Technology is making it easier and easier for people to work remotely. But what challenges does that pose for learning and development?  This week on the podcast, Ross D is joined by Owen and Chris Coladonato from Farmer's Insurance to discuss: how remote workers access development opportunities the gap between the in-office and remote-worker experience whether remote workers need to take more responsibility for their development than office-based colleagues If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @owenferguson, and @chriscola. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. You can find out more about Owen's 'Scary and nasty beasts' on the British Psychological Society's website: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/06/25/psychologists-have-created-a-league-table-of-scary-and-revolting-creatures/ The book Chris mentions is Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams  

For decades, 'lifelong learning' has been the clarion call of governments, employers and higher education institutions - but what has that achieved? And is it in tension with the push for greater performance at work? This week on The GoodPractice Podcast, Activate Learning's Helen Blunden joins Ross G and Owen to discuss: what 'lifelong learning' means how different organisations respond to the new for new skills how far individuals need to take ownership of their own learning. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson and @ActivateLearning. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. To find out more about Helen, see: activatelearning.com.au Mary Meeker's 2019 report is online at: bondcap.com/report/itr19/ See slide 260 for the section Owen discussed. Ross was pleased to recommend the Intex Explorer K2 Two-Person Kayak with Oars and Pump, on Amazon at: amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AIQ8LGG He received nothing in return for this recommendation, but will take your thanks as a given. Helen 'Booktubes' at: youtube.com/watch?v=sqnOk2GXJuI&list=PL0lQrWZ-C72FcEIBNk7SPAkPL32P5ziTj Editorial note: At the time of recording, Rory Stewart was still a Conservative Party leadership contender.

For three years, we've had the ridiculous privilege of producing The GoodPractice Podcast. It's given us the opportunity to speak to some of the biggest names in Learning & Development, it's challenged our thinking, and - we hope - contributed in some small way to the conversations that are shaping our industry. In this, our 150th episode, we asked some of our favourite guests to join Ross G and Owen for our 3rd birthday party at The Hand & Flower pub in London. We were joined by Michelle Parry-Slater, founder of Kairos Modern Learning; by Gemma Critchley, Head of Technology & Innovation for Learning at Aviva; and by Andy Lancaster, Head of Learning & Development Content at the CIPD, who is writing a book. We discussed the past, present and future of learning, including: how traditional classroom education has shaped what we do today the tension between the need to learn from mistakes and organisations' tolerance for risk what the future of learning and development holds. A special shout-out this week to those faces behind-the-scenes who make this podcast possible, but are never mentioned: Jade Stewart, Nicola Boyle, Sai Cook, Yaz Serrano and Al Roy. Also to Ross Dickie, in absentia. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson, @MiPS1608, @GemStGem and @AndyLancasterUK. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. To find out more about Kairos, see: kairosml.co.uk Gemma's blog on learning innovation is a few years old but remains a must-read: linkedin.com/pulse/9-tips-help-learning-innovation-gemma-critchley And the CIPD are online at: cipd.co.uk

What can L&D professionals learn from the likes of Mary Poppins, Jaws and Inception?  This week on the podcast, Ross D is taking Owen, Ross G, Gemma and Stewart on a trip to the movies. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @OwenFerguson, @RossGarnerGP, @gemmatowersey and @shardie15.   To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. The 'Superchickens' TED Talk that Ross referenced was by Margaret Hefferman. The Forbes article Owen mentioned is 'Understanding Fake Agile'. The book Stewart referenced, 'How Many Socks Make a Pair?', is by Rob Eastaway. Robert Macfarlane's latest book is called 'Underland: A Deep Time Journey'.  Last but by no means least, if you are a keen listener of the podcast, there may still be time to get hold of tickets to our live show on 12 June. You can reserve your place at:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-goodpractice-podcast-live-tickets-61576647410

In Learning & Development, we love shiny objects: VR, AR, microlearning - surely one of these tools will turn out to be the key to unlocking higher performance? In this episode of The GoodPractice Podcast, Ross G and Owen are joined by Axonify's JD Dillon to discuss. We explore the attraction of the 'silver bullet', the conditions that have created this mindset, and vendors' responsibility to have more nuanced conversations with prospective clients. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson and @JD_Dillon. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. To find out more about JD, see learngeek.co. Axonify at are: axonify.com This episode was inspired by an article JD wrote for Learning Solutions at: https://learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/in-real-life-get-rid-of-the-boxes  If you want to know more about ornamental hermits, see: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-history-of-hermits-in-gardens  IMDb reviews for Game of Thrones last and lowest-rated episode can be read here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6027920/reviews?ref_=tt_urv As an editorial insert from Ross, those reviewers are totally wrong and in years to come the ending will be held up as a masterpiece that has been foreshadowed for eight seasons. And finally, the Axonify Phoomba can be seen in this tweet from @MelMilloway: https://twitter.com/MelMilloway/status/1130475243548680192?s=20 

Lean methodology has been widely applied in manufacturing, business and software development. But what role can it play in L&D? This week on the podcast, Ross D and Ross G are joined by return guest Ajay Pangarkar to discuss his work on 'Lean Learning', and what L&D can do to deliver business impact. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @RossGarnerGP and @bizlearningdude. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. To learn more about the time Prince changed his name to a symbol, see: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/prince-dead-when-prince-changed-his-name-to-a-symbol-warner-bros-had-to-mass-mail-floppy-disks-with-a6995196.html Tickets for our live show at the Hand & Flower in London on June 12, following the first day of CIPD Festival of Work, are available now. You can reserve your place at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-goodpractice-podcast-live-tickets-61576647410

This week on The GoodPractice Podcast, we're talking fundamentals: how do people learn? Nick Shackleton-Jones joins Ross G and Owen to discuss his new book, How People Learn, in which he argues that people don't learn anything if they don't care. Or, to put it in Nick's term, if they don't have an 'affective response'. What does this mean and how should Nick's insights change our approach to designing courses, resources and experiences? Also: we argue about e-learning for ten minutes. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson and @ShackletonJones. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. Nick's book, How People Learn, is available from Amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-People-Learn-Designing-Performance/dp/0749484705 Or from the Kogan Page website: https://www.koganpage.com/product/how-people-learn-9780749484705 This episode was reference-heavy, but in most part the references can be found in Nick's book. The TED Radio Hour episode Ross recommended was 'Jumpstarting Creativity', online at: https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/719553183/jumpstarting-creativity The source for the London tube study was: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp455.pdf  The product Owen discussed was GitPrime: https://www.gitprime.com/   

According to research published this year, women fill 2/3s of all roles in learning and development - but only 1/3 of senior positions. Why is this? And what can we do to encourage and promote women in learning? This week, Ross G and podcast regular Gemma Towersey are joined by Sharon Claffey Kaliouby, Barbara Thompson and Kate Graham to discuss. If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @GemmaTowersey, @Sharon_Kaliouby, @CaribThompson and @KateGraham23. Barbara blogs at: https://medium.com/@ba_thompson To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. Don Taylor's research on women in L&D is online at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/women-ld-still-top-donald-h-taylor/ If, like Ross, you don't know who Elliott Masie is: where have you been? There's a bio on his website:  https://masie.com/information/who-is-elliott-masie The film that Sharon referenced was Battle of the Sexes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4622512/ The podcast Gemma recommended was Radio 4's Planet Puffin: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07881qf  Carol Dweck's book Mindset is on Amazon at:   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindset-Updated-Changing-Fulfil-Potential/dp/147213995X You can join the #WomeninLearning LinkedIn Group at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12210548/ 

There's a lot of buzz around technologies like AI, bots, virtual reality and voice recognition. But which of these has the most potential for learning and development? This week on the podcast, Ross D and Peter are joined by writer and consultant John Helmer to discuss everything from chatbots to the 'digital sensorium'.  If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @petercasebow and @johnhelmer. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. The article Peter mentions, Tech's raid on the banks, can be found in The Economist. To find out more about John's work, visit his website: johnhelmerconsulting.com 

When we talk about uncertainty in the workplace, we often frame it in terms of the associated risks and threats. But are we looking at it the wrong way? This week on the podcast, Ross D and James are joined by artist and consultant Doug Shaw to discuss the role uncertainty can play in learning and development.   If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @JamesMcLuckie and @dougshaw1.  To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus For more on Doug's work, his articles 'Overcoming the Fear of Creativity' and 'When Creative Thinking Meets Creative Practice' are a good place to start. You can watch Emilia Clarke's stock-photo parody on YouTube.