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
What the canals of Amsterdam have to teach us trainers about self-care
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Training & development, Travel
Recently I spent some time in Amsterdam with my friend and colleague Gert Junne of the University of Amsterdam and Network University. As we dialogued for hours about our mutual work, sharing resources and ideas for collaboration we drove through the country side exploring. The picture above shows the North Sea on the left. The […]
Tags: gerd junne, learning & development, network university, self-care, subject matter experts, university of amsterdam
The 2 most important tips for making your training accessible & inclusive
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development
This summer I got to hang with Sara Mitaru (pictured above), a United Nations designated Messenger of Truth, while we were both at a conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Sara’s a tiny, power packed artist who sings about effecting social change. I spent some time in the recording studio where she was practicing for a […]
Tags: access and inclusion, audio, david muthami, kinesthetic, learning style, messenger of truth, sara mitaru, visual
If you hit this sign you’ll hit this bridge; self-evident T&D musings
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Training & development
This picture came to me via Sally Khallash, a Futurist, with the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies. I laughed when I saw it and then thought about how some things about training & development should be equally obvious. We, as learning specialists, should be setting a sumptuous smorgasbord of learning opportunities so participants can’t help […]
Tags: copenhagen institute for future studies, learning opportunities, sally khallash
World famous mountain climber Catherine Destivelle celebrates carrots AND mountains
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Training & development
Can you imagine dangling from a few thousand meters up a mountain, alone, in the middle of winter? Catherine Destivelle can. She’s one of the “most adventurous and exciting female climbers in the world today.” When I saw her speak at the W.I.N. conference in Paris I was struck by how her laser attention to […]
Tags: carrot lens, catherine destivelle, either or thinking, life lenses, mountain lens, W.I.N.
Do you recognize this sound? It’s the sound of change
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Training & development
Ahh the sound of change. A similar clip was played by Graeme Codrington of tomorrowtoday.uk.com at the recent W.I.N. conference in Paris. While he was playing the clip his 11 year old daughter walked into the room and asked what it was. I can guarantee you that my 9 and 13 year old kids wouldn’t […]
Tags: change, danielle laporte, delicious, dyana valentine, Educational technology, Graeme Coddrington, Instructional Technology, Paris, presentation software, prezi.com, social book marking, Tara Fenwick, Tomorrowtoday, WIN conference
When it comes to life (& that includes training) expect the unexpected
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy, Training & development
Tags: conflict, corporate training, learning & development, training & development
Linking learning with selling raffle tickets
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Employee retention, Training & development
This summer, as I’ve done for the past some 30 years, I volunteered at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival on the media committee. I get my hit of music from the world over and I get to give back, make a contribution. I also get to meet interesting characters, like Louise, a fellow volunteer, pictured […]
Tags: learning & development, Louise Kelaher, sales, selling, training & development, Vancouver folk music festival
Amsterdam driving lessons include what to do if you find yourself underwater
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development, Travel
Ever found yourself underwater in your car? No? Me neither. However as all good training and development specialists know, learning is deeply dependent upon context. And so it is with learning to drive in Amsterdam. Recently I found myself around and about in Amsterdam, meeting with a wonderful colleague Professor Gerd Junne. Check out his […]
Tags: amsterdam, context, driving lessons, gerd junne, learning context, network university, training & development
The creme de la creme of learning
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development, Travel
I’ve just returned from a whirlwind trip around Europe, speaking at the WIN conference in Paris, launching Life Lenses™, visiting old friends and meeting new ones. I spent one weekend in Scotland, in a tiny village near Stirling, where an old friend Tara Fenwick has started ProPEL, a “collaborative, multi-professional international network to promote research […]
Tags: context, creme de la creme of learning, learning, life lenses, ProPEL, scotland, Stirling University, Tara Fenwick, training & development