Moving the Green L&D agenda forward
Green L&D needs to move beyond the traditional performative approach to learning design and develop approaches that give learners a real voice in what they learn
Bryan | 30/10/2022
Civilisation – and my part in its downfall
How can we personalise climate change and our role in it? Some thoughts about the Social Cost of Carbon.
Bryan | 24/10/2021
Competencies, sustainability and the importance of systems thinking
Education for Sustainable Development proposes eight core competencies. Of these, systems thinking perhaps is the most fundamental.
Bryan | 18/10/2021
Learning strategies for sustainable organisations with the publisher!
Manuscripts of "Learning solutions for sustainable organisations" go to Routledge
Bryan | 5/10/2021
Believing in the values of what you’re doing and its significance for learning
Inspired by a visit to the cinema to see "Nomadland", I reflect on the importance of taking learners' value frameworks into consideration when developing training.
Bryan | 8/6/2021
Limits to "Limits to growth"
Although groundbreaking, "The limits to growth" has been criticised as representing a technical solution to a moral problem. This blog reflects on a suggestion that its failure to highlight values as a core problem may be a reason why it never changed anything.
Bryan | 16/4/2021
Systems perspectives on news stories
Systems thinking can help us make sense of many things we hear about in the news. Watching a programme about an honour killing made me realise how useful it was as I tried to make sense of what had happened.
Bryan | 5/10/2020
Embracing variety from learners
The concept of requisite variety helps to explain why it is so important to involve learners in the design and delivery of formal learning activities.
Bryan | 25/9/2020
The importance of reflection
The COVID-19 pandemic should give us all the chance to reflect on our existence
Bryan | 28/3/2020