The Emergence of Digital Media as an Information AND a Learning Tool

At last we are beginning to see the emergence into the mainstream of digital media, not only as an information tool but as a learning tool as well. However it still takes some effort to find out just what is available in the way of free learning. On a feed I get from Presentation Zen, I noticed a reference to Ben Zander that took me to Pop Tech, an obvious competitor to TED that ulimately took me to DIGG that took me to a site that provided on line links to recent lectures from MIT, Harvard, Stamford, Oxford etc.. Now the information revolution is beginning to take shape. As Clay Shirky says in his book, Here Comes Everybody whether we think access to so much information is a good or bad thing is now beyond considering, it is a reality!

Malcolm Gladwell on Capitalization

Malcolm Gladwell's very thoughtful presentation about capitalization, in this context capitalization means how you capitalize on your abilities and skills and make the most of what you have. This is also quite amusing because it is Gladwell's first PowerPoint presentation and he makes quite a joke of it. And yet, it spells out why PowerPoint is such an important visual medium.

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CSTC Gathering - Improving Skilled Performance with Andrew Gaines

Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining colleagues at the Sydney pre Christmas gathering of the Creative Skills Training Council. Andrew Gaines - CEO, Alliance for Sustainable Well Being was our presenter for the evening and he gave us some insights on Moshe Feldenkrais Moshe Feldenkrais was said to be a genius about the body. He was actually a genius about improving the operation of the central nervous system. All skilled activity is mediated by the central nervous system. Feldenkrais developed a way of improving the coordination of the central nervous system by working with the body.

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The Metric Behind the Slogan

One of The Creative Leadership Forum's partner presenters - Michael Schrage, has recently had this story published by Booz and Company Inc in their Strategy+Business Magazine. The Metric Behind the Slogan provides an interesting insight into the history of metrics and the impacts they have made on business. We recommend the read...

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The Urgency Conundrum: Battling Economic Forces While Building for the Future

In December 1862, President Abraham Lincoln wrote in his second annual message to Congress: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so must we think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."

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