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Neuroscience Sounds Scary: Music's Impact on Focus Isn't
If you want to make something sound serious and inaccessible, here’s a simple trick: talk about neuroscience.
I’m...
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Designing at the Jagged Edge: What AI’s Uneven Abilities Mean for L&D
In last week’s post, I wrote about the jagged edge — the uneven frontier between what AI is exceptionally good at and...
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The Jagged Edge of AI: What It Means for Learning and Performance
A few weeks ago, during a trip to the US, I was lucky enough to find myself standing on the patio of the Stahl House in...
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Designing Training That Builds Performance Support Habits
I’ve written a lot over the last few months about the significance of shifting from a training-focused paradigm to a...
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From Map to Sat Nav: How Context and Integration Aid Performance Support
Context, they say, is everything. Very true in many areas of life, especially true of instructional design. And just as...
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Design Thinking, Not Coding: The Real AI Skill for L&D
If you are an end user of AI it all feels pretty simple. Ask your question or make your request. Get an answer or...
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Why We Overvalue Formal Learning and Undervalue Performance Support
Ask anyone outside of L&D what comes to mind when they think of “learning,” and the answer is almost always the same:...
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From Order-Taker to Performance Enabler - a Shift L&D Can't Ignore
We’ve all been there. “We need a course on…” or “Can you put together a workshop about…” And before you know it, you’re...
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Chunking: The Simple Principle That Makes Learning Easier to Process
Looking into the L&D world from the outside, it’s tempting to think that more is better. More slides, more content,...
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An AI coach for every learner? What would you want it to say or do?
Indulge me for a second and let’s try a little thought experiment.
Imagine your colleagues outside of L&D — managers,...
