Why Adults Become Sixth Graders with Linda Gidlund
Put a group of successful, educated adults into a training room and something strange can happen: They start behaving like sixth graders. Educator and facilitator Linda Gidlund began noticing this pattern while working with adult learners. Then she noticed something similar happening much closer to home. What is it about certain environments that can bring […]
Why His Professor Told Him to Skip Class with Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson’s anthropology professor gave his students some unusual advice: “If you find an interesting cultural experience, go and do that… and don’t come to my lectures.” Michael took him seriously. Unable to understand reggae music, he forced himself to keep listening. What happened next changed the way he thought about learning, culture and experience […]
Why Helping Begins With Seeing – with Linda Gidlund
Most of us think helping is about having the right answers. We admire people who always seem to know what to say, what advice to give or how to solve a problem. But after talking with Linda Gidlund, I’m no longer convinced that’s where helping begins. Why I invited Linda Gidlund Linda was one of […]
IP Creation Projects for Thought Leaders
IP Creation Projects for Thought Leaders Thought Leaders make money from their ideas. Naturally, this means you must create IP or Intellectual Property to have something to sell. It also means the quality of your IP creation will have a big say in how much money you earn and what level of influence you have. But ideas […]
Business Measures to help you stay on the right track
Business measures are crucial for helping you work out if you are on track, off track or you’ve completely lost track. In this article, we share seven things you might like to measure to ensure you’re focused and on the right track. (Plus you can listen to a podcast episode of this post if your […]
Professional Learning Survey Results
Recently I ran a survey on Survey Monkey (love their new survey result images – see below). My goal was to find out more about how people learn. In particular, I was looking for insights into how best to shape, position and design Book Rapper for the future. The big idea I wanted to explore […]
Who Are You Learning From?
The importance of learning ‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.’ –Alvin Toffler [Updated December 2021] Just saw an interview on the TV with World #3 Surfer Josh Kerr. He’s considered one of the most exciting young surfers […]
How to Learn Almost Anything
When you’re in business for yourself there’s always a lot of learning to do. And, this raises a really big and important question: How are you going to learn what you need to learn? At the moment I’m learning about product launches and creating online courses. And, I want to share with you my number […]
24 Learn From Your Supporters
Part 24 of 27 Social Media Lessons From Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Obama’s Campaign let their supporters teach them. Learning is best applied when it is a two-way street. A key platform of the Obama inclusive ‘We’ campaign was to learn from their supporters. Campaign managers noticed which Obama material was reposted on Flickr or […]