I've been back in the classroom this fall and winter, co-teaching MSLOC 430 Creating and Sharing Knowledge. Two things are new. Our program moved to a new community platform - from Jive to SAP Jam. The platform provides the space for both formal and informal engagement with students, faculty, staff and alumni. It is where … Continue reading Learning moments are precious
Category: Archive – Foundations
Pre-2025 writing. Work that built the foundation of exploring learning, community and design.
The learning journey: From empathy to co-creation
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak at the annual conference of the Association of Change Management Professionals Midwest Chapter. I shared my thoughts on what is an on-going work-in-progress: The learning journey required to move beyond being empathetic and to actively practice co-creation when we design and implement organizational change. This is a topic … Continue reading The learning journey: From empathy to co-creation
What pedagogy can teach us about learning and design thinking
I have the good fortune to be co-teaching two courses at Northwestern University with the talented Teresa Torres, whose work with teams and leaders in the product world is changing how they connect the dots between user research and product design decisions. We co-lead the Designing for Organizational Effectiveness Certificate program that is part of … Continue reading What pedagogy can teach us about learning and design thinking
What pedagogy can teach us about leadership and learning
I first started teaching in higher education in 2006. Two years later I moved to a full-time position at Northwestern University - part staff role, part instructor. This, after 20+ years as a corporate leader and consultant working at the intersection of technology, learning and knowledge management. Pedagogy - the methods and practice of teaching … Continue reading What pedagogy can teach us about leadership and learning
Notes on current readings: The Reflective Practitioner and An Urgency of Teachers
I am currently re-reading Donald Schon's classic The Reflective Practitioner - How Professionals Think in Actionย (1983) along with An Urgency of Teachers - The Work of Critical Digital Pedagogy,ย a 2018 compilation of the essays and articles of Sean Michael Morris and Jesse Stommel. This was not an intentional pairing. I started Reflective Practitioner and then … Continue reading Notes on current readings: The Reflective Practitioner and An Urgency of Teachers


