I made a promise today to do a quick post on the launch of this year's Emporium of Dangerous Ideas held in Govanhill Baths.
We were challenged to describe the change we wanted to make and explain what was holding us back.
In terms of change
I'd like learning to be a much more collaborative activity to reflect both how learners learn and the speed that we all now need to work at .
I promised that I would do more to tell others that is what I think , hence this blog post .
I also decided the best way to get this change was to reach out to other people who work in education, learning and training . Those of you that know me know I have been doing this for a while . But perhaps I need to tackle things in different ways.
I am a great believer in everything being in beta . But most people are scared of this.
The most interesting and notable things I've achieved I've achieved working in , with or leading great teams. So I know I can eventually convince people, but to make the change I want we need more people to embrace new ways of working.
I was challenged too on why I was not doing more to make this change happen .
Why I was not leading this change .
On reflection I don't mind challenging thinking but I probably spend too much time with those who are already convinced that this is the future and not enough time with those who don't look at new ways of working and communicating online.
I probably don't spend enough time thinking about the barriers that are holding back others from jumping in at the deep end and finding the right ways to motivate them.
In the nicest possible way over the next month or two . I'm going to encourage more folk to jump in.
