Earlier this week Andromeda Simulations International had a booth at the annual conference and expo of theAmerican Society for Training & Development, held this year in Washington,DC. It touts itself as the world’s largest association for the global T&D industry, … Read More
In February, Singapore released a Labour Force Survey Supplement on Training: almost one third of the country’s entire workforce received structured training to improve job skills in 2013, a proportion that has been rising in recent years. It is required … Read More
The Lifeboat Foundation, an organization dedicated to the analysis and prevention of threats to human existence, has a blog post on the reduction of richness and complexity in language titled A Future of Fewer Words. It interests me because I … Read More
Some of my favorite quotes for training, and experiential learning in particular: First, the famous one from Confucius, “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” (The first sentence may be more accurately … Read More
There are two fundamentally different approaches to looking at developing ‘business understanding’ using a business game. Thinking inside the box: You can get a Hosted ELK service and develop a personalized model of the business. Consultants come in and ask … Read More
In choosing a business game or business simulation for learning purposes, whether in a corporate or academic environment, the first question should be “Computer-based or board-game?” There are advantages and disadvantages to each. Essentially, the computer-based simulation can be more … Read More
Finnish psychologist Antti Revonsuo believes that dreams have a primary function of allowing extensive safe training in escaping dangerous situations. His research (as reported in Psychology Today, Nov-Dec 2007), shows that two-thirds of all dreams are threat dreams, totaling 300 … Read More