3. One good reason to dive head first into self-initiated
learning is that much of what you were taught is
already obsolete.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201607/the-golden-age-teaching-yourself-anything
4. Example
Recognize that people want to more than only consumers /
buyers. In other words, recognize that people would like to
be involved, to help out, to co-create.
https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-the-problem-with-learning-is-unlearning
8. People, who learn well by observing, like to, for example,
watch photos on www.instagram.com,
watch videos on www.youtube.com.
http://prezi.com/flzebtpl3lpj/the-12-ways-of-learning/
10. What do you like to read?
A newspaper app?
Blogs you subscribe to?
Postings from people you follow on www.linkedin.com?
Tweets from people you follow on www.twitter.com?
https://hbr.org/2016/08/using-social-media-to-build-professional-skills
12. Instead of saying to yourself that you want to “read
more” or “learn new things”, be much more specific.
Example
“Spend 2 hours every Thursday afternoon reading all
the articles I saved during the week.”
https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-to-make-learning-more-automatic
14. Chat with people
Write about and
discuss topicsInformal
education
Search for information
on the internet
Prepare, watch,
listen to presentations
Formal
education
Unexpected
education
Deliberate
education
20. Sense. Feel.
Try things out.
Do things.
Practice.
Think. Reflect.
Listen.
Observe.
Adapted from Kolb.
21. Kolb showed that adults can’t learn merely by
listening to instructions. They must also absorb
the new information, use it experimentally,
and integrate it with their existing knowledge.
https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Organization/Change_Management/The_psychology_of_change_management_1316
23. If you practice a slightly modified version of a task you want to master,
you actually learn more and faster than if you just keep practicing the
exact same thing multiple times in a row.
Example
If you want to get better at writing / blogging, try to use different
blogging software, for example www.blogger.com, www.wordpress.com,
and www.medium.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/12/how-to-learn-new-skills-twice-as-fast/
24. Some learn best by looking at graphics or reading.
Others would rather watch demonstrations or
listen to things being explained. Others need a
“hands-on” experience.
https://hbr.org/2012/11/how-to-master-a-new-skill.html
27. To learn well, some people like to talk about their
thoughts and / or about material they have studied.
http://prezi.com/flzebtpl3lpj/the-12-ways-of-learning/
28. The best way
to learn
is to teach.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/11/opinion/sunday/why-we-should-stop-grading-students-on-a-curve.html
34. Step # 1
Define the problem.
Step # 2
Identify criteria.
Step # 3
Gather and evaluate data.
Step # 4
List and evaluate alternatives.
Step # 5
Select the best alternative.
Step # 6
Implement and follow up.
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10405?pg=all
Example of structure:
A series of steps.
37. Student A Student B
Prefers to mostly learn
individually.
Prefers to mostly learn with
other people.
http://sxills.nl/lerenlerennu/bronnen/Learning%20styles%20by%20Coffield%20e.a..pdf p. 22.
39. The clearer you are about what you want to learn, and
the types of people you want to learn from, the more
likely you are to find the right community for you.
https://hbr.org/2016/08/using-social-media-to-build-professional-skills
41. Tacit knowledge Tacit knowledge
Tacit
knowledge
Socialize
Share knowledge.
Externalize
Make and communicate
presentations, concepts,
models, diagrams, sketches.
Explicit
knowledge
Tacit
knowledge
Internalize
Try out things.
Test. Experiment. Learn and
acquire new knowledge.
Combine
Create connections among
knowledge, for example by
editing and systemizing
knowledge.
Explicit
knowledge
Explicit knowledge Explicit knowledge
Adapted from Nonaka and Takeuchi.
44. Try using a different device / tool when you
work tomorrow. Also, try sitting / standing
somewhere else than you normally do.
Adapted from
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/12/how-to-learn-new-skills-twice-as-fast/
51. Research participants who did an arithmetic
brain-teaser and then reflected on their
strategies for solving it went on to do 18%
better in a second round than their peers
who hadn’t set aside time to reflect.
https://hbr.org/2014/04/to-enhance-your-learning-take-a-few-minutes-to-think-about-what-youve-learned/
55. The heightened emotion that humour evokes doesn't
just make it easier for us to hit upon insights we
otherwise wouldn’t - it also helps us remember them.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3059651/the-surprising-link-between-laughter-and-learning
58. If learning is to persist, managers and employees
need to also reflect on their own behaviour.
http://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn/ar/1