“We are born with the capacity to hear, we must learn to listen” Miha Pogacnik
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation, Training & development, Travel
His arm flew, directing the bow in a wild and frenetic dance with the strings, while his chin hung onto the base of the violin for dear life. His hair looked like a bowl of fine spaghetti flying off in one direction, only to be pulled back in another with the rhythmic sway of his […]
Tags: creativity, hearing, Institute for the development of Intercultural Relations through the Arts, learning, listening, Miha Pogacnik, training & development, WIN conference
Musty learning made new, Amsterdam style
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Training & development, Travel
I remember whiling away long, hot summer days as a child curled up in a corner of my local library. Feet tucked under me, I’d fold myself into a corner, head buried in a story. The musty smell of books and the dull, gray walls would be replaced by whatever adventure my mind had taken […]
Tags: amsterdam, gerd junne, imagination, learning, library
Learning from Silver Spoons; great food & great T&D concepts
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Training & development
I was recently invited by Chris Flett of Ghost CEO and Cyndi Hunter of Silver Spoons Food Tours to take part in a culinary tour of foodie hot spots. We took in 6 restaurants and my taste buds danced in delight, where for 3 hours, I sampled, savoured and salivated. Here’s a summary of where […]
Tags: Audrey Saunders, business, canada, Chris Flett, Cobre, Cooking, Cyndi Hunter, Ghost CEO, Guilt & Co, Mexico, Nuba, Pour House, Rogue, Silver Spoon Food Tours, Stuart Irving
Learning from a hole in the wall
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Human resources, Social Responsibility, Training & development, Travel
Check out the video below about the TED hole in the wall educational experiment (forward to 7:15 min). It’s the work of Dr. Sugata Mitra, of India. His office butted up against a slum and one day he punched a hole in his wall and stuck a computer in it. A computer that faced out, […]
Tags: alternative education, dr sugata mitra, education, hole in the wall, India, learning, Learning Theories, pedagogy, self-organizing, slums, Social Responsibility, Sugata Mitra, TED, values
5 lessons on learning from international dancing sensation ‘Where the hell is Matt?’
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation, Training & development, Travel
As I’ve recently been working in Turkey, traveling is on my brain. Hence the focus on international learning and specifically lessons on learning from international dance sensation Matt, of ‘Where the Hell is Matt’ fame. If this makes no sense to you then I’m tempted to ask ‘where the hell have you been?’ but that […]
Tags: dancing, learning, learning & development, matt, organized, simple, social, strength, training & development, unique, weakness, where the hell is matt
Doing things differently as a trainer gets attention
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Training & development
Learning can’t happen without attention. Our brains have to be sitting up, ready to absorb, in order to learn. One way of getting our participant’s attention is by doing things differently. By doing things creatively. How much have the estimates changed of how much oil is pulsating into the Gulf? A lot. Loads. More than […]
Tags: attention, development, gulf oil spill, Human resources, learning, oil spill, powerful learning, rorschach, rorschach test, training & development
The results are in: the collated creativity E.S.C.A.P.E. assessment (where do you measure up?)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Creativity & innovation
How creative are you? Recently I wrote a post ’cause whether you’re a top notch exec, a front line staff or out on your own we’ve all got to delve deep into our creative juices these days. It’s the numero uno ingredient for success. Doing the same ol’ same ol’ doesn’t work anymore (not sure […]
Tags: assessment, creativity & innovation, creativity assessment, Dolly Hopkins
Beauty comes …. beauty goes
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
My last post was about Important stuff. Serious stuff. And… because I like whimsy and because 1 of Rock.Paper.Scissors’ founding principles was and continues to be humour and improv, there’s always another side. Tongue firmly planted in cheek, where are you on the beauty continuum?
Tags: beauty, dove, dove beauty campaign, evolution, learning, modeling, reginald pike, yael staav
What’s beautiful is in the eye of the editor
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
Beauty is captivating. Beauty is compelling. False beauty draws us slyly to its side. All the while whispering empty promises. “Buy this ______ (fill in the blank with your choice: car, lipstick, dress, watch….) and you’ll be like me.“ True beauty reflects beauty back. Welcomes us up onto the same pedestal. The dictionary definition of […]
Tags: beauty, dove, dove beauty campaign, evolution, reginald pike, yael staav
What we adults can learn from kids on how to stay positive & not set limits for ourselves
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Creativity & innovation, Human resources
Look at the possibilities you’re missing. Set some time aside to think big. Bigger. There’ll be time later for evaluating, categorizing, weighing the pros and cons etc. For now don’t set any limits. Repeat. No limits. Sing to yourself. Move. Enjoy. Enough said.
Tags: attitude, creativity & innovation, learning, parenting, positive, possibilities, thinking big, training & development