I host a monthly networking breakfast, Issues and Insights, in Kitchener-Waterloo. In February, our topic was ChatGPT. I was curious about people's experiences with it, how they were using it, and if they even were aware of it. If they knew about it, were they...

Introduced in November 2022, ChatGPT has exploded and is cropping up online on social media feeds, daytime news, and newspapers. If this is new to you, ChatGPT is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that engages in human-like conversations. Go here for a ChatGPT...

"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." — Mother Teresa There’s a tension between soliciting input to collaborate with others and plowing ahead to get the job done. Whether you’re developing an independent training...

An organization wants to change how they support new and existing employees. Currently, they have random approaches to training. Some training is provided centrally by learning and development; other training is created by the business, and still, other courses are...

I had a glorious week at a cottage earlier in July and took a stack of books to read. One of the work-related books I read was Revolutionize Learning & Development: Performance and Innovation Strategy for the Information Age by Clark Quinn. It’s from 2014, so the...

As I talk with colleagues and clients in organizations large and small, our conversations inevitably turn to how people will work after the pandemic. Many are planning a hybrid approach, and it seems remote work and learning will be a lingering effect of the world...

I started sewing when I was about 10 years old. In high school, I learned how to read a pattern, and my mom started buying me any fabric to make myself clothing. There was a great store in Kitchener, Duthler's Textiles, and I must have gone there every week. Looking...

And how is it different than designing an individual course? My family put together two puzzles over the holidays. The first was a village in France and made me nostalgic about our family trip in 2017. The other puzzle was rows and rows of kittens. I noticed my son...