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Never Believe You Are Helpless
“You must never confuse the faith that you will prevail in the end… with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they may be.” That quote comes from U.S. Navy Admiral James Stockdale, who was captured by the Vietnamese, tortured over twenty times, and imprisoned for eight years during ...
It All Started with Shopping for Jam
It all started with jam. Years ago researchers Sheena Iyengar and her colleague Mark Lepper did a study in which, on one day, shoppers were offered a selection of 24 jams. The table crowded with lots of jam attracted a lot of interest. Shoppers gawked and marveled at all the jam. The next day, the ...
Mindscaling’s Course Roadmap for the Next Quarter in 2024
At Mindscaling, we’re always striving to create impactful learning experiences, and our recent recording day at the High Output studio in Portland, Maine was a testament to that commitment. At the end of July 2024, our team pulled out all the stops to ensure a smooth and productive session. We had an amazing crew that ...
Recap of Mindscaling’s Attendance at ATD 2024
I’m thrilled to share my experience attending the ATD 2024 conference in New Orleans, held from May 19-22. This was the first in-person conference that Mindscaling participated in, and it was a fantastic experience to be surrounded by so many leaders in Talent and Development. As the Director of Operations at Mindscaling, this event was ...
Need a Quick Fix? Microlearning Delivers Solutions in the Flow of Work
When it comes to problems at work, we don’t always have a lot of time to handle them. They pop up unexpectedly, and employees need to handle them quickly. There’s just no time to pause everything for a lengthy training session. That’s where microlearning comes in—offering bite-sized, just-in-time learning that gives your team exactly what ...
Master New Behaviors Through Micro-Practice
In brief: A lot of attention has been placed on micro-learning, but adopting new behaviors requires practice not simply memorization. Micro-learning must include micro-practice. Learning design must ask the learner to practice new target behaviors consistently over time in order to build a new ingrained behavior. We can only act our way into a new way ...
