How do you say this word? → refuse
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I was recently visiting dear friends in NYC. I’d originally met them in Nairobi but now they call New York home. We were having a wonderful evening on the rooftop patio of their new apartment in Brooklyn. We’d taken the ferry over from Manhattan to discover their little oasis. The breeze off the […]
Tags: access & inclusion, agency, learning & development, perspective, robert sapolsky, TED
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: A Learning & Development Checklist for the Birds
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
This month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on networking. Missed the newsletter? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Whatsamatter you? Sign up for free here.) Munir Virani is a quiet, humble kind of guy whose eyes twinkle as he adroitly draws you into his passion, which is raptors. I contacted him recently out […]
Tags: checklist, learning & development, munir viranic, ted talk
Learning & Development Roundtable – Drum Cafe Style
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
For about a year & a half now I’ve been organizing a monthly learning & development roundtable in Nairobi. (Check out the link for a list of our workshop topics & resources.) We are an eclectic group from NGO’s, corporate companies & the UN. Each month we have a different speaker. This month we were […]
Tags: drum cafe, leadership, learning & development
Why a Neuroscientist Lied to Her Kids – Mental Time Travel vis a vis Full Body Brain Memories
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
The following article was originally published in the Washington Post & written by Dr. Kelly Lambert. No link to the article is provided as the article has been taken down, but the previous link is to Dr. Lambert’s website. As I look out the window to my sunny backyard & leafy avocado & banana trees, […]
Tags: brain development, Dr Kelly Lambert, learning & development, memories, neuroscience
What can you do with 28,835 jelly beans?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
This is a fabulous video because … – it’s powerful; it talks about mortality & how we choose to spend our lives – it’s unique; it uses jelly beans to dish about mortality & life choices – it’s simple; see point above I love learning & development examples like this. Poignant. Powerful. Creative. Candid. As […]
Tags: jelly beans, learning & development, zefrank
Training & development learning well November blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, 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 November. 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: alexandra trenfor, businessfriend, carl jung, Conflict resolution, creativity, culture code, drawing, element14, fast company, holly weeks, hubspot, intuition, jennifer bilec-sullivan, learning & development, mike volpe, perspective, rhonda marable, social consciousness, social media, steven fisher, united nations, warner brothers, yasmin joomraty
The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see (Alexandra Trenfor)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
What do you think? Is this what good teachers do? Do we, as learning & development folk, show or do we create space for exploration? Do we demonstrate or do we encourage experimentation? Do we tell or do we guide participants to their own learning? Food for thought. Let me know what you think. Thanks […]
Tags: alexandra trenfor, learning & development, social consciousness
The art of being an unconventional trainer (with a nod to Chris Guillebeau)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
I saw Chris Guillebeau speak recently, the author of The Art of Non-Conformity. He thinks instead of looking for efficiency we should be looking for adventure. I agree and as an adventure seeker when it comes to learning and development here’s my 10 point take on how a conventional trainer stacks up against an unconventional […]
Tags: art of non-conformity, chris guillebeau, learning & development, unconventional trainer, unconventional training
‘Don’t fake it – you gotta feel it’ Mr. B. to his PS 22 Chorus at the Oscars
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Mr B is the phenomenal teacher and conductor of PS22 Chorus, the choir that’s taken Youtube by storm. A recent Time Magazine article describes them as having a tendency to skip traditional chorus tunes in favor of exuberant renditions of pop songs. Mr B recently gathered his charges, from Graniteville, New York, a racially diverse […]
Tags: christain science monitor, engagement, learning & development, mr. b, oscars, passion, PS22 chorus
Learning about learning with tuiles
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
I recently wrote about an example of what not to do if you want your learners to feel included and your content to be accessible. It had to do with differentiated learning and not being told upfront what that meant. Harumph! (e.g. I’m tired, it’s the end of a long day and you, the presenter, […]
Tags: access, access and inclusion, inclusion, learning & development, tuile