Back in 2013, I created a community of people interested in learning and development to gather in social environments for conversations and connections called Third Place. It was inspired by a book I had read by Ray Oldenberg called The Great Good Place and a London tweetup that I had attended that got me thinking of […]
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Update on Third Place
I wanted to share an update on Third Place. I created Third Place in 2013, a social meet-up, social learning and networking group for people who share a love for lifelong and continual learning. During a Twitter chat in 2013, a member of my personal learning network (PLN) mentioned to me a book by Ray Oldenberg […]
Where’s Your Third Place?
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A Short Stint Into Film Making of Third Place
A couple of months ago, I saw an opportunity to assist a friend to build her photography and video production business and in return, learn more about the new medium of video that I am exploring. I always wanted to do a short film about my social networking meetup group called Third Place but I […]
A Short Stint into Film Making of Third Place
A long time friend of mine is preparing to set up her new business. Ever since I have known her she has always been learning. She is a qualified masseuse and a photographer (and currently in the process of getting her pilot licence) and ever since I can remember, she has been energised by her pursuits […]
Where are the Third Places in the ‘Burbs?
On Saturday morning after I gave some blood, I bolted to a nearby cafe to get something to eat. Having fasted overnight, I was feeling light headed and I had to eat something quick or risk fainting. I knocked back a cup of coffee and a sausage roll and at once, all was well in the world. With […]
The Docklands Library as my Third Place
Last week I decided to check out the new Docklands library. As is my custom, I open up my jaunts to others who want to come along and experience it too through Third Place. Why go alone when you can talk, share and go through the experience with others and see it from different perspectives? […]
Where are all the Third Places?
They’re all over Melbourne. In fact, they’re popping up in cities all around the world! Last year I started an informal networking group for anyone in the field of learning, training, instructional design, coaching across any sector – whether it’s academia, vocational, public, private, not-for-profit or freelancers as a way to connect people in our […]
Where’s Your Third Place?
For a small group of Third Place members last Thursday, it was at the NAB Village. The NAB Village is a specifically designed co-working space for National Australia bank business customers to learn, work and connect. We were lucky enough to be invited to use this space for our meetup and marvelled at the collaborative spaces that allowed […]
Where are the Cubicles? Our First Co-Working Event at Third Place
Cubicles, be gone! Today our Third Place Meetup group had their first co-working event. Well, it was our first experience of HOW co-working works and we had the privilege to experience it at Inspire9 in Richmond, just outside of Melbourne. Katrina, our Community Space Captain was there to welcome us when the elevator took us to […]
Are You Looking for Experts? They’re in Third Place
Last year was filled with wonderful opportunities where I met my personal learning network face-to-face none more so than my trip to the UK which cemented an idea in my head. That idea transpired into a meetup for Learning and Development professionals to meet informally, share their work and skills in a social setting usually […]
Third Place Community
Third Place is a social networking and co-working community of people who are interested in all forms of learning and who come from a variety of industries and sectors. It doesn’t matter if you’re a student, a freelancer, contractor, or employee of any company, small or large, there is always a place for you to join […]
Our First Meet Up with Third Place
All products mentioned in this post are not endorsements, nor are they paying me to say so! I was looking forward to last Thursday night. It was going to be the first meet up for a new Meetup group for Melbourne learning professionals. As an introvert, organising something like this is a big deal for […]
Third Place in Company & Conversation – A Place Where the PLN Gathers
This year will go down in my professional life as “The Year I Met my Online Personal Learning Network and Lived to Tell the Tale (Ad Nauseum)”. On average, every month I have met at least two people from my wider personal learning network whose connections I made through Twitter, LinkedIn or Yammer. I would […]
Third Day in Brisbane
I had a better night sleep last night and woke up at 6:30am to get dressed and head out again to explore the quiet Brisbane streets. This time I walked the opposite way from my hotel and found another smaller park called Cathedral Gardens. Market stalls were being set up ready for trading. Green grocers, […]
Some Thoughts on the Microsoft Workplace Innovation Summit and Learning and Development
Okay, I’m not going to lie but some of the best examples of teamwork I’ve been in my life the days was when I worked in Defence. Somehow working under duress, pressure and stressful situations in environments away from home, family and friends meant you had to put personal issues and hangups aside for the […]
Simulating Real Life Workplace Experiences
A couple of weeks ago, I had organised a Third Place visit to go and see the Building Leadership Simulation Centre in South Melbourne. It was the first time I had organised a visit to a training facility with Third Place (our social networking and co-working group) and once I advertised the tour on Meetup, […]
Fog
This morning was an exceptionally foggy morning. The radio was blasting announcements to stay home and travel later in the day as the fog on the roads was heavy. I had an 8am tee off time and arrived earlier. I prefer playing golf early in the morning and being one of the first there because […]
My New YouTube Channel Causes Me To Radically Rethink Everything About What I Put Out There
I’ve customised my YouTube channel to remove ‘activate learning’ and to just be Life Lessons Through Books. Some time ago, I asked the question Should I Get Off YouTube? The reason is that after getting off social media, I’m reflecting on every single aspect of my working life and my output that I have shared […]
Reception at the Golf Course
Today I awoke quite early as Andrew has been watching The Masters from 5am the last few days. I couldn’t get back to sleep after he woke, so I spent a few hours reading and doing French exercises. I enrolled into two French courses with the Alliance Francaise for the next few months. The first […]