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The other day, I was thinking about Apple. I remember the days of the Macs in the 90’s. While they were a software company – operating system wise, they also sold hardware.  Then, they sold mp3 devices.  Next, came iTunes, which went from just music to e-books, movies and eventually podcasts.  Wait, oh, yeah, iCloud. …

“It’s a terrible product.” “None of us were like, this is really useful.” Those two statements are from the co-founders of OpenAI, who have created the hottest generative AI tool: ChatGPT. The solution as it exists right now, is a serious work in progress. Numerous articles have been published showing its shortcomings, from “declaring love…

The disruptors are not just LMS providers; they encompass a range of other learning systems. Three knowledge management platforms, not your typical LMS or two, and even an LXP. How did I go about finding these disruptors? What do I see as a disruptor versus one that isn’t? Why does Dairy Queen refuse to offer…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Training for Double Dutch at the Apollo” by James ThomasFor young people in New York City who participate in competitive double Dutch — a rope-jumping sport — the annual Double Dutch Holiday Classic at the Apollo Theater is an important event. Double Dutch is played with a pair of jump ropes that…

I just read (1-31-24) that during the Pandemic, students (EdTech, K-12, Higher Education) went down something like 4% in learning. That’s not good. I blame it on two areas – that seem to reverberate that e-learning isn’t as effective (I disagree).  The first? Professors and teachers only do synchronous-based learning (which I believe isn’t as effective…

Read any article on the internet today, and you will usually see “summary” at the beginning. I often see this as a quick take, and whether its objective is to have you read the article or just bypass it, it doesn’t inspire. Rather, it taps into AI, and as a result, can be ignorant of…

Pick a number.  Any number.  Better yet, let me toss you with some numbers. You have a dollar, I give you ten cents back.  Now, you are thinking to yourself, “I’ve been ripped off, I only got ten cents for my dollar.”  The next day, you give me another dollar and I give you 90…

Last week, I attended a conference in Amsterdam. The conference? World of AI Summit (as in Artificial Intelligence). While, as with any conference, there were good sessions, especially the opening sessions in the morning, I was a bit surprised at how many of the speakers never addressed a couple of points, including the “what happens…

arun I'm a Learning & Performance Geek with a passion for helping to empower people and solve challenging problems.I've created an app called Learn2Learn to help people future-proof themselves with the super-skill of learning.In my day job at DeakinCo, I use design thinking to take the lead creative role delivering 70:20:10 performance solutions for some…

What is a turkey? Well, besides a bird, I think most of us think of a bad product or service or in our case, system or solution. And yes, you are totally correct. For me, I toss in some terms that need to go or be stopped in their tracks before confusion does more to…