It's not big but it IS clever!

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Whilst researching my next computer (it's that time again) I looked at the IMAC from Apple, which I like because it's an attractive piece of design and therefore adds value when it's switched off. I was slightly disappointed to hear that the new ones have taken minimalism even further. There is no tower, just a flat screen, keyboard and mouse - that's it.

Posted: May 7, 2007 at 6:16 am | 1,437 Views | Email Post |
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Analogies in training?

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Analogies? They're a bit like making love to a beautiful woman!

The “Fast Show's” comic character, Swiss Tony, has one analogy for every eventuality: that of “making love to a beautiful woman”. His one-track mind can twist almost any situation to fit.

Most people are capable of coming up with a wider range of analogies and, in my experience, it's something we human beings can't stop doing. Personally I like the maxim “if an analogy is with pushing, it's worth pushing too far”.

Posted: May 7, 2007 at 6:10 am | 1,930 Views | Email Post |
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The Seven Deadly Sins… (training topic)

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Training has come a long way in recent years. Gone are the days when an instructor stood at the overhead projector, and droned on for hours on end. These days it's much more likely that participants take part in activities that involve them moving around a training room which is full of colour and life. The air is fresh and there's a buzz of activity. There is lots of laughter, music is sometimes playing, and people are interacting and collaborating.

Posted: May 7, 2007 at 6:01 am | 1,527 Views | Email Post |
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Questions for Eric Jensen

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This TrainingZone thought-leader piece is part of a discussion between two pioneers in the field of brain-friendly or brain-based learning - Eric Jensen and Kimberley Hare of Kaizen Training.

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 5:55 am | 1,496 Views | Email Post |
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The Gift (group exercise)

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How often do we tell people that they are really good at something, they have impressed us with the way they organized an event or we really appreciated a gesture that they did for us or someone else…? If we are really honest - generally it is not enough. Interestingly much work in the training room around team building is about what is not being said within the team - not always the said stuff!!

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 5:47 am | 1,776 Views | Email Post |
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Photos on Tap

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Of all our senses, the one with the potential to receive the most information per second is sight. According to Paul Scheele, 10 million bits per second come to us through our eyes, compared with a total of 1 million plus bits per second from the ears, skin, taste and smell combined. Out of those 11 million bits per second received, we only consciously process 70…yes, that's 70 out of 11,000,000, 40 of which come to us through our eyes.

Posted: May 4, 2007 at 5:38 am | 1,425 Views | Email Post |
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