From overwhelm to organized; technology tips & techniques to serve you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
‘All’ I had to do was to choose a picture of a chair from the ones on my computer screen & drag it to the centre of my screen & then write my name below it. It was an introductory exercise for an online course I was taking. Could I grab that damn chair […]
Tags: ease, efficiency, ICTs, online course, tech tools, technology
It can be hell in the hallway
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
… one of my favourite sayings is “God doesn’t close one door without opening another, but it can be hell in the hallway.” My sister Hillary. You, our nation, our world is experiencing a black Friday. Our hope is that Sunday is coming. But it might well be hell for a while. – message […]
Tags: alliances, bessel van der kolk, hilary clinton, perspective, rainer maria rilke, technology, wicked questions
Replacing the grinding & gnashing of teeth that technology can induce with some chortles
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
If you’ve ever found yourself grinding your teeth during a conference call then prepare to chortle while relating to this short video below. I teach a course on using social media for learning & development purposes & one thing that most of my participants have in common is frustration with technology. It’s an inclusive club. […]
Tags: humour, social media, technology
When hackers & farmers join forces – creating jacuzzis from abandoned water troughs & other hacker delights
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
Check out some pretty spiffy uses of technology – bringing hackers together with farmers. Hackerspaces [are] user-friendly spaces where technological tools are crafted, are spreading throughout the rural environment. They can even transform abandoned water troughs into eco-jacuzzis. “If we take a look at the etymology of the word ‘hacker’, it refers to hacking wood”, […]
Tags: hacker, realitysandwich, technology
Social media tools for listening, learning & leading
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources
I recently presented a workshop on Leveraging Social Media to Boost Employee Engagement at the IHRM (Institute for Human Resources Management) HR Technology Conference, co-sponsored by H-Senid (which specializes in HR & Tech & has offices in 5 countries) in Nairobi. Here’s the group (picture below), all of whom were enthusiastic to not only get […]
Tags: h-senid, Human resources, ihrm, social media, technology
Learning means converting & translating
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development, Travel
I was recently in Turkey doing program evaluation training for the United Nations, which meant carrying a variety of ubiquitous plug adapters. I laughed at the above combination of plugs – all feeding into one that would fit the hotel outlet, allowing computer and IPhone to charge. The need to convert, change or adapt in […]
Tags: delicious, Get Friday, hootsuite, social bookmarking, technology, turkey, united nations, virtual assistant, youtube
Putting learning technology in the back seat – where it belongs
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Training & development, Travel
At its best learning technology should disappear into the background, allowing the learning to shine. At its worst technology is so much in the foreground that nothing else is discernible (enter video conferences where participant faces look like something a Star Wars make-up artist dreamed up while on drugs). Recently, while doing some training in […]
Tags: karun koernig, learning, learning technology, messenger of truth, sara mitaru, technology, turkey, united nations