In a bid to limit the transmission of the coronavirus large parts of the world are progressively moving towards self-isolation and work from home. It’s a fact that social distancing will teach us, no, force us to learn how to live our lives in a completely different way. Many employers are going virtual during this time, are asking employees to work fromRead more
The World Health Organization has officially categorised the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. As with any crisis, it is not an isolated or neatly contained event. The novel COVID-19 outbreak is exceptional by any standards and with it comes extreme scope and levels of uncertainty. Estimating the virus’s effect on the global economy is near impossibleRead more
The novelty of blended learning and online training has all but worn off and has become a fixture in most organisations. This means the next generation of death by voiceover PowerPoint is upon us as this form of training – and I use the term loosely – are often seen in corporate environments offering veryRead more
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin Instructional design is particularly useful to increase the effectiveness of your corporate training offering and overall performance. The challenge, however, is keeping learners engaged. The instructional designer plays a key role in this process. The strategy they employ is informed by, amongst others, the needs ofRead more
In order for employees to learn effectively and for employers to implement change successfully, the message communicated must be crafted in such a way that it makes it past working memory and into the long-term memory of the employees (or learners in this setting). Working memory acts as the brain’s gatekeeper. Research shows that peopleRead more
Every business wants results in order to build and sustain a competitive advantage and keep the business moving forward. To achieve this, businesses should start by understanding that learning does not lead to sustainability but rather that learning is sustainability. To get the best out of your business, you need to get the best outRead more
My hobby horse is about making training simple and memorable. After 18 years of designing specialised training programmes for a variety of institutions and corporate clients, I have no doubt that any training can be done creatively and leave a lasting impression, and we all have a duty to do that. So why not apply that logicRead more
Images are the easiest and the most effective way to ensure that information is retained as long-term memory. Dr. Lynell Burmark, a visual education expert, agrees: “unless our words, concepts, ideas are hooked onto an image, they will go in one ear, sail through the brain, and go out the other ear. Words are processed byRead more
Remember the last time you went to a truly awful movie? Chances are you haven’t in a while, right? I’m willing to bet that not many people take the risk of going out for the evening without doing their “due diligence”, because when it comes to stuff we savour, we tend to pay attention toRead more