For all those who say their subject matter is too technical to teach it in a fun way….

I have two words for you … ‘noisy jelly.’ French designers Raphaël Pluvinage and Marianne Cauvard have created a kit to make your own jelly, however this jelly has one major difference from the stuff you put on your PBJ.  It makes music. Yep, make your jelly in the molds provided, put your jelly on a [...]

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A long time ago, before death by PowerPoint by Darr Reynolds

A loooong time ago I took an in-depth training on being a literacy instructor.  I loved it.  I loved it as much for what it taught me about teaching people to read and write, as for what it taught me about design. Yes, design. As a learning & development professional I am all about design. [...]

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Training & development learning well April blog post round up

If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here they are – laid out like a breath of fresh, spring air – here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up. You’ll find all the blog posts for the month of April below. Learn well in the training [...]

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3 ways to keep your composure when things go sideways … go with the ring .. er..flow

I’ve been doing training & development workshops, as well as training trainers, for a loooong, loveable time. And in that time, when I’m training trainers, I often get asked about all things related to keeping your cool & composure when things go sideways.  In other words, how to feel like you’re in control when you’re [...]

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The issue in a nutshell – moving is knowing in motion

Ouch! From kids to grandmas, From the boardroom to the classroom, From the CEO to the front line worker, We need to move. We need to exercise our brains & our bodies. Moving makes connections between our brains & our bodies, Between our hearts & our heads, Between our knowing & our doing, Moving is [...]

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Crazy making bureaucratic, hair-tearing out form

Bureaucracy can move mountains.  It can systematize what’s repetitive, streamlining processes & people with an elegance & ease that’s sorely needed. Bureaucracy can be a pain in the arse.  It can make the most simple things so complex that a triple PhD is required to navigate your way through it. We all come into contact [...]

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Training & development learning well March blog post round up

Sit up, take notice & look back before looking forward to next month.  If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower [...]

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If you think education is expensive try ignorance

I snapped this picture of a bumper sticker. Love it. It speaks volumes. Education costs. It costs time. It costs money. More importantly it costs your self-image because education means making oneself vulnerable, opening up to new information, new ways of looking at old pictures. Education means taking risks. Education means knowing you don’t know it [...]

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Those awkward crunchy bits of training & development

My good friend & colleague Melanda Schmid & I just finished doing a 6 day training in Cairo, Egypt.  The participants were from 20+ countries & it fell to Melanda to make sure visas were got, tickets were bought & everyone ended up at the right place at the right time. She did a masterful [...]

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Risk Management: warning, this area protected by guard dog 3 days/week – you guess which days

I’m writing from Cairo, where I’ve been training UNHABITAT youth fund recipients in the UN’s Locally Elected Leadership Series.  The group is also receiving training in project management, which included a segment on risk management. My friend & colleague Shelby Edwards dialed in from Seattle via Skype & shared her extensive risk management expertise.  It [...]

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