I took a much needed mini-vacation this past weekend which somewhat refreshed my mind and body. While I was relaxing, I felt especially receptive to learning and reflecting on information I read.

A post I read which resonated with me was a post called alignment requires clarity by Jonathan Kettleborough. I wrote a

Search is at the center of learning.

What’s the first thing you do when you need to learn something new?

Are any of these one of your answer?

Look through a list of courses offered on your company LMS.

Ask a coworker how to do it.

Figure it out on your own.

These

It’s time to banish the myth that you can predict what a user will need on a mobile device.

You can’t do it.

The closest you can get to predicting the needs of a mobile user is

What have you done lately to simplify someone’s life?

Everyone’s life is complex. Everyone’s busy in their own way. If you can simplify it, then you’re providing a good return on investment.

What Learning & Development is all about is simplifying the lives of others by giving them better tools to deal with the world.

What are some of the things that make you a successful learner? Reflecting on what you learn should be on that list of what makes you successful.

One that might not be on your list is working out loud. Working out loud is showing others (whether in your organization or the public) what you’re working on,

First post of 2014 and I’m feeling motivated to keep going with every two weeks a new post #ResolutionNow*. I’ve made that my goal for the past seven or eight months and it’s worked out close to that, 22 posts last year I think.

Now for the post I’ve had on the list for

It’s been a busy year, with a lot of things happening. New technologies have come, and gone. So have new methodologies. I’ve learned a lot, forgotten even more probably, but I’ve met a lot of great people who have inspired me to do and write a lot of great things.

I wanted to take some

It’s been a while since my last post, and for good reason. I started a new job in early November and then in mid-November I moved into a new house. Big changes with a lot going on to say the least.

With all these changes, my ideas haven’t slowed, but they have changed a bit.

A week and a half ago was DevLearn, and I’ve been mulling on writing this post ever since hearing Eli Pariser’s filter bubble talk. I was not at DevLearn but did take part heavily in the backchannel. I felt like I followed most of the speakers well enough, although still filtered and not as good

I’ve been hearing a lot about DevLearn these past couple of weeks. While admittedly I’m a little envious of those going, I know I’m better off making the best of what I have available. Luckily, with all the great technology and ways of communicating out there, and people so willing to use it, I can