“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it’s stupid.” - Albert Einstein Some say that everyone learns differently and can retain information by learning in different ways. This can be a useful consideration when we are designing learning solutions. …

We live in a world where learning can be accessed from anywhere and at any time. Gone are the days where learning is solely taught in the classroom or by reading a thick book. If you required some new skills for your job you would potentially have to wait six months for the next training course to be scheduled and by that time th…

What is a topic that you are motivated to learn about? Was there a subject at school that had you bounding into the classroom? Motivation and learning is a match made in heaven. So how do you create learning solutions that tap into your learner’s motivation and get them coming back for more? Thanks to the study of human psychol…

“The storyboard’s primary value is that it forces you to have a reason for, and a consistent approach to everything you do.” - David Becker Imagine building a house without any form of plan? You could imagine the possible outcomes. Well the exact same goes for eLearning. Planning and storyboarding your eLearning is crucial t…

“Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what’s left.” - Steve Krug Studies show that the usability of eLearning is crucial to its success as a learning solution (Mo2L, 2009). Imagine you are completing an eLearning module with buttons that don’t work, activities with no instructions and information th…

“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” -Edward de Bono Have you ever had to think of something creative or out of the box and had nothing come to your mind? We all have those days where we just can’t seem to come up with the exciting and creative idea we desire.…

“Customer partnership is a shared journey to create a future for both parties that is better than either could have developed alone.” Murphy and Murphy, 2002. Working as a team or in partnership on a project or product is a situation that most of us will come across in our career. Have a think about the different teams or par…

Don’t de-motivate, isolate or overwhelm an enthusiastic, hard-working and ambitious employee as soon as they walk through the door. Create an induction that reflects what your organisation is all about and makes your new starters tell their family and friends how great their new job is. Your new employee’s induction can make or b…

“Never bring the problem-solving stage into the decision-making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution”. -Robert H. Schuller An easy learning and development trap to fall into is rushing into a solution as soon as a problem is detected. Often this can lead to a solution that is not …

This is the final post for the blog series on ‘Systems Thinking’. In this blog we will explore the level of thinking called ‘Mental Model’. As you can see in the ‘Iceberg Model’ below, this stage is situated at the bottom of the pyramid. We are now looking at a form of thinking that is completely below the surface. Delving t…