Why did the busiest person in the world, former U.S. president Barack Obama, read an hour a day while in office? Why has the best investor in history, Warren Buffett, invested 80% of his time in reading and thinking throughout his career? And did you know that Bill Gates reads a book a week during […] Read more
According to architects BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), the design for WeGrow — the first school of office-sharing brand WeWork — seeks to ‘undo the compartmentalisation often found in traditional school environments and reinforces the significance of engaging kids in an interactive environment.’ Modular classrooms, tree houses, and a vertical farm have been designed by BIG […] Read more
What do you really need when you learn? This could be a million-dollar question. We all spend a lot of time learning and it happens mostly on the job. Often without realising it, we learn something new every day. We also spend time on focused learning when we do a training, follow a workshop or […] Read more
Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, was designed by Grafton Architects from Ireland. The confident and contemporary building includes offices for 1,000 professors, five conference halls, lecture theatres, courtyards and concourses. These are all accessible to the public, with offices for teaching staff suspended above.
McKinsey & Company have executed a global survey with the outcome that talent management improves business results. According to respondents, organisations with effective talent management programmes have a better chance of outperforming competitors than other companies. The survey also tried to identify specific practices that are an indication of a successful talent management strategy. There is […] Read more
Vibrant green stripes and angular roofs add character to the exterior of this school that architecture firm CEBRA has completed in Aabybro, Denmark. Aarhus-based CEBRA designed the Aabybro School for the Jammerbugt Municipality, which is located near Aalborg at the very top of the Jutland peninsula. The Aabybro School accommodates around 1,100 children and is […] Read more
Behavioural science has inspired new ideas to increase the stickiness of your content and promote learner engagement. It doesn’t matter if you are a chief learning officer, trainer, or instructional designer, creating engaging content can be a moving target. Applying principles of reinforcement can be a way to improve engagement rates as long as you […] Read more
Located in the city of Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, the ‘Taksila Roots’ project is part of the local academy’s primary department. It is designed by Dehli-based architect Shaily Gupta with the aim to set the stage for a better educational infrastructure of the country. The symmetrical building comprises several brick blocks connected by an accessible […] Read more
There is a lot of talk about types of learning experiences you develop and deliver, which LMS you use, and the devices your learners prefer. However, there are a few common threads you should weave through your learning programme make it meet the needs of a modern workforce. What does today’s workforce want? It wants […] Read more
Skop, an architecture firm in Zurich, Switzerland, has completed a self-sufficient school in the Swiss village of Port. Using prefabricated timber construction methods, sustainably sourced wood has been used throughout the school’s design. From an environmental perspective, the building has an air-tight envelope with an energy-efficient ventilation system. Also, operable windows allow natural cross ventilation […] Read more
