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Learning Rebels – Open for Business
It’s about time. I know it took us long enough and thanks to the patience of Kevin Thorn, graphic design (AKA Learn Nuggets) and Brian Dusablon the magic behind the website. Learning Rebels as an...
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10 Ways to Take Your Corporate University Out of Snoozeville
PING – “Congratulations, your Manager has selected you to attend the Wing-Nuts University! Save the date! 100 more emails to follow with explicit instructions on what to wear, how to behave, what to...
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Marketing Your Learning Department – Beyond Free Lunch
You probably know the old saying, “Where there’s free food there’s an audience”. This old adage is still probably true in a lot of organizations, and most of the L&D people I know still use it...
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The Curious Learner
Curiosity is the gateway to learning. I have spoken about the three “C’s” of being a Learning Rebel. Innate Curiosity, Challenge Conventional Thinking, Courage of Conviction. To me it looks like this....
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Challenging the Conventional Thinker
If curiosity is the gateway to learning – the challenge then becomes “Now what?” Anyone who is a regular reader knows that I stand on the edge of the world and proclaim to anyone who will listen that...
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Social Media Tools for Learning – Boot Camp (Webinar)
Not too long ago Rick Blunt reached out to me to ask if I would mind conducting a webinar for his Washington DC ASTD Chapter, on using Social Media Tools for Learning. My first response, of course!...
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The Courageous Learning Rebel
Displaying courage takes guts. Bear with me. I know that sounds redundant but think about it. Displaying courage takes guts. Putting your courage on stage takes nerve. Talking courageously to your...
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Learning Rebels and the ASTD (ATD) Guest Blog: Learning through Sharing
Learning through sharing. Lately I’ve been on a bit of a sharing kick. Sharing time with newby L&D people, helping contacts with building their networks and SoMe presence and as you all know,...
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Learning: Playing the Blame Game
When did shaming the learner become okay? Lately, in this writer’s humble opinion, L&D (Learning and Development) professionals have been taking a ride on the Bully Bus looking to create havoc for...
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The Biggest Myth in Building a Learning Culture
“The millennial generation requires belonging to an organization where a strong learning culture is present.” It’s common knowledge employees increasingly value a workplace that nurtures learning....
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For the Love of Learning
I have just returned from the DevLearn 2014 conference in Las Vegas. I have unpacked, checked email, and now finally, taking time to reflect on my overall experience. I have also had a chance to...
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Learning Reflections (part one) – The Ups and Downs of DevLearn: Holly MacDonald
Before we begin: One of the things I love about being a “Learning Rebel” is the network of other Learning Rebels which has been built up through this website! There are a lot of Rebels out there, all...
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People: The Real Value of DevLearn
Next up on our Learning Rebel tour of DevLearn 2014 – Laura Payette. Laura currently is a Learning Rebel who’s day job is with Nielsen GTO. You can find Laura on twitter, where she is a great...
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Learning Rebel Yell for DevLearn Technology: Tom Spiglanin
As is the usual modus operandi for Learning Rebels and reflection pieces, I try to gather up opinions not just singing the general praises of an event, but try to gather different insights and...
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Inspiration at DevLearn 2014: From Andrea May (Dashe & Thomson)
A first time experience to a large conference can be intimidating or exhilarating, sweat-inducing or electrifying (or maybe all of the above!) How do you plan? How do you prioritize? What is my goal?...
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DevLearn 2014 – It’s a Wrap (and it’s all about community): Featuring Meg...
This is the perfect round up of our DevLearn series. Last week #chat2LRN hosted a twitter chat based on the DevLearn/ Personal Learning Network experience. You can find the transcript of this chat...
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Looking Up
Ever been so busy you forgot to buy gas? Just too busy! Ever been so busy you can’t send a text message saying how busy you are? Ever been so busy that when you woke up for work it was dark, and now...
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Kaizen, Learning Rebels and the Zombie Apocalypse
As you may know, the year 2014 was the year dedicated to the concept of Kaizen All I can say is, YOWZA, there has been a lot of Kaizen going on in Learning Rebel “land”. To refresh your memory, Kaizen...
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Here a Hashtag, There a Hashtag, Everywhere a Hashtag
As part of our 2015 commitment to Kaizen and incremental improvements, it’s time to shift the gaze toward improving the “Learning Toolbox for the 21st Century”. As you may remember I wrote a post for...
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More Curious Learning
Original Post here. This revised post has additional resources to bring out your inner curiosity. Curiosity is the gateway to learning. Innate Curiosity, Challenge Conventional Thinking, Courage of...
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