User Experience – MR Digital & Learning

Meetings as a secondary medium to survive living at work

Is it OK to make lunch at a work meeting? Maybe some meetings can be more like radio to ease the burden.

Is digital L&D struggling to develop useful standards?

Standards are crucial for digital success…is L&D missing the point and focusing on systems?

Change what we do or improve what we are doing? The L&D conundrum as I see it.

Is the industry looking to change and improve current practice or should we look for existential change?

Is convenience a problem for digital learning?

Does making everything easy actually do unintended harm? Convenience is, arguably, the most important element of a successful digital experience. Our favourite digital services are built around making our lives easier and removing the effort of performing freqeunt tasks. In many cases, activities which used to require effort and a certain degree of planning are… Continue reading Is convenience a problem for digital learning?

Innovation isn’t just for fun

I have reached a point where I do most of my learning about ideas in the form of podcast listening. The HBR Ideacast is a good source of ideas. It can also be a great source of self-satisfied acadmeic rambling, so handle with care but do give it a try. The episode on innovation culture,… Continue reading Innovation isn’t just for fun

Small beginnings (and quickly) – overcoming digital anxiety

The notion that ‘digital is about people not technology’ is a theme that has echoed around the debates of 2018. This is to be applauded – purveyors of snake oil and other miracle cures tend to miss this item so it is gratifying to hear it so consistently. (As one client said yesterday, “the large… Continue reading Small beginnings (and quickly) – overcoming digital anxiety

Systems, ecosystems and control (anything but the one stop shop)

The ecosystem theme seems to be echoing around me at the moment. I realise that this is not a new theme but it has given me pause to think as it orbits. Some interesting remarks from contacts on LinkedIn in a recent discussion further added to the musings. What follows are some top of mind… Continue reading Systems, ecosystems and control (anything but the one stop shop)

Don’t leave digital transformation to IT (or learning technology teams)

In a few weeks time, I will be hosting a panel session at Learning Live on the theme of digital transformation. It is, in various guises, a major theme of the event and a significant preoccupation of the LPI membership. Fortunately, I have a wise and esteemed panel to rely on for answers to “What… Continue reading Don’t leave digital transformation to IT (or learning technology teams)

Making a start on digitalness part 3 – organising for digital

It has taken longer than I hoped to get round to this post. This is the third in the series of loosely themed pieces about what it means to ‘be digital’ and some ideas on how to make a start. The first and second pieces are available for the curious/persistent reader. The impetus to write… Continue reading Making a start on digitalness part 3 – organising for digital

Making a start on digitalness – digital behaviours are simple but hard

Slightly warily, I am considering a series of posts on one theme. The theme is ‘making a start on digitalness’. I am wary because I have started this kind of project before and lost momentum. I am considering another attempt for this topic. In drafting this idea as one post I became lost in notes… Continue reading Making a start on digitalness – digital behaviours are simple but hard