How do you create your own personal learning plan? Some time ago, I was looking at ways to be more productive in my work and learning; and one way I did this was to list down all the various tasks I needed to complete during the week. Many of my tasks were simple To Do […]
Working at the Synchrotron
One of the things I do on a casual basis is temping for work and income. As you can understand, being an independent consultant is difficult and a struggle at the best of times. There comes a time when you have to bite the bullet and pick up casual work when you can get it. […]
On Creativity and Collaboration – Creating Content Every Week
“All I did was plug in the machine and the rest <the team> – came naturally”. (Well, he did a lot more than that actually)… This is a great interview with Cammy Murray who created the weekly fake news channel, CNT News Channel on Snapchat. (I’m part of this small team of global collaborators who haven’t […]
This Month’s Snap Stories of Personal Learning March 2018
Here is this month’s snap stories of personal learning for March 2018. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day and it’s a great way to capture all my work and learning – and also to see my progress towards my goals. I […]
Working Out Loud in Week 9
I am part of a Working Out Loud Circle hosted by Simon Fogg (@srjf) and we are currently in week 9. A Working Out Loud circle is a 12-week program and developed by John Stepper (@johnstepper). Participants meet online every week and go through a set of different activities and tasks to help them achieve […]
This Month’s Snap Stories of Personal Learning February 2018
Here is this month’s snap stories of personal learning for February 2018. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day and it’s a great way to capture all your work and learning – and also to see your progress towards your goals. I […]
This Month’s Snap Stories of Personal Learning January 2018
Here is this month’s (not a week which is usually the case) snap stories of personal learning for January 2018. Rather than do it weekly, this month, I decided to place them all into one post only and in future, I’m thinking to “storify” these (well, the Storify app is not available anymore but I […]
Working Out Loud Circle
I am part of my first ever Working Out Loud Circle this year hosted by Simon Fogg. It may be a surprise to many people that I have not been a member of a circle however, I have read John Stepper’s excellent book of the same name Working Out Loud along with sharing my work […]
What Business Can Learn From Fake News
What happens when a group of people who have never met in real life, create a fake news channel that inspires people around the world? The idea came from content creator, Cameron Murray (@CammySutra6) from Glasgow who, tired of the fake news and influencers in social media content marketing took matters in his own hands to create […]
Social Learning – It’s Not What You Think
A couple of weeks back I was invited by Brenden Carter, Creative Director and General Manager of Learning Hook to be a guest on their podcast. The invite was immediately accepted. I have known Brenden for many years and we even worked together for a while. I have the highest respect for his work because he’s […]
