3rd edition - november 2015

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3RD EDITION
November 2015
INTRODUCTION
WELCOME TO THE THIRD EDITION OF BYTESIZE
This month’s edition is themed around The Learning
Organisation – how can digital help us as individuals and the
broader business to pursue learning and become the best
we can be. We look at some interesting new technology and
hear from world leading organisations.
Cameron Gregson shares his thoughts on ISPT’s Leadership
Development program. Find out how he’s changing his work
habits as well as learning to meditate.
Bill Gates reminds us to have some fun and to never stop
asking ourselves what we can do better.
How can we promote a culture of learning? What are you
doing to keep yourself up-to-date? A recent Deloitte study
found the importance of learning has jumped 25% over the
last year. Learn something new every day. Try zidbits.com for
weird and interesting facts from around the globe.
We hope this edition of Bytesize gets the conversations
going. As always, feedback and comments are most welcome.
Send to [email protected]
Happy reading.
Rachel, Erin, Marcus, Lucas, Rog and Jane.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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In times of change learners inherit
the earth; while the learned find
themselves beautifully equipped to
deal with a world that no longer exists.
ERIC HOFFER
OUR DIGITAL JOURNEY
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APPLYING WHAT I LEARN
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10 E-LEARNING TRENDS
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PROFILE: BILL GATES
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THE LEARNING CHALLENGE
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THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL
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THE CULTURE OF LEARNING
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FIGURES & PICTURES
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‘APPY CHAPPY
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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL
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OUR DIGITAL JOURNEY
What is Digital?
The means that connect people, businesses and machines at
scale often with the following attributes: Cloud Computing,
Social Media, Big Data and Mobility.
What is Digital @ ISPT’s mission?
#MakingDIGITALMatter – to support and deliver on ISPT’s
Corporate Strategic Initiatives.
What will our Digital Strategy be focused on?
Customer Experience, Collaboration, Actionable Insights,
Innovation, Alliances & Partnerships and Value Creation.
How & Where will Digital play out?
Through experiments (How) in: Commercial, Retail, ISPT,
Data Visualisation, Customer Lab and Operations & Tech
Services domains.
What key enablers are required to bring Digital to life?
Design, Technology, Content, Change Mgt & Governance.
How is ISPT’s Digital program governed?
Via a Working Group comprised of key leaders from the
business (Rob, Michelle, Jill, Chris, Jocelyn, Jennifer, Martin,
& Mayur) who are the face of Digital into their business and
back into our program. These will also act as experiment
owners/sponsors. We also have a Project Control Group
(Daryl, Darren, Mark) who provide strategic direction,
funding and resourcing inputs. Marcus chairs both groups
and keeps Erin and myself honest!
Who are some of our initial working partners?
JLL, AECOM, TKM9 & Quantium.
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A learning organization is one that:
Seeks to create its own future,
Assumes learning is an ongoing and
creative process for its members,
Develops, adapts and transforms
itself in response to the needs and
aspirations of people, both inside
and outside itself, and Allows
people at all levels, individually
and collectively, to continually
increasing their capacity to produce
results they really care about.
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CHP LEADERS BLOG
2015
APPLYING WHAT I LEARN
(G U E S T C O N T R I B U TO R: C A M E R O N G R E G S O N)
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ISPT’s Leadership Development program has
re-invigorated learning and re-learning on:
How I turn up each day. I’m learning to meditate each
morning through the Headspace app. Gradually I’m adapting
and becoming mindful enough to insert short practice
sessions during the work day.
Prioritising and delegating for greatest impact at work and
home. Benefits include letting go to empower others and an
unclogged diary. Digital guidance from ibooks Mindfulness at
Work and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
‘Leadership is Work’. Changing my habits to target 60% of
work time on ‘Quadrant II’ activities (high value, low time
pressure), improving my focus and energy for the people
and projects that matter most.
Innovation & New Learning – Brain Pickings constantly
educates and challenges my approach to an array of work/
life issues and the Zite and Flipboard apps further top up my
business and personal interests.
My current online PostGrad in Psychology is delivered
through an interactive hub. Tutorials are managed through
Blackboard Collaborate – enabling interactions, group
participation and presentations. for small and large groups.
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E-LEARNING TRENDS
T H E T O P 10 E - L E A R N I N G T R E N D S F O R 2015
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I
remember. Involve me and I learn.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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Gamification
Corporate MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses)
Personalised learning
M-learning and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
Augmented learning
APIs (Application Programming Interface)
Cloud Learning Management System
Flash HTML5 conversion
Wearable Learning
Video in Learning
C L I C K TO V I E W T H E A R T I C L E
source: “The Top eLearning Trends For 2015” by Ruby Spencer,
Elearningindustry.com
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PROFILE: BILL GATES
6 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM BILL GATES ON HIS 60TH B’DAY
This insightful profile piece has some simple messages. Bill
reminds us to have some fun, to give back, to be passionate
and collaborative and to never stop asking what you can do
better.
I bet the goal of putting “a computer on every desk and in
every home” seemed a real stretch at the time.
▪▪ Find the right Deals
▪▪ Use your position to give back
▪▪ Read widely
▪▪ Don’t forget to have some fun
▪▪ Be passionate and collaborative in pursuit of your vision
▪▪ Never stop asking yourself what you can do better
LEARN MORE HERE
source: “6 Leadership Lessons From Bill Gates on His 60th Birthday” by
Nina Zipkin, Entrepeneur.com
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First comes thought; then
organisation of that thought, into
ideas and plans; then transformation
of those plans into reality. The
beginning, as you will observe, is in
your imagination.
NAPOLEON HILL
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An organisation’s ability to learn,
and translate that learning into
action rapidly, is the ultimate
competitive advantage.
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JACK WELCH
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LEARNING CHALLENGE
T E C H N O LO G Y & W O R K P L A C E L E A R N I N G
Nigel Paine, author of The Learning Challenge,
talks about the rapid pace of technological
development and its impact on workplace
learning
C L I C K TO V I E W T H E A R T I C L E
The increasing pace of change, increasing volatility and the
pressures of globalisation have led to more changes in the
way we work in the last 10 years, than in the preceding 50.
Learning can now occur at the pace and place to suit.
We can build virtual communities of practice.
We need new capabilities in the workplace such as flexibility,
curiosity, innovation and role spanning.
Read about the skills and behaviours of a successful learning
leader in 2015.
source: “Technology and Workplace Learning” by Nigel Paine, Koganpage.com
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THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL
W H AT S H O U L D I B E L E A R N I N G?
Digital means different things to different people. In
simplistic terms, it’s the convergence of technologies,
processes and communications that have strong Social
Media, Analytics, Cloud Computing and Mobile disciplines
at its core. Dr Michael Chui, a principal at McKinsey Global
Institute shares the following learning insights:
▪▪ Understand and use data to gain sustainable competitive
advantage.
▪▪ Identify the types of apps and services that a mobile-first
strategy can deliver for work, play and staying connected.
▪▪ Listen and be aware of social conversations within and
external to your organisation.
▪▪ Digital will be disruptive as it introduces different ways of
thinking to solve problems, communicate ideas and deliver
solutions in an increasingly agile, flexible manner.
C L I C K TO V I E W T H E A R T I C L E
source: “You have to become a learning organisation” - excerpted from
“Looking Ahead” by Dr. Michael Chui, Spencerstuart.com
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CULTURE OF LEARNING
P R O M OT I N G E M P LOY E E-TO-E M P LOY E E L E A R N I N G
Google taps its own ranks to teach valuable career-building
classes as well as “extracurriculars” like kick-boxing and
social skills for engineers. Fast Company takes a peek at the
curriculum.
It’s not about money. Google feeds 37,000 employees three
gourmet meals a day. It can certainly afford to hire teachers.
The company thinks it’s a good business idea to have
employees teach employees. Here’s why:
▪▪ Promoting A Culture Of Learning
▪▪ Putting Employees In Teaching Mode
▪▪ In-House Teachers Get An “A”
▪▪ Any Company Can Do It
C L I C K TO V I E W T H E A R T I C L E
source: “Here’s a Google perk any company can imitate:
Employee-to-Employee Learning” by Sarah Kessler, Fastcompany.com
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Anyone who stops learning is old,
whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone
who keeps learning stays young. The
greatest thing in life is to keep your
mind young.
HENRY FORD
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FIGURES & PICTURES
G L O B A L H U M A N C A P I TA L T R E N D S 2015
Global organizations today navigate a “new world
of work”—one that requires a dramatic change in
strategies for leadership, talent, and human resources.
LEARN MORE HERE
source: “Global Human Capital Trends 2015, Leading in the new world of work”
by Josh Bersin, Bill Pelster, Jeff Schwartz, Dimple Agarwal. www2.deloitte.com
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Once an organisation loses its spirit
of pioneering and rests on its early
work, its progress stops.
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THOMAS J. WATSON
‘APPY CHAPPY
TO D O I S T
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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL
Fluid
information
– an internet
without
screens might
look like this
source: “An Internet without screens might look like this” - ted.com
The world’s
smartest tutor
C L I C K TO
LEARN MORE
source: knewton.com
Tech trends
that will change
education by
2025
C L I C K TO
LEARN MORE
source: “5 Tech Trends That Will Transform Education By 2025”
by Pragati Verma, Forbes.com
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