I started to use Snapchat again after a long break over January as I was doing a lot of soul-searching about my independent consulting career and instead focussed on “slow reading” to get my mind on other things. (My definition of this is blocking out 5-6 hours in the day to read without any distractions). […]
Visit to Knowledge Market
Today I organised a co-working day at Knowledge Market which is a community space situated in the Docklands in Melbourne. It was another event as part of the social networking group that I created called Third Place. Co-working with #3PlaceMelb at the #knowledgeMarket in #Docklands https://t.co/rBdJqTxqT9. Great space check it out! pic.twitter.com/E4OmiR503U — Helen Blunden […]
Inspire Learning in the Workplace
This article was published in the Modern Workplace Learning Magazine on 2 February 2017 to inspire learning in the workplace. I don’t know about you but it’s rare that any mandated traditional training inspires me anymore. Whether it’s completing annual compliance e-learning programs sitting on an LMS or being told by a manager that I […]
4 Myths of Social Learning
This article was published on 27 January 2017 in the Modern Workplace Learning Magazine. Social Learning In the last couple of years, I have spoken to many corporate Learning and Development practitioners about how they may support and enable opportunities for their workforce to learn collaboratively with each other in and during the flow of their […]
What on Earth is Block Chain?
I have an admission to make. I have no idea what is blockchain and bitcoin but there seems to be a lot of people on the internet who do. Or maybe many people who think they do. I’ll be the first to put up my hand and yell from the top of the data centres […]
Change Without Fear
Can you change without fear? It seems like I’ve been doing a lot of fighting…and I’m tired. Last week I attended the Bayside Business Breakfast. The Bayside Council runs various business networking events for small business owners. These vary from after work ‘meet and mingle’ events, business book club, workshops, seminars and a popular breakfasts […]
Everyone Do the Hustle
Are you doing the hustle? “Helen, you’ve got to start hustling!” “I’m hustling, are you?” “You’re not in the game if you’re not hustling!” “I’m hustling every day!” If only I had a dollar every time I heard this. Truth be told, it’s doing my head in a bit and I had to take a […]
The Realm in Ringwood
On Friday 12th February 2016, I organised a trip out to the City of Maroondah’s new $24m state-of-the-art, The Realm in Ringwood which is a Business, Cultural, Language and Innovation Centre. Opened in October last year and located directly opposite the new Ringwood train station, the Realm incorporates green spaces, cafes, retail shops as well as […]
Where’s Your Third Place?
[
Social Learning Creates Confusion
SOCIAL LEARNING CREATES CONFUSION! It should be a headline shouldn’t it? If it were, I could picture the scene at a breakfast table as the reader, takes a sip of coffee from their cup, looks up from their smart device, tablet or newspaper and asks their partner… “Darling, what’s social learning?” What’s the bet that the […]