3 lessons from a cheeky email – here’s the initial bumpf
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Humor & comedy, Training & development
When I asked about information on the urban resilience index, I got this back from a UN colleague: ‘Here’s the initial bumpf.’ ‘Huh? What’s a bumpf,’ I thought. Here’s what he said when I asked… Bumpf (bumf, or bumph): It’s an expressive and pithy word for all the dross that comes in the mail. It’s […]
Tags: bumpf, email, humour, united nations
Training & development learning well September blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of September. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: communication, creativity, humour, learning, life lenses, miranda july, misunderstanding, motivation, salon alpin, the frantics, time management
A forgotten bookmark & the 7 chapters of life
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Training & development, Travel
A forgotten bookmark in a dusty, old book, takes a chance, & well, magic happens. Like rediscovering an old friend, colleague or first love. Like rediscovering a love for learning, an appetite for adventure, a yearning for travel. Like thriving in the fast paced, complex, changing environment that surrounds us. Check out the captivating video […]
Tags: learning, motivation, salon alpin
Ruminating, recollecting & moving forward
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
I launched this blog in November of 2009 & have been posting 3 times a week ever since. It’s been a joy. I’ve laughed & learned along the way & hope you’ve done the same. Lots has changed in the past three years, including a move to Kenya (talk about blog topic fodder). I’ve been […]
Tags: time management
Training & development learning well August blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of August. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: alan alda, bad boys, balkan beat box, ben ames, change management, communication, compfight, creativity, document, elizabeth gilbert, evaluation, feedback, fire challenge, good deed, graphic facilitation, humour, knowledge management, miscommunication, perspective, peter holmes, practice, praxis, theory, Wellness, word clouds
What can you do with the element of surprise?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Great pic from Larry Norman, which captures the importance of surprise. Seth Godin says attention is what’s most scarce. The element of surprise can capture attention. It’s a particularly god-sent element for training & development folk. Surprise a participant & you’ve got their attention (assuming it’s a pleasant, ah-ha surprise, not a ack, painful surprise). […]
Tags: larry norman, seth godin, surprise
‘A head on approach to tackling water conservation’ plus a brilliant training & development technique
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
This is a brilliant concept by photographer Peter Holmes, who according to an article from UBC ‘has a head on approach to tackling complacency around water conservation.’ Simply put, Peter convinces his subjects to have the average amount of water a citizen from various cities & countries uses per hour, dumped over their head! The […]
Tags: creativity, peter holmes
From complicated report cards to great graphics- how report cards can help us learn what to do & not to do
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
As the new school year draws closer (or has already begun here in Kenya) parents gird their loins for the disassembling process of understanding their kids’ report cards. What should be a relatively simple snapshot is often ambiguous & hard to understand. That’s why I loved the article in the Globe & Mail that had […]
Tags: compfight, evaluation, feedback, graphic facilitation, word clouds
Theory is when you know everything but nothing works
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
As a training & development expert I laughed out loud when I read this. Some participants LOVE theory – give them sources and concepts, reports & ruminations, inspirations & ideas, as well as books & bibliographies. Some participants LOVE action – give them activities & exercises, puzzles & practice time, as well as scenarios & […]
Tags: practice, praxis, theory
Alan Alda’s ‘What’s a flame?’ contest where the judges are 11 year olds
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
You may have heard of Alan Alda. He’s been around forever it seems. Who can forget his character Hawkeye on the long running TV series M.A.S.H.? Turns out he also has an avid interest in science, stemming from his early years, which he put to good use in a contest. I remembered this moment from […]
Tags: alan alda, ben ames, fire challenge, humour