How I caught a thief in New Zealand using this easy tech tool
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Training & development
I’m 35,000 feet in the air on a flight from Dubai to Nairobi watching ‘You’re soaking in it,’ a documentary about the new wild west of advertising. Did you know there is new technology using your basic smart phone that can read your emotions? The goal is to know what you want before you […]
Tags: diigo, ease, efficiency, evernote, google, ICTs, tech, tools
A far reaching, thought provoking insight into why we still need feminism
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Diversity & culture
You may have noticed that when you Google something, Google tries to lend a hand. She’ll give you some options, filling in your search for you, to see if one of them is actually what you’re looking for. Of course Google’s suggestions are based on actual searches. That is, Google remembers what people look for […]
Tags: feminism, google, perspective
Is it the end of knowing? Here’s 13 Google Search Tricks That Make Life A Whole Lot Easier
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
While listening to a recent TED talk via NPR on Unstoppable Learning (do yourself a favour & listen, it’s terrific) Sugatra Mitra talks about how we may be heading into the age of not needing to ‘know’ things. He recommends we use what he calls S.O.L.E.’s (self-organized learning environments) to surf & learn. It’s got […]
Tags: google, npr, sugatra mitra, TED, unstoppable learning
4 Best Apps for Team Collaboration via Mashable
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
Check out this Mashable post for the full list of 8 Best Apps for Team Collaboration. Here’s my take on four of them. Do you have any to add? Have you used any of the ones below? 1. Dropbox The quintessential app for file-sharing and document collaboration. Through Dropbox, you can share PDFs, files and […]
Tags: apps, dropbox, flow, google, mashable, skitch
Training & development learning well May blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Creativity & innovation, Diversity & culture
If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of May. 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: allie brosh, communication, curiousity, google, Human resources, hyperbole and a half, ihrm, learning, pain, sara bakata, seth godin, social media, sunday nation
Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
I love getting updates from Fast Company. Not heard of them? Their articles are chock-a-block full of creative, current content. Like this one. Check out my summary below &/or click on the link for the full articlie. Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction “What few in business know is that Google […]
Tags: google
Training & development learning well June 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 June. 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: assimilation, astore, blog, blogs, brain based learning, coca cola, communication, compfight, Conflict resolution, creative commons, delicious, doodle, dyana valentine, etsy, experiential education, facebook, flickr, go lens, google, googlel doc, graphics, gratitude, hootsuite, huffington post, immigration, infographics, jeff bulla, linkedin, marketing grader, media bistro, netvibes, newsletter, pedagogy, perspective, regretsy, search grader, self-assessment, self-awareness, social media, stop lens, twitter, youtube
A social media training treasure hunt
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
Today is the first day of a 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 ….. pun intended.) […]
Tags: astore, blog, delicious, doodle, facebook, flickr, google, googlel doc, linkedin, newsletter, social media, twitter, youtube
3 steps to harnessing social media for training. Lights, camera, action!©
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
In this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors’ newsletter I look at how we can harness social media for training purposes. Stay tuned for the next two blog posts where I’ll share some resources related to social media, both serious & tongue in cheek. Read the entire newsletter here or download a hard copy of the article. Not already receiving […]
Tags: blogs, delicious, flickr, google, hootsuite, jeff bulla, linkedin, media bistro, netvibes, pedagogy, social media, youtube
Funny resources for Getting Organized in the Google Era
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter reviewed Douglas Merrill’s funky book ‘Getting Organized in the Google Era’. Here are some resources to help you stay on top (with a giggle even) instead of feeling trapped by things to do. Take a lighthearted look about getting clear about what’s truly important – as unusual as it may […]
Tags: douglas merrill, google, orangutan, organization, procrastination, rock.paper.scissors newsletter, rut