Gamification and Accidental Learning

In an ATD International Conference Session on game-based learning, I was introduced to a couple of new games that have been designed specifically to enhance soft skills in corporate professionals. From negotiation to time management, any content can now be incorporated into a gaming model that is fun, challenging, and intuitive. Looking at the game play […]

The Importance of Good Vibes

At the Association for Talent Development International Conference and Exposition one of the speakers, Andre Vermeulen, really and truly blew my mind when he introduced the concept of electro-chemical functioning. His argument was that brain waves can affect the brain functioning of the people around you. Evidently, people’s subconscious minds can register your energy from as far as […]

Get Real, Get Emotional, Get Excited!

In Erik Wahl’s closing session at ATD 2015, he got the crowd whipped into a frenzy of excitement, eager to get back to work and make disruptive changes to their corporation. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say I saw 50-year old men whooping and hollering. We jumped until the floor shook. We cried. We […]

The Power of Self-Directed Learning

In the digital age, many young workers inherently understand self-directed learning, even if we’ve never heard the term. Who among us hasn’t used Google to solve a technical issue, or spent hours in a Wikipedia hole because we were so fascinated by the minutia of the respiratory system? Learning on your own time, at your […]

Lessons Learned from LEAD2015

At the end of March, Learnography hosted a simulcast of HR.com’s LEAD2015 Conference at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. The event was conceived as “a platform to change the world by inspiring individuals, communities, organizations and governments to choose education, collaboration and ethical leadership instead of ignorance, indifference and violence.” Sounds pretty great, right? As […]

Leaders. Learning.

Learnography’s support for innovation in education means that we get to attend (and film) some incredible events. These conferences and speaking engagements bring together thought leaders throughout the sector, from across Canada, to talk about what matters most to them. When you get that many passionate people in a room, the excitement is palpable.   […]