“Being alone and connecting inwardly is a skill nobody ever teaches us. That’s ironic because it’s more important than most of the ones they do.” —Zat Rana
Looks like there is something for everyone in this week’s roundup. From funny cartoons to serious reflections and a whole lot in between, here is what I found this week from the learning, design, and technology world. I hope you’re wrapping up a nice, productive week and enjoy the weekend ahead. Cheers!
Digital Transformation
“Technology is changing very rapidly, and those changes seem to be accelerating. Changing an organization — how it thinks and behaves — is still hard and slow.” – Tom Fishburn (@tomfishburne)
The Most Important Skill Nobody Taught You
The oldest philosophical wisdom in the world has one piece of advice for us: know yourself. And there is a good reason why that is. Without knowing ourselves, it’s almost impossible to find a healthy way to interact with the world around us. Without taking time to figure it out, we don’t have a foundation to built the rest of our lives on.
https://designluck.com/most-important-skill/
Seth Godin on How to Say “No,” Market Like a Professional, and Win at Life
If you don’t already know who Seth Godin (@thisissethsblog, seths.blog) is you should. He writes every day about marketing, strategic quitting, leadership, the way ideas spread, and challenging the status quo in all areas. (His blog is one of the most popular in the world. This conversation with Tim Ferris is chock full of gems like how he says no to the unimportant and non-marketing books that are master classes in great marketing
https://tim.blog/2018/11/01/seth-godin-this-is-marketing/
Learning in the Flow of Work
Josh Bersin (@joshbesin) gave this research-based presentation at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect Conference. He talks about a new learning model driven by machine intelligence, micro-learning, and new video and social platforms like LinkedIn Learning that are helping companies upskill and transform their workforces.
Social Bookmarking: Your Favorites Really Want to be Free
Social bookmarking is a better way to save the websites and online resources you want to keep track of. Instead of your bookmarks being locked away in the browser your computer, social bookmarks live online where they can be accessed from anywhere and easily shared with others.
TLDR: If you’re short on time grab this quick start guide to social bookmarking
https://mike-taylor.org/2018/11/08/social-bookmarking-your-favorites-really-want-to-be-free/
Time-Saving Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Taylor Croonquist (@nutsbolts_PPT) has put together this great list of Windows 10 shortcuts. If you’re on Windows I can almost guarantee there is something in here you’re gonna love!
- Windows Search 0:36
- Your favorite program 1:45
- Windows Explorer (File Explorer) 3:11
- Windows File Explorer Search 3:49
- Application Switch 5:03
- Switch Application Freeze 5:50
- Multitasking View 6:34
- Switch Virtual Desktops 7:20
- Minimize Windows (the Desktop Drill) 8:29
- All but one Minimize Window 9:25
- Split Screen on Windows 10 10:23
- Cascade Windows 12:03
- Un-Cascade Windows 12:03
- Show Windows stacked 12:46
- Cycle Application 13:30
- Close File shortcut 14:09
- Close Application 15:16
- New Application 16:04
- Create New Folder 16:54
- Create New Office File 17:32
- File Explorer Navigation 18:28
- Preview File 19:13
- Document Properties 19:59
- Screen Clipping 20:43
- Action Center (Computer Settings) 21:52
Learning, Design & Technology Miscellany
A few other things just because I can.
Conference News
- Elliott Masie’s Learning 2018 was this week in Orlando #Learning2018
- Looking for your next conference? I’ve added some new events recently to my global collection of L&D events.
- Speaker Proposals are now open for:
- The eLearning Guild is accepting Realities360 speaking proposals until November 16
- Content Marketing World – open until December 14th
- ICELW 2019 Call for Proposals is now open and the deadline is December 16th, 2018.
- HR Tech Conference – open until December 28th. Get the details here.
Design Resources
- DataViz Stash is a curated collection of dataviz resources.
Apps & Tools
- Need to whip up a presentation that looks like a million bucks? Did you know you can build presentations in Canva? You can even present right from there too.
Books/Courses/Talks/Podcasts
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century I found this book via Harold Jarche and I’m looking forward to reading it.
- This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
What I’m listening to
- It’s a cold, wet, dreary day in Columbus this morning and a little something to lift the spirits is just what the doctor ordered. (Especially this one.)
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