What ancient wisdom can teach us about managing talent
While Brahma creates the Cosmos and Shiva destroys it, Vishnu
While Brahma creates the Cosmos and Shiva destroys it, Vishnu
Do you know how to listen? And more importantly, what
Much can be learned about Culture by observing prohibition signs:
I’m flying out from Chennai to Ahmedabad, and here’s a cup of water on my table with facts all around.
The French invented French Fries in the 17th century
Some power outages in the US are caused by squirrels
The Australians declared wars on the emus twice.
One can see many so-called learning programs designed along the same lines. A binary exercise (Yes or No, multiple choices, rank in order etc.). We even call it micro-learning. Is that so? At the best it is training people; it is not learning.
There’s certainly a place for training in workplaces but training is not learning.
Giving people facts, information and insights is a brain dump. It is not learning. Setting strict outcomes as part of a programme is (scalable) education and training. It is not learning. Testing propositions (true or false) is a binary trap. It is not learning.
Learning is when we help people become conscious of their own unconscious. Learning is when we push people to the limits of their imagination. Learning is when we give people the space to explore their potential.
True learning brings us to the point where we realise how little we know and why we need to see the world from another person’s point of view without the urge to prove them wrong. True learning prepares us to navigate uncertainty and make better decisions with greater confidence.
Yes, there’s a place for rapid training in workplaces but let’s not confuse it with learning and certainly not micro-learning.