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On the Leading Learning Podcast, sometimes we have the opportunity to talk with someone whose thinking and research have deeply influenced our work and lives. Such is the case with Ellen J. Langer, AKA the mother of mindfulness. Dr. Langer was the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard, where she is still …
The full, complete experience of the learner—from before they decide to sign up for a course or event, until after it’s over—should be a primary concern for all learning businesses. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-host Jeff Cobb is joined by return guest Diana Howles, CEO and co-owner of Howles Associates, which …
As CEO of Vista Cova and a Certified Professional Facilitator, Lowell Aplebaum collaborates with organizations to create transformative dialogue around vision, strategic planning, community, and value. He’s passionate about building a better future and his inclusive, learning mindset carries through in his work helping others recognize their potential for lasting impact. In this episode of …
Practice and feedback are essential to effective learning, yet all too often they aren’t given the time and attention they deserve by learning businesses. Practice and feedback are powerful tools for moving a learning experience away from pure theory and content and towards deeper learning and application in the real world. In this fifth episode …
Metalearning is concerned with understanding the factors and processes that support—or thwart—learners’ ability to gain and apply new knowledge or skills. Understanding and leveraging metalearning improves the chance that individuals will learn something in the first place, be able to apply new knowledge and skills to their work and life, and continue to do so …
In order to effectively prepare for the future of work, it’s critical that we—as individual learners and learning providers—truly understand the types of skills that will be necessary to succeed. Jerel Bonner, a ‘human behavior awareness’ consultant and co-founder of Coralling Chaos, really walks the walk when it comes to continually learning to adapt and evolve …
Behavioral scientist and operations expert, Dr. Bradley Staats is a professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. With a focus on learning and analytics, he integrates work in operations management and human behavior to understand how to improve individual, team, and organizational performance. He’s also a speaker and author of …
Here’s a statement to consider: “You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.” Would you say you mostly agree or disagree? And how about this statement: “No matter what kind of person you are, you can always change substantially.” Do you mostly agree or mostly disagree? According to Dr. …
With all the uncertainty around what the future of work will look like there is one thing that is certain: in order to thrive you will need the necessary skills and mindset to continually adapt and change. Jerel Bonner embodies this type of agile learning mindset as he is a walking, talking model of the new …
In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa interviews Peter C. Brown, co-author of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Make It Stick is an Emphatically Recommended Reading™ for the Leading Learning Symposium. We think it is one of the best books available to explain research about how people learn with implications for how we can …
