As a behavioral economist, nothing irks me more than the misconception that human beings are, generally speaking, mentally lazy. Human beings are not inherently lazy – we’re inherently efficient.
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If we want our learners to remember what we teach them, we need to focus on maximizing deep thinking. Here are three practical ways to do so.
In the next 10 to 15 years, we will see the greatest transfer of knowledge that has ever taken place. With the transfer of knowledge comes a transfer in learning behavior.
Like suitcases, you can’t cram human brains beyond their capacity and expect them to function well. Crammed suitcases are prone to broken zippers and wrinkled clothes. Overloaded brains struggle to recall information.
Are we working on an inverse Pareto – putting 85 percent into what yields 10 percent and only 5 percent in what can produce 70 percent?
For any student, a training day represents a break in the ordinary run of things. Standard office tasks are set aside and a person’s desk is abandoned in favor of a new location – often completely off-site – all in the interest of “learning and...
It would be an understatement to say that the training industry is brimming with new training technologies and tools.
One of the biggest problems that e-learning content creators must overcome is lack of learner recall. If e-learners walk away from a system with poor levels of recall and limited embedded learning, then the value and effectiveness of any e-learning...
Training professionals have for many years, dealt with the challenge of improving the learners’ retention after they leave the classroom or online training experience.
Learning leaders are well acquainted with the learning curve. They're not giving sufficient attention, however, to what is known as the "forgetting curve." This refers to what happens when the training's not reinforced: employees quickly forgetting what...