by Julie Dirksen
I’m kind of obsessing about complexity theory right now (Dave Snowden’s Cynefin Model mostly), and looking at simple, complicated and complex systems. I had a lot of conversations about this last weekend, and have been thinking about it a lot. A couple of upfront disclaimers — first, I’m just learning about this, so I don’t … Read more
Hey Folks — the second edition of Design For How People Learn is now out! It came out right before the end of the year. I’ll be updating the website this week. Design for How People Learn, 2nd Edition What’s different? The first edition content is still mostly there. I expanded on a few points … Read more
So I’ve been doing research for a chapter on social and informal learning that I’m adding the second edition, and I’ve been taking a look at some of the resources on social gaming because they know a *lot* about community development. This is collection of some of the best resources I’ve found. Core Concepts for … Read more
Hey folks, I hope everyone is having a spectacular summer (or lovely winter if you are southern hemisphere-ish). There’s a lot of different things coming up in the next few months, so I thought I would mention them here: Next week, I’m doing a keynote for the Atlanta ATD Chapter’s Annual Conference. I’m also doing … Read more
These are the slides from my ATD ICE 2015 presentation on the Science of Behavior Change. Thanks!
Hey folks, I’ve got another book to share. Connie Malamed is a lovely friend and colleague who has done quite a bit on visual design (including Visual Language for Designers), and now she has a new book written specifically for Learning Professionals: Visual design isn’t the first important skill an instructional designer needs, but it … Read more