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The Death Of Netflix For Learning: Why It Didn’t Work

Not so long ago, the learning tech industry was very hot on the slogan of creating a “Netflix for learning”. Yet, it never went anywhere (thankfully).

Here are 3 reasons why it was a bad idea ⬇️

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Top 5 Free Learning Platforms To Build Your Skills

I spend a lot of my working life with learning technologies.

Using them, researching them and constantly being hounded by sales teams representing the millions of suppliers worldwide telling me that I need to buy their platform as it’s going to change my world.

I can confidently report that after 15 years in this game, not one of those messages delivered on their promise of rocking my world. 

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Onboarding With Slack: 5 Awesome Ideas For A Great Experience

Looking to make better use of your workplace technology to create a great employee experience?

Then look no further as I have some ideas to share with you.

In my humble opinion, the new starter onboarding process or the welcome experience as I prefer to call it, is one of the most important elements of joining a new company.

One which sadly, many workplaces screw up.

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How To Build a Modern Digital Learning Tech Ecosystem

Let me ask you this, do you think people are accessing your LMS or LXP to ask questions about their problems?

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Staying true to your vision: Lessons from Apple and Steve Jobs

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

Epicurus

A brand that many of us will know is Apple. The creators of some of the most revolutionary pieces of technology in our history. Although giants now, it was not always this way.