We hear the word “learning” and our knee jerk, often unconscious reaction is to think “education.” But, in reality, learning is not primarily about education. Indeed, formal, teacher-led educational experiences account for only about five percent of the learning we do in life. No, learning is about much, much more than education. By extension, the […]
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Exploring the Learning Revolution with WP Tonic
I recently had the chance to talk about the Learning Revolution with the folks at the WP Tonic podcast. They asked great questions, which resulted in what I feel was a really useful discussion – one I’d encourage you to listen in on. And, if you don’t want to listen, the full transcript is also […]
Thriving in the Global Lifelong Learning Market
I had the pleasure of discussing lifelong learning and the market for lifelong learning with Seth Kahan as part of his Visionary Talk video series. We talked about how and why the market for lifelong learning has changed and what organizations need to be doing to ensure they thrive in the new learning landscape. You […]
Associations and the Market for Lifelong Learning
I posted this a few places back in the spring – it’s from the Tagoras Leading Learning Spring Summit – but it occurred to me recently that it really should be posted here as as well. A brief overview of why trade and professional associations can and should dominate the market for lifelong learning. (Many, […]
What is the Learning Economy?
Any definition of learning economy has to start with the individual terms: Learning Here’s how I define it: the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes. (from A Definition of Learning) I wrote this years ago and it has held up. If I were to modify it at all, […]
Educational Content Marketing with the Learning Revolutionary’s Toolbox
I’ve suggested before that succeeding with content marketing is not necessarily easy – especially as more and more people jump on the bandwagon. One key to making it work is to create truly useful content, and for my money, that usually means educational content. To help give you a leg up on doing just that, […]