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Welcome to the first edition of my learning notes. The first time, but definitely not the last time, I will share my dose of learning inspiration. Every other week I will bundle the best reads and share my summary.
Ready, set, let's get started.
by Julie Dirksen, Will Talheimer, Clark Quinn, Michael Allen
What’s it about?
The authors experience an ambition and some frustration about the professional level off all the ‘elearning stuff’ that is out there. The gathered 8 characteristics and 22 guiding principles to create Serious eLearning and to elevate elearning to the height of its promise.
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by Arun Pradhan
What’s it about?
This cartoon is very ‘spot on’ about what often happens within an organisation. It shows in a very clear and funny way how easy it is to get distracted and how thing can become complex while an effective, simple and cheap solution is available. Made by Arun Pradhan: an outstanding Performance Improvement & Learning professional and shares great content. He is also very good at drawing and thus able to make his own cartoons!
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by David Autor
What’s it about?
Isn’t it strange that we fear so much about losing jobs by automation and robots while at the same time everybody seems so busy and has to work harder as ever before? David Autor sheds a light on this question.
Why read it?
Where to find it?
TED talk – David Autor ‘Will automation take away all our jobs?’
by Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine
What’s it about?
We might laugh about snapchat and see it as a playful app for kids. But looking at the huge numbers of users and chats, it invites for a closer look.
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