Learning, Education & Growth
The Educator in Residence
Why a different type of EIR could be your firm’s new secret weapon
In 1989, the Hollywood talent agency
Learning, Education & Growth
Designing impactful spaces for learning and collaboration. From workshops to virtual classrooms, these posts are for educators, creators, and curious minds.
Coaching
Group Dynamics: Sitting in Circle
If you’ve spent any time in coaching, meditation, education, mediation, or
consulting you may have heard the phrase or
Best of...
Learnings from the other side of an accelerator program
In the Spring of 2018, I was approached about collaborating on a new project
being presented by New York City’
Stage Left
The Educator’s End Credits
They don’t exist right now.
Of course, there’s the bibliography for a book or research paper, but as
Portfolio Career
Work labels: word salad and connotations
A couple of weeks ago I had a drink with someone who’s done some great work in
their field.
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Positioning: Get Uncomfortably Narrow
A lot of entrepreneurs and freelancers struggle with positioning.
Often it’s ironic as the work many of us do
The Tension
The Vessel & The Lens
Last week I had lunch with a friend who, like me, is a recent graduate of a
coaching certification program.
Learning Innovation
KPIs: The slide snap
Here are couple of simple KPIs for all the teachers, facilitators, and keynote
speakers out there.
1. How many times
Learning Innovation
Are you running a meetup or a workshop?
The corridor of uncertainty, and not getting what you came for.
A few weeks ago I ran a pilot of
Learning Innovation
Back to business school: the new case study
Almost every form of school and education is getting questioned, queried,
unbundled, and rethought.
The same is happening in business
Coaching
Coaching for creative inspiration
A key component of a coaching certification program is to get coaching.
Not ‘get’ as in ‘understand’, but ‘get’ as
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Bonus Content
TV shows, self-help gurus, car salespeople, and yoga certification courses all
offer bonus content of one kind or other.
Behind
Coaching
Learning Styles: 3D Mapping a Conversation
One of the learnings from being a student again has been around my own learning style.
Other than a few
The Tension
Signposts and Surprises
One of the principles of adult education is that adult learners like to know
what’s going to be happening
Teaching
Cultivate your questions carefully
Last week I went on a training course. In these situations I tend to be either
very engaged or very
Learning Innovation
The two workshop danger zones
A few years ago, researchers from Ben Gurion and Columbia universities examined
over 1,000 decisions made by Israeli judges
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Gateway Drugs
Let’s start at happy hour, the mixer, the meetup.
You show up and contribute. Through a conversation, an idea,
Mindsets & Growth
Stand Up if…
Connecting people isn’t so much of a problem anymore. The internet enables just
about anyone to connect with anyone