Any idea what the average training spend per co-worker per year is? It will be different per country, per sector, per organisation and per department, surely. Recent figures of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) show that the average training spend in The Netherlands is 1,000 euro per co-worker per year. In the sector mineral extraction, the training spend […] Read more
Towards the end of this century, only several hundreds of the 6,000 languages that exist today, will still be spoken. On top of that, instant translation of live speech currently exists – Google introduced its Pixel Buds early October 2017 – and will get better. At the same time, English is becoming the world’s universal language. English […] Read more
Creativity, play, collaboration and the desire for more holistic environments are not only being embraced in our workplaces, but also in our schools. Contemporary pedagogy has seen a shift from teacher-focused learning to team teaching, project-based learning and collaborative teaching. In addition, a greater reliance on technology means students and teachers have more flexibility – […] Read more
Please consider yourself lucky when you don’t know what FOMO means: Fear Of Missing Out. Now that you know its meaning, let’s hope it will not start for you. Because FOMO will most likely undermine your productivity and engagement. FOMO is generally caused by the impact of technology on our daily routine and is especially […] Read more
Let’s not make this a cliff hanger: music, exercising, sleeping and learning are all great stress relievers. According to neuroscientist Erik Scherder and organisational psychologist Kilian Wawoe, stress is caused by the difference between what you want, and what you are able to do. If you are confronted in your life with many demands you […] Read more
Spaceworks designed this cafeteria and training room facility for the Wellington, New Zealand based NZ Racing Board. Source
Designed to enrich the imaginations of Beijing’s children, SAKO Architects has created a playful educational environment entitled ‘Family Box’. The scheme’s interiors feature bold splashes of color alongside sinuous forms that represent an abstract interpretation of arboreal vegetation. The public program of the center is spread across three storeys, with the main entrance and three […] Read more
DuoTrainin makes face-to-face and e-learning work better together so some classroom rules might be of help:
Stockholm County Council and Karolinska Institutet (KI) have since 2009 been running a project called Future Learning Environments. The project is grounded on research on learning and higher education. The question raised was how does space impact on learning? Our Interior Design studio was given the opportunity to further develop its proposal ‘Home away from […] Read more
