Before and after the recent release, my team fielded more questions regarding use-cases and customer discovery. (For me) I always thought knowing our target areas is obvious: learning design, curriculum, training and workforce development. Though (our official) response is introducing personas to guide new users. The five User Personas for our learning labels application are:… Continue Reading
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Watched a video by the Economist on how upward mobility (a person makes more than their parents) is much more difficult now than forty years ago (particularly here in the US). To summarize, the commentary largely focused on placing a larger social-economic pool into flagship universities. While I applaud what some organizations and feeder preparatory… Continue Reading
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Skills Based Approach (v.) – a lesson plan, project, course, training module, or simply a day’s work_ Learn more at http://www.skillsbasedapproach.com
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Got to add a mention of a recently granted patent to this timeline of my team’s skills platform (Skills Label, Skills Based Approach and Skills Culture). I thought the patent would open doors. Though as I recently submitted business and research proposals, I continue to face obstacles. Rather than authenticity, I face teams trying to… Continue Reading
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Satisfying to see an article by the Wall Street Journal speaking to a white collar and hoodie (techie) apprenticeship and highlight a fifty percent increase in apprenticeships this decade – the same duration I have been proposing the Skills Based Approach methodology. I would argue that higher education forced companies to create these programs by not offering… Continue Reading
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Spoke with someone regarding the costs in producing quality videos to help in a pitch to an investor and attract practitioners, thought my recently granted patent might open some doors. The person I spoke to knew I did not have a lot to spend for productions, so he took a safe, cheap option by suggesting… Continue Reading
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First, I decided to change the theme and reference of this blog to Skills Based Approach and related technologies. This provides supporting content for Skills Based Approach, Skills Label, and Skills Culture. This blog is meant to further promote the methodology, system, and mindset, respectively. Each of these technologies includes their own website, social media,… Continue Reading
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An early version of the Skill Based Approach app is on Google Play and accessible with a Guest account. The app applies much of the methodology proposed in a book a decade ago. A release of a complete version of the app is anticipated early next year. To learn more, visit the website http://www.skillsbasedapproach.com or… Continue Reading
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Across many of the leadership headlines in the media, I see pushback in adopting systems for the learning process – the sacredness and humanness of the process; the inherent need to apply skills (an integral part of knowledge) derived from us (not a system). I built a patent allowed system to manage and track skills.… Continue Reading
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Working more than a decade on this innovative platform for workforce building and curriculum design in skills. This is a short video on my suggested onboarding process.
Skills Based Approach 