Learning habits
What are the learning habits that we perform on a regular basis to stay current? As professionals, we organize our personal learning habits in different ways that reflect…
Author: Reda Sadki
How do we solve problems in work?
What do we do when we are confronted with a problem? Problem solving begins when we encounter a new experience. We do this out of necessity,…
The value of learning embedded in work
Learning that is embedded into work resolves the dilemmas of (formal) learning that requires stopping work. What we learn as we work, we learn in order…
Should we trust our intuition and instinct when we learn?
How much of what we learn is through informal and incidental learning? When asked to reflect on where we learned (and continue to learn) what we…
Wishful thinking
Stopping work to learn remains the ideal. After all, many of us carry the memory of residential higher education as a powerful moment of personal growth,…
3 critical questions for the new Humanitarian Leadership Academy
This morning, I’m looking forward to the London launch event for Save The Children’s Humanitarian Leadership Academy, touted by the Guardian as the “world’s first academy for…
Workshop culture
We live in a “workshop culture”. On the one hand, it is costly and exclusionary. Few can afford to travel, and the organization finds it more…
Emergencies kill learning habits
We recognize that large-scale, complex emergencies have a dramatic impact on many aspects of our work, including what and how we learn. Some may feel, based…
Applicability
Applicability is the brick wall of formal training approaches. Not only do we first have to stop work to attend a training, but once the training is…
Formal learning of the past
Formal learning in the past includes formal education and qualifications obtained. They serve as credentials of value to establish that we know – part of building relationships of…