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Flow is often characterized as an individual experience where we are so completely focused on an activity that we become immersed “in the zone”. The main reason for this is that most of the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s initial research at the University of Chicago focused on individual performance. However, the most powerful flow experiences often […]
If you’ve ever thought about becoming a coach, there’s never been a better time to get started with all the tools and training available today. The coaching industry is growing fast and evolving with new models that reward coaches who work smart, not just hard. It’s not just about one-on-one sessions anymore. Today, it’s about […]
I’ve travelled all over the world and I can say that Santa Marta is one of my favourite places to be a digital nomad. While the digital nomad community is much smaller than nomad hotspots like Medellin and Mexico City, there is a small, tight-knit group of digital nomads, expats and locals who hang out […]
Have you ever sat in a lecture theatre or watched an online video, where someone was speaking in a monotone voice, just reading off a page, and felt no connection whatsoever to the content? Some people have a knack for making the material interesting, but too often educational content feels dull and burdensome, and in […]
Most businesses don’t make it past 5 years. Starting a business against such odds takes confidence, getting it up and running takes skill, and even then, there’s still plenty of luck required for your business to succeed. One way to give yourself the best chance of settling in with the 20% of successful businesses is […]
Jack Mezirow began developing the Transformational Learning Theory in the 1970s, building upon the notion that our interpretations of our experiences are what give them meaning and lead to personal change. Whatever meanings we ascribe will determine how our perspectives and expectations shift. This explains why two people can react to the same information in […]
Online learning tends to fail when the traditional lecture format is re-packaged over Zoom. To keep students engaged in the digital environment, learning has to be much more participatory and collaborative. That’s where mastermind groups come by making learning community-driven and giving participants the weekly accountability they need to stick to their goals. Zoom Breakout […]
Life has increasingly gone online. We increasingly work from home, shop online, and converse over social networks. Meanwhile, for anyone hoping to learn new skills or expertise in different fields, the internet has you covered. Courses abound, on any subject and at varying lengths, costs, and degrees of difficulty. The development of artificial intelligence is […]
The rise of artificial intelligence has paradoxically increased our hunger for authentic human experiences. The nature of being a creator is changing fast. A recent announcement by Meta confirms that they plan to flood Facebook and Instagram with AI-generated creator bots that exist on the platform the same way as human users do — the […]
Everybody at some point has to learn how to do a job or skill. Large and small companies alike must train employees, and modern creators and course designers have to think about the best methods for imbuing students with knowledge. This is what Rapid Instructional Design aims to do—make instructors and teachers more effective. It […]
