From Scratch

271: From Scratch #271 Representational gaps

From Scratch — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:15:26 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at representational gaps and the power of language .

270: From Scratch #270 the paradoxes in how AI is experienced at work

From Scratch — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:04:52 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore research from the IBM Institute for Business Value which highlights paradoxes in how AI is experienced at work and what this means for leaders.

269: From Scratch #269 What has the learning industry learnt from 30 years of digital learning?

From Scratch — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:23:57 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss what L&D has learned from digital learning and how this will influence its approach to AI.

268: From Scratch #268 Proactive vs reactive organisations

From Scratch — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:25:20 +0000

In this episode Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss proactive vs reactive organisations. The discussion was prompted by a recent post by Martin on LinkedIn.

We discuss topics including . . .

The risks of being a reactive organisation
Change now happens so quickly that, by the time an organisation responds to a challenge or copies a competitor, circumstances may already have moved on.

The importance of data and foresight
Strong organisations actively manage and interpret data, notice emerging trends and weak signals, and use these insights to anticipate change rather than wait for a crisis. Thanks to Teresa Rose for making this point.

Employee knowledge as the “organisational brain”
Employees closest to the work hold valuable expertise, ideas and experience—including insights about AI and process improvements. Proactive organisations create the psychological safety and channels needed to share this knowledge; reactive ones trap it in functional silos.

Why continuous adaptation is essential
Customer demands, technology and employee expectations are constantly evolving. Organisations therefore need curiosity, integrated systems thinking and a willingness to experiment—not rigid procedures designed to preserve the status quo.

267: From Scratch #267 Refelctions on the current L&D measurement culture

From Scratch — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:14:23 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at L&D's fixation with measurement and whether the industry is measuring the right things.

266: From Scratch #266 AI, organisational systems and culture

From Scratch — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:26:54 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore the
2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report: Agents, human agency, and the opportunity for every organization, Microsoft.

265: From Scratch #265 The practicalities of L&D

From Scratch — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:17:24 +0000

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the Training Journal L&D Influence Report 2026.

264: From Scratch #264 AI is not the transformation, learning is

From Scratch — Sun, 10 May 2026 13:52:28 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the role of learning in helping organisations realise the potential benefits of AI.

263: From Scratch #263 What's hot in L&D in 2026

From Scratch — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:54:58 +0000

DrNigel paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the Global Sentiment Survey 2026.

262: From Scratch #261 Time to focus on the bigger picture

From Scratch — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:28:32 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss leadership and transformation, two themes of the iVentiv Pulse: Top Priorities for Global Heads of Learning and Talent.

261: From Scratch #261 AI aspiration and reality

From Scratch — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:57:23 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey - Leading through uncertainty in the age of AI.

260: From Scratch #260 A 2026 wishlist for L&D

From Scratch — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:49:53 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look ahead to 2026.

259: From Scratch #259 Focus on the bigger picture

From Scratch — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:58:17 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the themes from the most listened to episodes of 2025.

258: From Scratch #258 Measuring learning impact

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:56:09 +0000

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss latest research from GP Strategies and Watershed - Measuring the Business Impact of Learning.

257: From Scratch #257 AI for collaboration and teamwork

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:55:02 +0000

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss latest research from Atlassian - The AI Collaboration Index.

256: From Scratch #256 Critical thinking

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:54:02 +0000

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss critical thinking and why L&D and talent teams need it more than ever.

Martin will be running a session on critical thinking at the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum - more here.

255: From Scratch #255 AI in L&D

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:53:07 +0000

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at new research from Donald H Taylor and Eglė Vinauskaitė that looks at how learning and development teams are using AI.

Read the report here.

254: From Scratch #254 Shadiw AI

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:38:14 +0000

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at research into shadow AI from Fuel iX. You can download the research here.

253: From Scratch #253 Time to reframe L&D

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:36:53 +0000

In this episode Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss David James' L&D maturity model, the Towards Maturity maturity model and why nothing seems to change in L&D.

252: From Scratch #252 The infinite work day

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:35:38 +0000

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss research from Microsoft that looks at what it calls the 'infinite work day'.

Read more on the research here.

251: From Scratch #251 Adult learning

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:34:25 +0000

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine take a look at adult learning.

250: From Scratch #250 The anniversary edition

From Scratch — Sun, 11 May 2025 13:50:01 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins celebrate the big 250 and reflect on the most listened-to episodes.

249: From Scratch #249 Changing the L&D narrative

From Scratch — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:14:38 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore ways L&D can move beyond a content focus towards performance and business impact.

248: From Scratch #248 The trust deficit and what to do about it

From Scratch — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:29:24 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why trust continues to be a problem for organisations and what can be done about it.

247: From Scratch #247 4 strategies for building organizational learning

From Scratch — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:05:46 +0000

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss ways to encourage organizational learning based on Nigel's latest book.

246: From Scratch #246 Time to take a fresh look at communities of practice

From Scratch — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:32:18 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why we might see a renewed interest in communities of practice in the coming months.

245: From Scratch #245 The state of LearnOps

From Scratch — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:31:55 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Cognota's 2024 LearnOps Trends & Insights Report.

244: From Scratch #244 What does strategy actually mean for your organisation?

From Scratch — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:34:43 +0000

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at MIT Sloan Management Review research that shows only 51% of the top team can list their organisation's top three priorities, dropping to 13% of frontline supervisors.

243: From Scratch #243 AI and the bigger picture for learning

From Scratch — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:34:10 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on the need for broader perspectives on AI so that learning teams can be a part of business transformation, not just learning transformation.

242: From Scratch #242 Workforce hopes and fears

From Scratch — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:27:28 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss pwc's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2024.

241: From Scratch #241 Nigel reflects on the process of writing his new book on organizational learning

From Scratch — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:23:48 +0000

Martin Couzins asks Dr Nigel Paine to reflect on the process of writing his latest book, The Great Reset: Unlocking the Power of Organizational Learning. Pre order here.

240: From Scratch #240 AI on the sly

From Scratch — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:03:05 +0000

Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine review Cache's State of AI report.

239: From Scratch #239 The importance of fieldwork

From Scratch — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:01:39 +0000

In this episode Nigel and Martin explain what we mean by fieldwork and why it should be a part of how you work.

238: From Scratch #238 A look at the book The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups

From Scratch — Fri, 31 May 2024 10:45:04 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the book The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups.

237: From Scratch #237 Ask yourself: What is leadership?

From Scratch — Mon, 20 May 2024 13:24:02 +0000

In this episode Dr Nigel Paine explains why there is no one definition of leadership and what that means for leadership development. Nigel will be co-facilitating the Building Leadership Capability Series with Matt Richter. Find out more here.

236: From Scratch #236 In praise of Joined Up Thinking

From Scratch — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:37:13 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Hannah Critchlow's book Joined Up Thinking.

235: From Scratch #235 Our Learning Technologies 2024 preview

From Scratch — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:14:44 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at Nigel's session at the conference, The Great Reset: Why we need to rethink organisational learning.

234: From Scratch #234 Healthy habits and creating the climate and culture for organizational learning

From Scratch — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:31:38 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss how organisations can create a climate and culture of organizational learning.

233: From Scratch #233 breaking the status quo

From Scratch — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:10:14 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss why organisations and individuals need to break through the status quo and how to do it.

232: From Scratch #232 Using external insights to develop and extend Organizational Learning

From Scratch — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:48:49 +0000

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore the role of external insights in developing Organizational Learning. Nigel will be running a webinar on the topic on 7 March 2024 - register here.

231: From Scratch #231 A look at the LPI's Learning Survey 2024

From Scratch — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:02:02 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the Learning and Performance Institute's Learning Survey 2024.

230: From Scratch #230

From Scratch — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:59:32 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at McKinsey's paper on raising organisational resilience.

229: From Scratch #229 Why do we need Organizational Learning?

From Scratch — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:38:35 +0000

In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine gets a grilling about some of the ideas in his forthcoming book on Organizational Learning. Nigel is running a series of webinars discussing these ideas - register here.

228: From Scratch #228 Our review of 2023

From Scratch — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:12:39 +0000

Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on 2023.

227: From Scratch #227 Organizational learning - mentoring, OD and community

From Scratch — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:38:14 +0000

In this episode Nigel answers some of the questions that were asked at the first in a series of webinars on organisational learning. Find out more and see the webinar recording here.

Bottom up mentoring to reinvigorate the learning process for those who feel they have nothing new to learn
The relationship between OD and learning
Overcoming resistance to community learning - how to make communities of practice work
Building and nourishing connections between people
How to enable and support innovation

226: From Scratch #226 Why We Need to Rethink Organizational Learning

From Scratch — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:54:31 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Organizational Learning, the subject of Nigel's new book and also a series of webinars. Find out more here.

225: From Scratch #225 Better managers, please

From Scratch — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:12:57 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the latest research from the Chartered Management Institute into the state of UK managers.

224: From Scratch #224 6 action points from Insights Media’s inaugural Research Roundup of AI research

From Scratch — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:54:46 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the six action points taken from Insights Media's Research Roundup report into generative AI.

223: From Scratch #223 Finding the signal amongst the generative AI noise pollution

From Scratch — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:19:39 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins propose some tactics for finding credible insights on generative AI.

222: From Scratch #222 Using ChatGPT for research

From Scratch — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:11:44 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the LinkedIn Learning course How to research and write using generative AI tools.

221: From Scratch #221 Work in an AI-driven world

From Scratch — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:26:56 +0000

Nigel Pain and Martin Couzins discuss research from the IBM Institute for Business Value.

220: From Scratch #220 Understanding your middle managers

From Scratch — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:21:38 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at research published in the Economist that unpicks some of the challenges facing middle managers.

219: From Scratch #219 Understanding the learner context

From Scratch — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 07:52:29 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine explore the importance of audience insights to understand the learner context and develop learning interventions that deliver organisational impact.

218: From Scratch #218 A look at the first part of the Mind Tools for Business L&D benchmark 2023

From Scratch — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:54:54 +0000

It's the 20th year of the benchmark and Mind Tools for Business is serialising this year's report into three parts. Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at part one.

217: From Scratch #217 A look at the CIPD Learning at Work 2023 report

From Scratch — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:51:34 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the CIPD's Learning at Work report, looking specifically at what it says about learning alignment and the learning environment.

216: From Scratch #216 C-suite and HR - the hidden paradoxes

From Scratch — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:27:03 +0000

In this episode, Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at Sage's The changing face of HR in 2024 research and reflect on the paradoxes that exist between HR and the C-suite.

215: From Scratch #215 High-performing teams

From Scratch — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:56:50 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the CIPD's evidence review of high-performing teams.

214: From Scratch #214 Solving the management challenge

From Scratch — Wed, 31 May 2023 11:48:38 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review recent research on line managers and consider what it will take for organisations to raise the game on management capability and effectiveness.

Research mentioned:

More than 50% of managers feel burned out, HBR

Hybrid work is just work. Are we doing it wrong?, Microsoft

The importance of people management: Analysis of its impact on employees, CIPD

213: From Scratch #213 Reflections on Learning Technologies 2023

From Scratch — Tue, 09 May 2023 16:53:21 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on the Learning Technologies conference 2023.

212: From Scratch #212 4 ways to reframe L&D now

From Scratch — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:08:50 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss Nigel's keynote at the Learning Technologies conference 2023.

211: From Scratch #211 A dig into Linkedin Learning's 2023 workplace learning report

From Scratch — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:00:15 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at Linkedin Learning's annual report.

210: From Scratch #210 Employee hopes and fears

From Scratch — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:13:16 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears report.

209: Chatting ChatGPT

From Scratch — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:42:36 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the impact of ChatGPT on learning.

208: From Scratch #208 HR priorities for 2023

From Scratch — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:03:55 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss latest HR research from Gartner.

207: From Scratch #207 A look ahead to 2023

From Scratch — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:26:06 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at some trends for the year ahead.

206: From Scratch #206 How learning teams can manage technological change

From Scratch — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:19:37 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss research from Coursera and Emerge - Moving L&D to Systematic and Strategic Impact.

205: From Scratch #205 A look at the State of the Global Workforce report from Gallup

From Scratch — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:27:42 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discus the State of the Global Workforce 2022 report from Gallup.

204: From Scratch #204 Learning motivation in remote working environments

From Scratch — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:25:23 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's research work into remote learner motivation.

203: From Scratch #203 Editorial planning out loud

From Scratch — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:42:20 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the podcast's editorial plan . . .

202: From Scratch #202 L&D at a crossroads

From Scratch — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:26:42 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's contribution to Tips for L&D in 2022.

201: From Scratch #201 A review of Learning Technologies 2022

From Scratch — Fri, 13 May 2022 16:54:01 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the Learning Technologies Conference 2022, held in London.

200: From Scratch #200 We are 200 episodes old

From Scratch — Mon, 02 May 2022 21:06:17 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins briefly celebrate 200 episodes and then talk technology.

199: From Scratch #199 Discontinuity in L&D

From Scratch — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:36:48 +0000

In this episode Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the fundamental changes facing corporate learning teams.

198: Review of the Edelman Trust Barometer 2022

From Scratch — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:53:26 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the Edelman Trust Barometer 2022.

197: From Scratch #197 A review of the DIY Phoenix

From Scratch — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:52:01 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review Lior Locher's bpok The DIY Phoenix.

196: From Scratch #196 Looking back on 2021 and forward to 2022

From Scratch — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:24:46 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on 2021 and look forward to the yerar aherad.

195: From Scratch #195 Talent and People Success

From Scratch — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:03:28 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the latest Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success.

194: From Scratch #194 Adaptive learning

From Scratch — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:48:21 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the Learning Guild's latest research on adaptive learning.

193: From Scratch #193 HR and learning: we need to talk about climate change

From Scratch — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:26:16 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the climate change challenge for L&D and HR professionals.

192: From Scratch #192 Enough of the individual - let's focus on organisational learning

From Scratch — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:29:42 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore the reasons for taking a fresh look at organisational learning.

191: From Scratch #191 Questions for learning and development

From Scratch — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:40:58 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins pose some questions about L&D that they'd like answers too.

190: From Scratch #190 Theory and practice in learning and development

From Scratch — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:22:43 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the role of theory and practice in corporate learning.

189: From Scratch #189 A look at the book Belonging

From Scratch — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:40:10 +0000

Nigel Paine reviews the book Belonging by Owen Eastwood.

188: From Scratch #188 Quarantine part 2

From Scratch — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:27:35 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins continue the discussion of Nigel’s Covid-19 quarantine experience in Australia.

187: From Scratch #187 Quarantine part one

From Scratch — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:13:46 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's Covid-19 quarantine experience in Australia.

186: From Scratch #186 The age of reflection

From Scratch — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:08:37 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the importance of reflection.

185: From Scratch #185 Thinking about thinking

From Scratch — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:04:52 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins urge everyone to create some space to think.

184: From Scratch #184 Jumping on the skills bandwagon

From Scratch — Wed, 26 May 2021 08:45:02 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss organisations' renewed interest in skills development.

183: From Scratch #183 A culture of learning versus a learning culture

From Scratch — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:52:52 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the difference between a learning culture and a culture of learning. There is a difference!

182: From Scratch #182 How AI is shaping HR

From Scratch — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:07:16 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at The Business Case for AI in HR published by the IBM Smarter Workforce Institute.

181: From Scratch #181 Thinking differently about learning

From Scratch — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:47:21 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the changing role of learning, using this CEO research as provocation.

180: From Scratch #180 Finding your voice in L&D

From Scratch — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:41:07 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins call for more diverse voices in learning and development.

179: From Scratch #179 Learning impact

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:44:45 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss LEO research into Measuring the Business Impact of Learning.

178: From Scratch #178 In praise of barcamps

From Scratch — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:45:43 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the origins of the LearnPatch Learning Technologies barcamp.

177: From Scratch #177 A look at Fosway's learning tech market analysis

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:31:33 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the Fosway Group 9-Grid analysis of learning systems.

176: From Scratch #176 In praise of the Debunking Handbook 2020

From Scratch — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:54:22 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins recommend the Debunking Handbook 2020.

175: From Scratch #175 What are the causes for optimism in 2021?

From Scratch — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:28:20 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look ahead to 2021 . . .

174: From Scratch #174 Wrapping up 2020

From Scratch — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:56:28 +0000

Nigel Paine ans Martin Couzins reflect on an extraordinary 2020.

173: From Scratch #173 How to be heard and get more influence

From Scratch — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:44:36 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss ways to gain more influence.

172: From Scratch #172 Diversity and inclusion - movement or moment?

From Scratch — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:36:26 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss research from GP Strategies entitled Movement or Moment? A Pulse on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from Leaders and Employees

171: From Scratch #171 Cutting through the leadership development BS

From Scratch — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:25:48 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins consider what leadership should look like in put post Covid-19 world.

170: From Scratch #170 From talent management to people success

From Scratch — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:13:28 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the latest Fosway 9-Grid on Talent & People Success.

169: From Scratch #169 Better decisions? Beware of your biases

From Scratch — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:21:33 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the obstacles to better decision making and how to overcome them.

168: From Scratch #168 Skills and the OU’s Business Barometer 2020 report

From Scratch — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:20:50 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the UK skills landscape as described by the Open University Business Barometer 2020 report.

167: From Scratch #167 The big reset playbook

From Scratch — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:50:06 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the Big Reset Playbook.

166: From Scratch #166 Recasting Learning and Development - The need to recast L&D’s relationship with the business

From Scratch — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:11:37 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins finish their series on Recasting L&D. In this episode they discuss the need for L&D to rethink its relationship with the business.

165: From Scratch #165 Recasting Learning and Development – evaluation and impact

From Scratch — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:30:12 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins continue their series on Recasting L&D. In this episode they discuss the need to recast the way we think about evaluation and impact.

164: From Scratch #164 Recasting learning and development - content

From Scratch — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 08:45:13 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins continue their series on Recasting L&D. In this episode they discuss the need to recast the way we think about content.

163: From Scratch #163 Recasting Learning and Development - technology

From Scratch — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:27:57 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins continue their mini-series on recasting L&D. In this third installment, they discuss the role of technology in transforming the learning function.

162: From Scratch #162 - Recasting Learning and Development - leadership

From Scratch — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:32:18 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins continue their mini-series on recasting L&D. In this second installment, they discuss the need to recast leadership.

161: From Scratch #161 - Recasting Learning and Development in a post-pandemic world

From Scratch — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:11:00 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins kick off a mini-series on recasting L&D in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

160: From Scratch #160 Michelle Ockers on the impact of Covid-19 on corporate learning

From Scratch — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:08:36 +0000

In this episode, Nigel Paine interviews Michelle Ockers about the impact of Covid-19 on corporate learning.

Ockers is a leading contemporary practitioner and contributor to the learning community in Australia and New Zealand. Her extensive experience includes building a learning culture at Coca-Cola Amatil and strategic leadership on learning transformation at Qantas.

Ockers was recently awarded the tile of Learning Professional of the Year by AITD.

159: From Scratch #159 Time to work on organisational learning - a review of the #LTSF20 opening keynote

From Scratch — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:46:33 +0000

Nigel Paine reviews his keynote talk that kicked off the Learning Technologies Summer Forum 2020.

158: From Scratch #158 A review of Deloitte's 2020 Human Capital Trends report

From Scratch — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:01:45 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Deloitte's 2020 Human Capital Trends report.

157: From Scratch #157 Is this the opportunity to reset corporate learning?

From Scratch — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:38:53 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the opportunity to reset corporate learning in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.

156: From Scratch #156 Stuck in a rut in L&D? Here are some tips for moving on

From Scratch — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:38:45 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at ways to shift out of a work rut.

155: From Scratch #155 Shifting learning online

From Scratch — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:26:32 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss what to consider when moving face to face learning online.

154: From Scratch #154 A look at the CIPD’s report on learning culture

From Scratch — Thu, 21 May 2020 13:55:06 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the CIPD's latest report on learning culture, Creating learning cultures - assessing the evidence.

153: From Scratch #153 What insights is your organisation gathering from this workplace experiment?

From Scratch — Tue, 12 May 2020 09:50:35 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore what organisations are learning from the Covid-19 lockdown.

152: From Scratch #152 Covid-19, curation and sense-making

From Scratch — Tue, 05 May 2020 09:43:08 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Covid-19 disinformation and the need for individuals to curate and sense-make the information they see and use to make decisions.

151: Flexible learning

From Scratch — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:04:30 +0000

In this episode, Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss TrainingZone's whitepaper, Driving business value through flexible learning, written by Laura Overton.

150: From Scratch #150 From F2F to online overnight

From Scratch — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:46:19 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the rapid shift to online teaching in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

149: From Scratch #149 How nudge theory can help learning and development

From Scratch — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:33:56 +0000

In this episode, Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine talk with learning strategist and author Paul Matthews about how learning professionals could benefit from adopting techniques from nudge theory.

148: From Scratch #148 A look at Donald Taylor’s L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2020

From Scratch — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:58:45 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Donald Taylor’s L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2020.

147: From Scratch #147 Technology labels - useful or not?

From Scratch — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:04:30 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine ask whether it is useful to use technology labels.

146: From Scratch #146 Fosway’s analysis of learning systems

From Scratch — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:46:20 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the Fosway 9-Grid for Learning Systems. More on this here.

145: From Scratch #145 In praise of apprenticeships

From Scratch — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:22:52 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2020 #naw2020

144: From Scratch #144 Learning in the flow of work. What is it exactly?

From Scratch — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:29:33 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins kick around the idea of learning in the flow of work.

143: From Scratch #143 Learning transfer and academic rigour

From Scratch — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:35:46 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review Will Thalheimer’s work on learning transfer.

142: From Scratch #142 Some 2020 commitments

From Scratch — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:56:47 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look forward to 2020.

141: From Scratch #141 Caring counts

From Scratch — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:46:03 +0000

In our Christmas 2019 episode, Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins, look at why caring, sharing and support at work are so important. And why you should carry out an emotional intelligence audit.

140: From Scratch #140 An exemplar of evidence-based insight

From Scratch — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:03:31 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Donald Clark's blog post on video in learning which is a great example of evidence-based insight.

139: From Scratch #139 A review of Essex County Council's Learnfest

From Scratch — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:38:46 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins dicusss Essex County Council's Learnfest.

138: From Scratch #138 Neuromyths

From Scratch — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:52:11 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the report Neuromyths and Evidence-Based Practices in Higher Education.

137: From Scratch #137 Learning agility - a workplace contradiction

From Scratch — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:12:32 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the Towards Maturity report Who moved my skills?

136: From Scratch #136 Credibility

From Scratch — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:16:44 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss credibility and Martin's new Customer Credibility Index.

135: From Scratch #135 A review of The Talent Gathering 2019

From Scratch — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:14:57 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss The Talent Gathering 2019 conference.

134: From Scratch #134 Talking data science with DataCamp co-founder Martijn Theuwissen

From Scratch — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:01:22 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss data science with DataCamp co-founder Martijn Theuwissen.

133: From Scratch #133 A digital mindset for learning and development

From Scratch — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:26:36 +0000

Nigel paine and Martin Couzins discuss this report into digital mindsets in learning from Sprout Labs.

132: From Scratch #132 A review of Learning Live 2019

From Scratch — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:32:12 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss their highlights from the Learning Live conference 2019.

131: From Scratch #131 Psychological summer breaks

From Scratch — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:09:11 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss downtime in the summer holidays.

130: From Scratch #130 Skills for the digital economy

From Scratch — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:08:24 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nesta's report Delivering Digital Skills.

129: From Scratch #129 learning in the flow of work and life

From Scratch — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:27:47 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the learning chapter in the 2019 Human Capital Trends report from Deloitte.

128: From Scratch #128 How to define a learning culture

From Scratch — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:38:42 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss learning cultures - what is a learning culture exactly?

127: From Scratch #127 Learning and unlearning - an entrepreneur's journey

From Scratch — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:45:27 +0000

Nigel Paine talks to Bob Tinker, author of Survival to Thrival, about his learning journey as an entrepreneur.

126: From Scratch #126 Content - the crack cocaine of corporate learning

From Scratch — Fri, 31 May 2019 15:52:29 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss corporate learning's dependency on content creation.

125: From Scratch #125 What is learning?

From Scratch — Thu, 16 May 2019 07:40:17 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the article It’s not learning. That’s a problem for L&D and organisations and explore what constitutes learning at work.

124: From Scratch #124 Josh Schneider on doing your best work

From Scratch — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 20:10:49 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins talk to Josh Schneider, author of 5 Days to Your Best Work Yet: A Human Like Approach to Better Work.

123: From Scratch #123 Stress and the role of managers

From Scratch — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:15:39 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the CIPD's latest research on health and well-being at work.

122: From Scratch #122 Thinking environments

From Scratch — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:05:39 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss thinking environments (the work of Nancy Kline).

121: From Scratch #121 Nick Shackleton-Jones on how people learn

From Scratch — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:19:30 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins talk to Nick Shackleton-Jones about his forthcoming book, How people learn.

120: From Scratch #120 Steve Wheeler on his forthcoming book ~ Digital Learning in Organisations

From Scratch — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:31:01 +0000

Academic and learning innovation consultant, Steve Wheeler, talks to Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins about his new book, Digital Learning in Organisations.

119: From Scratch #119 A look at Fosway's 2019 research into learning technologies

From Scratch — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:20:23 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss Fosway's latest research into the learning technologies market.

118: From Scratch #118 A Learning Technologies 2019 preview

From Scratch — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 09:55:08 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look ahead to the Learning Technologies Conference 2019, held in London on 13-14 February.

117: From Scratch #117 AI in learning - pessimistic or optimistic?

From Scratch — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:06:50 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss artificial intelligence in corporate learning.

116: From Scratch #116 Learning culture

From Scratch — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 20:52:36 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss Nigel's new book on learning culture.

115: From Scratch #115 A look back at 2018

From Scratch — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:36:52 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine look back at their 2018 highlights.

114: From Scratch #114 Elevating Learning and Development

From Scratch — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:18:56 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the book Elevating L&D by Nick van Dam.

113: From Scratch #113 70:20:10

From Scratch — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:53:32 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the latest GoodPractice research into the 70:20:10 concept for organisational learning.

112: From Scratch #112 Mike Shaw's curated approach to learning design

From Scratch — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:21:40 +0000

Mike Shaw shares his approach to curating learning experiences.

111: Peer learning: fundamental for the modern organisation

From Scratch — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:52:10 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the role of peer learning in organisations.

110: From Scratch #110 Dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty

From Scratch — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:35:29 +0000

This week Doug Shaw joins Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins to discuss how to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty.

109: A short review of Learning Live 2018

From Scratch — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:06:39 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review Learning Live 2018.

108: From Scratch #108 A workplace for all generations

From Scratch — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 10:37:52 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss older worker myths and multi-generation workforces.

107: From Scratch #107 Learning from mistakes

From Scratch — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:08:18 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss learning from mistakes.

106: From Scratch #106 Learning evaluation

From Scratch — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:42:52 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the biases that cause learning evaluation to be less than reliable.

105: From Scratch #105 Lifelong learning

From Scratch — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:06:10 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Mary Meeker's Internet Trends report and what it has to say about lifelong learning.

104: From Scratch #104 Amy Burvall on creativity

From Scratch — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:51:03 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins interview Amy Burvall after Amy's keynote to the Learning Technologies Summer Forum 2018.

103: From Scratch #103 Podcast presentation tips

From Scratch — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 08:21:48 +0000

Nigel Paine helps Martin Couzins polish up his podcast presentation skills.

102: From Scratch #102 Asking good questions

From Scratch — Wed, 30 May 2018 08:10:00 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the benefits of asking good questions.

101: From Scratch #101 Can you be a leader and a decent person?

From Scratch — Tue, 15 May 2018 08:04:39 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the impact of football manager Ray Wilkins, who passed away recently, on one young player. #leadership

100: From Scratch #100 Elliott Masie hails the liberation of learning

From Scratch — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:32:10 +0000

In this our 100th episode, Nigel Paine interviews learning thought leader Elliott Masie.

99: From Scratch #99 Why are podcasts so popular?

From Scratch — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:01:42 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the popularity of podcasts.

98: From Scratch #98 Barcamps

From Scratch — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:52:03 +0000

Nigel Paine reflects on being a speaker at the LearnPatch barcamp held during the Learning Technologies Conference 2018.

97: From Scratch #97 Do people leave managers, not jobs? Research says not

From Scratch — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 14:44:29 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss latest Facebook data that shows people leave jobs, not managers.

96: Grappling with self-directed learning

From Scratch — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:06:53 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss self-directed learning.

95: From Sctach #95 What to attend to in 2018

From Scratch — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:33:22 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine look ahead to learning and development in 2018.

From Scratch #94 Tips on designing better webinars

From Scratch — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:35:20 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins share tips on designing interesting webinars.

From Scratch #93 Learning 2017 reviewed

From Scratch — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:25:54 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the Learning 2017 conference.

From Scratch #92 The future of work and the promised robot takeover

From Scratch — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:46:03 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins consider the robot takeover and the future of work

From Scratch #91 The creative process with novelist Jane Harris

From Scratch — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:14:18 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins talk to author of historical fiction Jane Harris about her creative process.

From Scratch #90 Towards a performance-first mindset

From Scratch — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:38:24 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the shift from learning first to performance first.

From Scratch #89 Generative learning

From Scratch — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:34:51 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the importance of generative learning.

From Scratch #88 Social technologies

From Scratch — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:38:58 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the Conversation Prism created by Brian Solis.

From Scratch #87 Where does learning fit into the corporate mix?

From Scratch — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:16:55 +0000

New research from the Corporate Research Forum should heaten L&D professionals, says Nigel Paine.

From Scratch #86 From content first to UX first

From Scratch — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:29:11 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the shift to UX in using technology for learning.

From Scratch #85 Learning tech - a new approach to learning?

From Scratch — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:59:29 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the shift towards the Netflix experience in learning technologies.

From Scratch #84 Not investing in learning is not an option. Discuss.

From Scratch — Fri, 19 May 2017 09:33:42 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the case for investing in learning.

From Scratch #83 Doing leadership differently in a digital age

From Scratch — Fri, 05 May 2017 09:56:56 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss findings from the Deloitte Human Capital Trends 2017 report.

From Scratch #82 Leadership development for free - 3 top tips

From Scratch — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:55:49 +0000

Nigel Paine offers some leadership development nuggets from his new book on effective leadership development.

From Scratch #81 ~ 2 good reads

From Scratch — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:55:36 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss The Alliance by Reid Hoffman and The Future of the Professions by Richard and Daniel Susskind.

From Scratch #80 The impact of stress at work and how to cope

From Scratch — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:04:57 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the impact of stress at work and how to cope.

From Scratch #79 Goal setting for learning outcomes

From Scratch — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:58:48 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss CIPD research into goal setting.

From Scratch #78 The 4 Ds of an intense learning experience

From Scratch — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:09:57 +0000

Nigel Paine describes the four Ds that make for an intense learning experience.

From Scratch #77 The good and bad of Learning Technologies 2017

From Scratch — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:31:14 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review this year's Learning Technologies Conference.

From Scratch #76 Is the learning organisation coming back into fashion?

From Scratch — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:42:27 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at whether the 80s concept of the learning organisation is back in fashion.

From Scratch #75 A useful report on virtual reality and learning

From Scratch — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:59:48 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the Maisie report on virtual reality and learning.

From Scratch #74 Four tips for personal development in 2017

From Scratch — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:46:07 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine provide their end of year round-up . . . which are some tips for the year ahead!

From Scratch #73 Four books of 2016

From Scratch — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 09:42:49 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss four books they've enjoyed in 2016.

From Scratch #72 Leadership development - don't just focus on 'leader'

From Scratch — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:05:36 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's new book on leadership development, Building Leadership Development Programmes That Work.

From Scratch #71 How managers use the web to help do their jobs

From Scratch — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:33:40 +0000

#gpsol Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the launch of Good Practice research into how managers use the web to help them do theor jobs.

From Scratch #70 Knowledge in the post-truth era

From Scratch — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:14:31 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss Knowledge in the post-truth era

From Scratch #69 - a review of the Learning 2016 conference

From Scratch — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:49:10 +0000

Nigel Paine reviews the Learning 2016 conference held in Orlando, US.

From Scratch #68 Always on and work-life balance

From Scratch — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:49:11 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the always on working culture.

From Scratch #67 Storytelling in video

From Scratch — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 07:55:54 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine are joined by consultant film maker Penny Jackson. Penny talks through how to use video interviews to capture great stories.

From Scratch #66 Creativity at conferences

From Scratch — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:50:52 +0000

Amy Burvall joins Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine to discuss the creative zone at the Learning Live conference 2016.

From Scratch #65 Is learning a performance support strategy?

From Scratch — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:47:54 +0000

This week's episode feature Ger Driesen alongside Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine.

From Sctrach #64 Is performance support a learning strategy?

From Scratch — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:22:22 +0000

A longer debate here with Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine unpicking the idea of performance support.

From Scratch #63 What learners say they want vs what they need

From Scratch — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:46:03 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at whether it is a good thing for L&D teams to give colleagues what they say they want.

From Scratch #62 Live video in learning

From Scratch — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:52:27 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine look at the rise of live video and implications for learning programmes.

From Scratch #61 The Snapchatification of learning

From Scratch — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:29:23 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the potential impact of Snapchat on learning.

From Scratch #60 Artificial intelligence

From Scratch — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 08:39:34 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on learning and development.

FS #59 Learning Culture

From Scratch — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:10:53 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at how to develop a learning culture within organisations.

From Scratch #58 Critical thinking

From Scratch — Fri, 20 May 2016 19:49:51 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Brexit and critical thinking.

From Scratch #57 How to scale information curation in organisations

From Scratch — Fri, 06 May 2016 08:50:40 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at how to make curation work across the organisation. #curation

From Scratch #56 Learning from Antarctica

From Scratch — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:09:25 +0000

Nigel Paine reflects on his recent trip to Antarctica.

From Scratch #55 The ageing workforce

From Scratch — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 21:21:19 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the ageing workforce.

From Scratch #54 Resilience

From Scratch — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:55:37 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss resilience at work.

From Scratch #53 A review of the Learning Technologies Conference 2016

From Scratch — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 16:23:45 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the Learning Technologies Conference 2016 #lt16uk

From Scratch #52 What's new in leadership development?

From Scratch — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:51:51 +0000

Nigel Paine discusses his new book on leadership development which is still being written.

From Scratch #51 Making sense of learning with Nigel Paine

From Scratch — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:45:06 +0000

Nigel Paine answers some questions on corporate learning in 201r.

From Scratch #50 people development hopes for 2016

From Scratch — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 09:37:01 +0000

#HR Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the year ahead for learning and development in organisations.

From Scratch #49 - review of the 2015 Charity Learning Consortium conference

From Scratch — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:06:08 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the 2015 Charity Learning Consortium conference #ConfCLC15

From Scratch #48 Learning 2015 review

From Scratch — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:20:47 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the Learning 2015 conference.

From Scratch #47 Disruptive HR tecgnology

From Scratch — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:13:48 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Josh Bersin's list of disruptive HR technologies, which you can see here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ten-top-disruptive-hr-technology-related-trends-highlight-a-wave-of-innovation-focused-on-engaging-employees-300161802.html

From Scratch #46 Employee experience

From Scratch — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:52:08 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss the employee experience.

From Scratch #45 The problem with slide decks

From Scratch — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:44:23 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why PowerPoint reigns supreme as a communication tool.

From Scratch #44 Keeping an eye on research

From Scratch — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:15:17 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss research into the digital transformation of organisations.

From Scratch #43 Learning Live 2015 review - time for an L&D revolution

From Scratch — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:10:20 +0000

Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine review the Learning and Performance Institute's Learning Live conference 2015.

From Scratch #42 The myth of talent

From Scratch — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 19:22:32 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review Matthew Syed's book Bounce.

From Scratch #41 The content curation toolset and mindset

From Scratch — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:03:57 +0000

In October 2015, Nigel and Martin are facilitating a corporate learning bootcamp in London. In this episode, Martin talks about content curation - the subject of his workshop. More on the bootcamp here: http://bootcamplearningstrategies.uk/

From Scratch #40 Employee (Dis) engagement

From Scratch — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 07:57:13 +0000

Nigel Paine shares a couple of sorry stories of how employers can disengage staff.

From Scratch #39 eLearnz 2015 review

From Scratch — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:10:21 +0000

Nigel Paine reviews the eLearnz 2015 conference held in Auckland, New Zealand.

#FS 38 Leadership under duress - lessons from Gettysburg

From Scratch — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:01:56 +0000

Nigel Paine reports from the Gettysburg battlefields and reflects on the tragedy, human resilience and leadership.

From Scratch #37 We'r back and with a new home

From Scratch — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 20:15:12 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the new site for the From Scratch podcast.

From Scratch #36 LNTV

From Scratch — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:33:57 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on Learning Now TV.

From Scratch #35 Dementia - a ticking timebomb?

From Scratch — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:05:29 +0000

Nigel Paine reflects on a recent RSA event in London that looked at dementia

From Scratch #34 The Learning Challenge

From Scratch — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:38:54 +0000

Nigel Paine shares his thinking on current learning challenges fresh from his talk at Learning Technologies 2015.

From Scratch #33 A preview of Learning Technologies 2015

From Scratch — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:44:33 +0000

Nigel and Martin look forward to the Learning Technologies conference 2015.

From Scratch #32 Blended Learning

From Scratch — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:55:46 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss blended learning and the launch of Clive Shepherd's More Than Blended book.

From Scratch #31 The year ahead in L and D

From Scratch — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:12:44 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at what's coming up in 2015 for L&D professionals.

From Scratch #30 A little bit of Christmas, a lot of context

From Scratch — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:50:29 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the first 30 episodes and look at the importance of context in learning.

From Scratch #29 Colin Steed talks Learning Now TV

From Scratch — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:02:06 +0000

Nigel Paine asks Colin Steed why he launched Learning Now TV.

From Scratch #28 Learning by itself won't cut it

From Scratch — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:56:41 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why learning by itself won't see the returns organisations might be looking for.

From Scratch #27 A review of #learning14

From Scratch — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:10:02 +0000

Nigel Paine reviews the Learning 14 Conference.

From Scratch #26 Fighting mental health stigma in the workplace

From Scratch — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:07:45 +0000

Martin Couzins talks to Jon Bartlett about mental health, Lego and his new project www.thementalblocks.com

From Scratch #25 Learning and performance consultancy at BP

From Scratch — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:08:51 +0000

Nigel Paine interviews learning and performance consultant Stephanie Dedhar about her work at BP.

From Scratch #24 Learning technology trends

From Scratch — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 20:28:56 +0000

Martin Couzins interviews technology analyst Craig Weiss at the World of Learning Conference 2014.

From Scratch #23 Innovation

From Scratch — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:58:32 +0000

Martin and Nigel discuss innovation and the #mooc 'Innovating your training business with technology'.

From Scratch #22 Being your best self at work

From Scratch — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:02:01 +0000

Sukh Pabial from One Housing Group talks through the session he gave at the Learning Live Conference 2014.

From Scratch #21 Learning Live review

From Scratch — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:26:32 +0000

Martin and Nigel look at the highlights from the Learning Live conference 2014.

From Scratch #20 Community building

From Scratch — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:21:30 +0000

Martin Couzins talks to Mike Collins, head of learning solutions at DPG, who has put a community platform at the heart of the DPG business.

From Scratch #19 Has elearning become 'toxic'?

From Scratch — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:44:30 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss elearning and whether it is time to drop the name.

From Scratch #18 The Learning Challenge

From Scratch — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:25:34 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's new book The Learning Challenge.

From Scratch #17 learning from children's festivals

From Scratch — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:42:38 +0000

Nigel Paine talks to Gemma Rayner, co-founder of the Woodend Children’s Festival, about festival learning experiences and how these learning experiences could benefit organisations.

From Scratch #16 Design thinking

From Scratch — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:36:50 +0000

Martin Couzins talks to Sam Burrough about design thinking and why learning professionals should use it in their practice.

From Scratch #15 A new culture of learning

From Scratch — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:06:35 +0000

Nigel and Martin discuss the book, A new culture of learning, by Doug Thomas and John Seely Brown

From Scratch #14 Wirearchy

From Scratch — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:14:18 +0000

Nigel Paine interviews Jon Husband about wirearchy, an organising principle for living and working in a wired world.

From Scratch #13 Oculus Rift

From Scratch — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:55:54 +0000

Nigel Paine interviews Donald Clark whilst Donald demonstrates the Oculus Rift augmented reality headset

From Scratch #12 Online learning in leadership development

From Scratch — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:37:08 +0000

Nigel Paine talks to Giuseppe Auricchio, executive director, Learning Innovation at IESE Business School, Barcelona, about online learning in people development.

From Scratch #11 MOOCs

From Scratch — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:44:45 +0000

Nigel Paine turns the table on Martin Couzins and ask some questions about why corporates should consider using massive open online courses.

From Scratch #10 - three tips to get you writing

From Scratch — Fri, 30 May 2014 12:52:21 +0000

Nigel paine shares three tips on writing - something he says you should do at least once a day.

From Scratch #9 An interview with ApprenNet co-founder Emily Foote

From Scratch — Sat, 24 May 2014 09:00:56 +0000

Nigel Paine interviews ApprenNet co-founder Emily Foote. ApprenNet is a video learning platform - find out more here: http://info.apprennet.com/

From Scratch #8 Personal knowledge management

From Scratch — Fri, 16 May 2014 09:51:24 +0000

Nigel Paine talks to Harold Jarche about personal knowledge management and mastery.

From Scratch #7 Learning and development capability

From Scratch — Tue, 06 May 2014 14:55:07 +0000

Nigel and Martin talk to the Learning and Performance Institute's Lesley Price for an update on the institute's Capability Map data and what it tells us about the profession.

From Scratch #6 Learner preferences

From Scratch — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:14:24 +0000

Martin and Nigel are joined by Laura Overton, MD of Towards Maturity, who talks through Towards Maturity's latest research on learner preferences.

From Scratch #5 - five strategies for reading

From Scratch — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:07:30 +0000

Nigel Paine shares five strategies for reading. Listen and start reading more!

From Scratch #4 making the time to reflect

From Scratch — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:52:27 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss reflection and why it is important to take the time to reflect on your work.

From Scratch #3 Is learning at the heart of great organisations?

From Scratch — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:16:15 +0000

Nigel Paine reflects on what makes organisations great and where learning fits into that.

From Scratch #2 Social learning

From Scratch — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:28:26 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss social learning

From Scratch #1 Neuroscience

From Scratch — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:55:05 +0000

Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss neuroscience in learning.