I wrote this while starting this blog. Metaphors are poems. They speak to a part of us that we often leave barren and hidden from the light. Metaphors reach us and our souls. They hit us deep and we swallow,…
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5 Success Strategies in Microlearning Implementation – Tip #115
Once a year I attend a truly exquisite dinner at the Caltech Athenaeum Faculty Club featuring the Escoffier Dinner. This is the closest that I ever get to experience Babette’s feast. The French chef and culinary writer Auguste Escoffier popularized and updated…
How Microlearning Boosts “At the Moment Performance” – Tip #114
At work, how many times in a day does someone ask you “How do you do this”? I bet several times. You answer it in the shortest possible way and go back to what you’re doing. Now, how many times…
Empathy: Helping Learners to Feel Others – Tip #113
Evan’s Story I’d like to thank @JD_Dillon for sharing the Evan video. I just came from TedXLA and empathy was one of the key themes. From technologists to sociologists, from businessmen to philanthropists, all asked and shared experiences on “how we…
Untidy, Disorganized, Unexpected Learning Works! – Tip #112
Impacts of Task Analysis and Needs Analysis in Microlearning What is Task Analysis? Task Analysis is one of the oldest foundations in the training practice. It means several things to many professionals. Essentially, it is the process of analyzing how…
Why Stories Drive Social Learning – Tip #111
Why did Susan Boyle become an overnight sensation? According to Jonah Berger and Katherine L. Milkman in their paper What Makes Online Content Viral?, “Virality is partially driven by physiological arousal.” The authors explain how evoking certain emotions in people…
Are We Stuck in Big Content, Unable to Think Microlearning? – Tip #110
Habits are like chains. According to Warren Buffett: I have been discussing the implementation of Microlearning projects with clients and colleagues. It should be obvious to me, but I failed to recognize that many professionals including designers, learning and training…
12 Metaphor Story Questions to Engage Learners – Tip #109
Do you know how many metaphors we use every minute? According to research, we use up to six metaphors per minute, though most of the time we just don’t notice it. Metaphors are abundant in the English spoken and written…
How to Create 5-Slide Microlearning – Tiny, Succinct, Fast – Tip #108
Microlearning is serving “slices” to learners instead of the “whole pie.” It supports “get-it-now,” “do-it-now” learners who require timely solutions and information in the rapid changing work arena. I have always visualized micro-lessons as kernels of knowledge that enable trainers…
Capture Financial Impacts of Microlearning – Download the 22-Page Case Study – Tip #107
Microlearning has gained traction these recent years, thanks in part to millennials entering the workforce who are clamoring for results with the least amount of effort. The learning strategy is popular and in fashion today. But how do you know…
How to Combine Gamification with Stories and Micro-Learning (Live Prototype)- Tip #106
Smorgasbord and Buffet Smorgasbord and buffet of learning approaches and technologies are abundant. It’s always like party time. The challenge, of course, is that one can only eat so much. So in this tip, I am posting ideas on combining…
Breaking 10 Training Rules Using Microlearning – Tip #105
Rule-breaking is important and necessary to change things that have ceased to work. In the training world, however, it appears safer and far easier to continue following the old rules, even if conditions have changed and their value have diminished.…
“Laptop Horror Story” – A Demo Story Lesson (Only Available for 10 Days). – Tip #104
Click here to preview the demo. Click here to preview the explanation demo. Brenda LaRose’s Workshop Proof-of-Concept Prototype Brenda LaRose is the Training & Development Specialist from Levitt-Safety. The demo provided here is her mini-project as a participant to the…
Change Learners’ Minds By Changing The Stories They Tell – Tip #103
What is the Story Picture in Your Mind? Suppose you received a message from your boss that he/she wants to see you as soon as you come in. However, it doesn’t say why. How would you react? What scenes are…
Cognitive Tunnelling: How to Achieve Focus Through Stories – Tip #102
What happens in “failure of attention?” A lot of things are getting automated these days and it’s no longer limited to factories and industries. Automation now also allows us to control our home’s air conditioning units, lights, and appliances. It’s…