The Mindtools L&D Podcast

After nearly 20 years of implementing learning technologies, we've successfully found more and more elaborate ways to dump content that no one needs. Is there a better way?

On this week's podcast, Fo…

Learning styles, right-brain vs. left-brain, brain training — for those working in learning and development, cognitive psychology can seem like a minefield. 

On this week's episode of the GoodPractic…

If you work in Learning and Development for a large organisation, there's a good chance that at some point you've spent years putting a programme together, only to find that by the time it launches t…

For over a decade, SCORM has been the industry standard for e-learning, helping learning and development professionals track the completion of courses and recording assessment scores. But now there's…

Curation tools allow organisations to deliver high-quality, relevant content to learners. But is this how they're actually being used? 

This week on the podcast, Ross D and Owen are joined by Jam Pan…

For two years we've been chatting work, performance and learning in the cramped confines of our office - but no longer. For our 100th episode, Ross G, Owen and James sloped off to the Raeburn Hotel i…

Have you ever completed a project, only to find that someone else had already done it? Have you ever spent hours trying to learn something new, only to find that the person across the hall could have…

This week on The GoodPractice Podcast, Ross G and Owen are joined by Hello2morrow's Chloe Walton to ask how far we can generalise 'millennials'.

We explore just some of the benefits to be found when …

In this episode, Ross D and Owen are joined by Craig Taylor of HT2 Labs to discuss the success of his YouTube channel, 'The Bushcraft Padawan'. 

How effective is YouTube at delivering 'learning' cont…

Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger, that records transactions in such a way that it is nearly impossible to edit. That might sound technical, but it creates a level of trust that could reconst…

Smart recommendation systems are commonplace across consumer sites like Amazon, Netflix and Facebook. But how do they compare with recommendations from a trusted human?

In this episode of the GoodPra…

Following last week's live episode, Ross G and Owen revisit some of the topics covered with the help of our friend Anthony Williams. We discuss whether L&D professionals really reflect on their pract…

In our second LIVE episode, Ross G and Owen pitched up on the first night of the CIPD Learning and Development Show to ask: What is the state of our profession in 2018?

We tackled this question in fr…

For years the Learning Management System (LMS) has been the foundation of corporate learning but, instead of asking one technology to do everything, why don't we pick and choose the best tools for ea…

We’re all familiar with terms like ‘return on investment’, but do we really understand what they mean? Or are we the ‘nerd in the schoolyard’, pretending to know what the cool kids are talking about …

What lessons can L&D practitioners learn from the world of marketing? What are the specific challenges of marketing in a learning context?

This week on the podcast, Ross D and Stef are joined by Yvon…

Machine learning is something you probably hear a lot about these days. But what is it? And more to the point, what can it do, and what questions should L&D be asking suppliers?

GoodPractice Technica…

What is a learning culture? Why should we want one? And most importantly, how do we build one?

Michelle Ockers joins Justin and Owen this week to lay out a roadmap for creating a learning culture in …

Learning technologies are a familiar part of modern life. But how effectively are these technologies actually being used to support learning in organisations? 

In this week's episode, Ross G and Owen…