A social media training treasure hunt
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under communication, training & development
Today is the first day of a brand spanking new course I’m teaching called ‘Transforming Workplace Learning through Social Media’ and I thought I’d let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. (And yes, Social Media deserves to be capitalized ….. [...]
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The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Four Ways Social Media is Transforming Workplace Learning (or how to be a space cowboy)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under training & development
The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter is out with a manifesto on how to be a space cowboy (aka how Social Media is transforming workplace learning). If Social Media is like the Wild West, with everyone figuring it out as we go along, then using Social Media specifically for training and development is in another galaxy completely. [...]
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Rock.Paper.Scissors E-newsletter’s out: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Social Media and the 3 little pigs
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under communication, Human resources
*** Have you left a comment on the 29 ways to stay creative when you’re training (part 3 of 3) post? *** No? Hurry up! The contest closes Monday, September 26th. Simply enter a comment to be entered to win a copy of the song ‘Eureka.’ The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter is out, where I [...]
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10 tips for trainers part one: bumblebee butts & booty
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under communication, Diversity & culture, Teambuilding, training & development
It’s my birthday tomorrow and as tomorrow’s not a usual day for posting I thought I’d give you a gift today. Ever since I hit the earth some 4+ decades ago I’ve not had to wait for Christmas to open gifts so I thought I’d share the bounty with you, my dear blog reader, with [...]
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Learning means converting & translating
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under communication, training & development, Travel
I was recently in Turkey doing program evaluation training for the United Nations, which meant carrying a variety of ubiquitous plug adapters. I laughed at the above combination of plugs – all feeding into one that would fit the hotel outlet, allowing computer and IPhone to charge. The need to convert, change or adapt in [...]
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How to get creative – backwards and forwards
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under creativity & innovation, Human resources
How creative are you? Do you know your creative assets and blind spots? Keep reading for a simple way to discover them. With help from the wonderful Dolly Hopkins, I created a creativity skill set called E.S.C.A.P.E. Each of the letters stands for a different creativity skill. The ‘A’ stands for assumptions, as in identifying [...]
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