media training treasure hunt
