What do workers need to succeed?
A food bank volunteer doesn’t know how to lift a heavy box safely.A farmers market vendor can’t remember how to process a SNAP transaction.A board… Read More »What do workers need to succeed?
adult learning
Getting Good Takes Practice
WNBA Finals start Saturday! Watching some of the best basketball players in the world reminds us that even extraordinary talent takes years of practice, coaching,… Read More »Getting Good Takes Practice
If We Better Understood Motivation
I regularly find myself in situations where I get to make the case for a deeper understanding of humans for better organization and community outcomes.… Read More »If We Better Understood Motivation
From Stuck to Engaged: Why Engagement is a Design Problem
I went down a rabbit hole, and what an interesting rabbit hole it was. It started simply enough. Board leaders and executive directors asked for… Read More »From Stuck to Engaged: Why Engagement is a Design Problem
The Slide Illusion
At the recent Washington Food Coalition conference, I presented four sessions. Each one had its own workbook with core content, fill-in-the-blank lines, and space for… Read More »The Slide Illusion
Neuro-informed teaching and learning
“To truly support people, lead teams, and design effective learning, we need a new prescription. We need a Neuro-Informed lens that helps us see the… Read More »Neuro-informed teaching and learning
Gatherings that teach, connect, and build community
I came across the book Potlatch as Pedagogy: Learning Through Ceremony in a small bookshop in Ketchikan, Alaska. In it, Indigenous educator Sara Florence Davidson and her… Read More »Gatherings that teach, connect, and build community
Can you put that in a graphic?
On Monday, February 24, 2025, the National Council of Nonprofits shared a timeline of actions they had taken in January and February. I love everything… Read More »Can you put that in a graphic?
Using Science to Communicate Science
Too often, focusing on adult learning is sidelined as unnecessary introspection. This belief rests on the view that the experience of learning as a child somehow… Read More »Using Science to Communicate Science
Using adult learning to raise more money
I’ve just returned from San Francisco where I spent the day with the fund development team of an organization raising money for science research. Their… Read More »Using adult learning to raise more money
Make Advocacy Actionable
Free webinar on this topic on May 9th. A recent email: Did you know that less than half the percentage of nonprofits advocate or lobby… Read More »Make Advocacy Actionable
Learning in the flow of work
When people need to know something, we tend to land on the idea that they need a training. (Board members aren’t doing their job, so let’s… Read More »Learning in the flow of work