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A bit sad I wasn’t there. Hope you had a lovely time!

The future of expertise is synthesis in a world of abundant information  - Now that information is so easily accessible, the rules of expertise at work have changed – Colin Smith is your guide As organisational psychologist and author Adam Grant aptly observes: “The […]

I wrote a little bit on the importance of synthesis and application in workplace learning, inspired by a quote from Adam Grant. And the lovely folks at @trainingjournal.bsky.social popped it in the Journal 😀 @adamgrant.bsky.social l
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Lots of fun to record and some great insights - thanks Sue and Kathryn

So sad I can’t make the new London date 😢

Why does it not occur to brands at this time of year, that heavily branded delivery packaging, with glossy photos of the product, might just be seen by the person for whom it is intended as a gift on 25th Dec? It doesn't take much to ask the purchaser if they would like blank packaging, does it?

Fish Food: Episode 622 The Lindy Effect and the optimisation trap, 'good enough' prompting, SEO for LLMs, AI poetry, and listening to forests around the world

A brand new episode is out... Fish Food Episode 622: The Lindy Effect and the optimisation trap, 'good enough' prompting, SEO for LLMs, AI poetry, and listening to forests around the world open.substack.com/pub/onlydead...

Thanks PCA and @carllearns.bsky.social for an enriching and enjoyable morning learning all about “The Conversation”, with @shackletonjones.bsky.social telling us some memorable stories along the way.

Idly watching Mary Berry’s “Mary makes it easy”. Her langoustine paella breaks pretty much every rule about making Paella. @MrNigelNg where are you when we need you?

Opened up a can of worms. 😉 Initial thoughts 1) someone values your capability enough that you get paid for it; 2) professional body validation (but that’s way too fragmented in our space); 3) being bloody good at what you do 4) serious attention to detail 5) how you treat people and customers.

Nice to see you on here Neil!

Fab day at the @learningnetwk annual Connect conference. Can’t really tag all the good folks who spoke and attended just yet! But plenty of good learning and banter