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Theory or Research?

Clark Quinn

My answer to theory or research is theory. For instance, the work on worked examples comes from John Sweller’s Cognitive Load theory. Theory generates experiments which refine theory. Theory generates experiments which refine theory. Researchers tend to run experiments driven by a theory.

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Disruptive Innovation and Organizational Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

She writes in The New Yorker : Disruptive innovation is a theory about why businesses fail. Organization Culture Organizational Learning Teamwork Clayton Christensen Drake Bennett Jill Lepore' Harvard historian Jill Lepore has challenged the validity of disruptive innovation as an explanation of change. It’s not more than that.

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Adult learning theories for instructional designers: Andragogy

Matrix

In a series of articles, I will take a closer look at three modern adult learning theories that are not only relevant but highly applicable. This is important in the current context, as learning specialists deal with the challenge of building materials fast. The relevance of adult learning theories.

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Understanding Learning Consulting and Why You Should Go for It

Infopro Learning

Understanding the essence of learning consulting is paramount, given its rapidly growing significance in the industry. Understanding Learning Consulting Learning consulting is a dynamic approach to organizational learning that goes beyond conventional training methodologies.

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The theory of psychological safety and what it means for your organization

Matrix

Over a decade ago, Professor Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School set out to study the learning organization and what could be done so companies would learn better from their experiences. A strong culture of psychological safety is vital to organizational learning and innovation, as well as to employee growth and development.

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What 21st Century Science Says About Memorable Learning Experience At Work

Thinkdom

Modern science, especially in learning & development, has come a long way in the last couple of decades. ,, Learning & behavioural sciences overlap more than we initially thought. Let’s first understand how human beings learn and then focus on some strategies that we can use to make professional learning stick.

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Stealing Tools From the Masters

The Performance Improvement Blog

It occurred to me that those of us who create tools for organizational learning and improvement also stand on the shoulders of the talented people who came before us. Leadership Development Management Organization Culture Organizational Learning' Banksy does this with his parodies of popular and commercial art.

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