Give yourself a well-earned break and take five to catch up on some highlights of this week's L&D news and opion, which we've helpfully gathered together for you below.
Let us know what you've enjoyed reading recently, and tell us what you think in the comments below.
Strategy
- Why do people resist new technologies? History might provide the answer (World Economic Forum)
- Transforming cities into learning landscapes (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
- Is it time to rewire your learning? (Skill Pill)
- Top 200 tools for learning 2016 (Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies)
Culture
- Challenging talent (People Performance Potential)
- From passivity to experience: an history of digital interactions (Bertrand Duperrin's Notepad)
- Can less actually be more for an intranet? (Jostle)
- Words about learning: generosity (Julian Stodd's Learning Blog)
Skills
- Listening loudly - a lost art? (Pushing at the edges blog)
- Robots, automation and procrastination (John Rose, LinkedIn)
- Is 'why' a dangerous word or useful tool? (Turning over pebbles blog)
- Government plans to make the UK one of the most digitally-skilled nations (Gov.uk)
Learning
- Why do people forget what they learn? (ATD)
- Flowering in L&D (Lightbulb Moment)
- 5 methods of learning that set successful people apart (Inc)
- My PLN makes me smarter because of who they are (Sukh Pabial)