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ADDIE or Agile? A false dichotomy

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It’s a process of getting progressively closer to the finished product, not by planning and designing more, but by building something useful and seeing what happens. This article in Learning Solutions Magazine goes into more depth, but here’s the gist of it. One of the core tenets of an Agile approach is iterative development.

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Namaste, Friends. Find your Office Zen.

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We’ve all experienced the squeeze of work-related stress from time to time, but too much stress at the office too often can make a huge dent in your quality of life and decrease your productivity. We’re not okay with that, and we’re actively seeking ways to make our office a more peaceful place.

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The Waste of Motion

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It’s based on Japanese manufacturing processes and its goal is to eliminate waste from production systems. Lean started in the manufacturing world as part of the total-quality-management movement. Waste” is anything that doesn’t add value to the customer. There are eight wastes of Lean , one of which is the waste of motion.

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The future is bright: corporate learning gets smart

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Recently there’s been an increase in the number of prospective customers that are not actually buying the product in the end. A salesperson enters data about customer calls into the company’s customer relationship system, keeping track of each of his customers’ size, budget, order details and the next steps to take in the process.