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Most large companies are prepared to invest in “incremental innovation” but very few are willing to grant decision authority to management teams at a level necessary for disruptive innovation. MORE

As many of us in the norther hemisphere are preparing to take a break during our summer, our friends in the southern hemisphere are working through their winter. Later in August I get the opportunity to quickly switch from summer to winter (well a NZ / Australian winter!) and visit colleagues and friends in Wellington and Melbourne. Our training programme does not break for too long regardless of season and we have a rich menu of training options available for the next two quarters. MORE

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? MORE

I will be hosting the next Beta Conversation on Tuesday, August 1st at 10:00 UCT. This time is to accommodate all those Australians suffering through their Winter, while we enjoy the fruits of Summer in the northern hemisphere. The subject will be Personal Knowledge Mastery ( PKM ) and leadership. MORE

This Challenge will help you develop the habit of organising and managing your own self-development. Over the 30 days it will take you through the process of setting your own professional goals, identifying the most appropriate ways to achieve those goals (and not just by taking courses or programs!), recording … Social learning MORE

Image by Ayyamsyria. One of my colleagues, Nada Hamzeh , a nonprofit capacity building consultant from Lebanon, tagged me when sharing this striking image that depicts how can easily develop a behavior addiction to our mobile phones. MORE

“The biggest innovation in workplace learning will not come from new technology but from supporting people to learn continuously and to manage their own learning.” MORE

Third-wave feminists, those who like Gloria Steinem think boys should be raised like girls and girls like boys, are all out of focus. My brilliant co-author Julie Coates says the only thing women should be concerned about is gender pay equity in the workplace. Two issues that get us to gender pay equity, according to Sweden the country with the most gender pay equity, are healthcare (including both maternity and paternity leave) and mandating 50% of elected officials be women. . MORE

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In my last blog post , I explored the distinction between purpose and narrative in the context of institutions. I’m going to shift here to explore how these concepts operate at the level of the individual. There are some similarities, but there are also some differences. For those who haven't read my previous posts, let me start with some definitions. I’ve been exploring narrative for years, but I have a very specific meaning for the word. MORE

Barry Downes talked about the future of the VR market with an interesting exploration of the Immersive platform. Taking us through the Apollo 11 product, he showed what went into it and the emotional impact. MORE

I don’t put much stock in lists and ‘best of …’ rankings as they rarely tell you the methodology behind the system. When Antonio Santo ( @akwyz ) shared a list of the top 50 influencers on ‘the future of work’, I asked about the methodology. MORE

Artifice. Funny how we all expect to agree about things that have happened. When I was in Cuba last week seeing their perspective of the revolution there compared to my previous understanding of it was fascinating. Last night I had a very different response to the film Dunkirk from many of my friends and I have enjoyed the resulting conversations about why. MORE

Maxwell Planck opened the eLearning Guild’s Realities 360 conference with a thoughtful and thought-provoking talk on VR. Reflecting on his experience in the industry, he described the transition from story telling to where he thinks we should go: social adventure. (I MORE

Just what is the Future of Work about ? Is it about new technology, or is it about how we work with people? We’re seeing amazing new technologies: collaboration platforms, analytics, and deep learning. MORE

Note from Beth: One of the things that I enjoyed most about IFCAsia was the networking opportunities to connect with other people in the region who share interests. One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. MORE

As those of you who have read any of my posts will know, I have a firm belief that if we work out how to make the best use of the amazing communication technology we have at your fingertips, learn the skills of civil exchange, and work out how to use these skills to achieve productive collective effect, then we will be able to deal with the significant challenges we currently face. This is at a time when we watch the old, hierarchical, institutional world collapsing around us. MORE

If you shoot photos with an iOS device (iPhone or iPad), you’re kinda trapped in Apple’s photography silos: the Camera and Photos apps on your device, and the Photos app on your computer. (At MORE