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The 8-second attention span; or, I'm fine if goldfish are more patient than millennials

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In spring of 2014, Microsoft Canada released the results of a study on media consumers that claimed attention spans are shrinking. The report warned us that the average attention span has dropped from 12 to 8 seconds since about the year 2000, and is likely caused by the exponential increase in use of digital media.

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Employee Training Across Generations

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Given that most companies still default to large training rooms and long sessions, it will be hard to imagine they can capture the attention of these learners. Thus, if you can frame your company goals and the results of their training around these results, you are far more likely to secure their attention and, therefore, their retention. .

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Microlearning

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Most common is a range of 3-20 minutes, but a kind of conventional wisdom has emerged that the most effective length for current attention spans is less than 10 minutes. Despite this, we see usefulness in the basic method of microlearning, without assuming the worst about learners' attention spans.

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Learning and Emotion

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The Pluto example has attracted the attention of those researching the role of emotion in learning. The framing of individualized performance and training via elearning methods, for instance, might be attentive to the kinds of anxieties or enthusiasms that could be created at the outset.

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5 Tips for Improving the Employee Onboarding Process

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Building a robust onboarding program takes time and attention that smaller teams may not have, especially if you’re an HR department of one. Also, as a bonus, HR and management receive insights into employees progress with the new-hire process and if they are on pace with expectations. . Start small and expand over time. .

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Ontuitive acquired by the Stage Fund

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” Excited to take on the role of President, Keith also stated that “Attention to value for the customer, which has been our hallmark, will continue.” We think Ontuitive’s and Stage Fund’s goals and values align well. We’re eager to move forward together.”

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"Strip maps" and "comprehensive maps"

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In this article, and in other reporting on attention spans and focus, the conclusion seems to be that new behavior reflects some change in our brain structure. Stories of people driving into bodies of water, traveling in the wrong direction, etc.,

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