Stephen Judd

Guilds of trees share their sugar | Ars Technica - http://bit.ly/1SQfdfd - nature's network in action

Stephen Judd

Forget Millennials--Why You Should Hire Someone Over 55 - http://bit.ly/1XzeuDi - hey @laurenmarguerit , I resemble that remark

Stephen Judd

Don’t pose the question if the answer can’t change your mind - http://bit.ly/1RUINjY - often we ask a question and ignore the answer

Stephen Judd

We all learn like children, and it's not usually through training! via @rogerschank

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Education Outrage: Pragmatic Learning: It's not "fun"

With this simple idea, I have told you all you need to know about training. Because we can build “on-demand online training” we can change the world of training significantly. This is what we have to do:

  1. We need to anticipate the needs of trainees
  2. We need to provide a way for them to satisfy those needs
  3. We need to provide people for them to discuss things with

Lecturing and training are rarely the right way for people to learn. People are motivated to learn when they need to know or do something in the moment. Providing just-in-time information, mentors and colleagues for conversation, and short, digestible resources are key.

Stephen Judd

Stephen Judd

Henniker case illustrates debate over agriculture definition - http://bit.ly/1RuF4IM

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Only ask if the responses will change your behavior

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Seth's Blog: Survey questions

Are you asking questions capable of making change happen? After the survey is over, can you say to the bosses, "83% of our customer base agrees with answer A, which means we should change our policy on this issue."

It feels like it's cheap to add one more question, easy to make the question a bit banal, simple to cover one more issue. But, if the answers aren't going to make a difference internally, what is the question for?

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The Org Chart Is Dead - http://bit.ly/1XByhSg - "the simple hierarchy has been replaced with a functional matrix"

Stephen Judd

No Reply Addresses - http://bit.ly/259xwFF - you could at least pretend to invite conversation...

Stephen Judd

How to make knowledge needs visible - http://bit.ly/1UGkM4e - let people know what you can contribute and want to learn