Results vs. People – the ultimate battle for resources
In a presentation during the CIPD L&D show by Rambutan, they brought a real customer to help with the pitch. While their presentation was...
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Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
May 18, 20163 min read
Strength-based approach to development (CAPP)
In the CIPD L&D show I attended, one of the first presentations was by a company called CAPP. They have developed a model (R2) leveraging...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
May 16, 20163 min read
My adventure at the CIPD Learning and Development show
During a conference I attended last year, someone said that these kind of events are like group therapy sessions - you share your...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Apr 14, 20162 min read
Virtual Reality for L&D
I find it harder and harder to get impressed by new technology. Either companies are building on an already existing one (the mobile 3D...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Mar 3, 20163 min read
What I Know About Trainings - The Secret Ingredient
I've been asked several times now what is the one thing a trainer should be able to do. Or what the secret ingredient is. In my...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Feb 26, 20162 min read
What I Know About Training - Learning Styles
This is the second post of a series I am dedicating to things I have learnt in my years as a Learning and Development specialist. And...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Jan 6, 20162 min read
Time Management in the New Year
Let's face it, we all make New Year's resolution and usually by the second day of the new year, we've all but forgotten about them. And...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Dec 8, 20152 min read
The cost of education
Someone said to me the other day "Education is the one cost you cannot afford not to make". And it really boggled me why people sincerely...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Nov 28, 20152 min read
The self-fulfilling prophecy
The term self-fulfilling prophecy seems to be creeping up on me lately everywhere I turn. And I find it especially interesting now that...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Nov 9, 20153 min read
Attention and Tenure; and how it all links to LnD
Whenever December approaches, a lot of people start looking back to the past year and try and see what have they accomplished (shout out...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Sep 17, 20152 min read
How Accelerated Learning really works
Being half-Bulgarian, I was especially proud when I read that Georgi Lozanov (another Bulgarian) was the first person to find the 'hidden...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
Sep 15, 20152 min read
Engaging Learners - from the classroom to the training room
A few years ago I purchased a book by Andy Griffith and Mark Burns called Engaging Learners. The book is about how teachers can engage...
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