715 - The Power of Habits, Charles Duhigg to Keynote Learning 2012
March 21, 2012 Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - March 21, 2012.
#715 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
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1. “The Power of Habit” - Charles Duhigg to Keynote
Habits must be on the radar screen of learning professionals and learning designs. So much of what will make a worker excellent, will improve a process and will keep us in compliance is all about habits.
I recently read a new book, “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg, and said we MUST get him to be one of our keynoters at Learning 2012. Today, I am pleased to announce that he will join us at Learning 2012 along with keynoters General Colin Powell, USA (Ret.), Susan Cain (focusing on Introverts), Jenny Zhu (Asia Learning Project), Ken Davenport (Broadway Producer) and several more that we will announce in the coming weeks.
More About Charles Duhigg:
Charles Duhigg is the author of “The Power of Habit”, a best-selling book about the science of habit formation in our lives, companies and societies. In it, Charles sheds light on scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed, bringing to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.
Charles investigates why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: the key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. Habits aren’t destiny and by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities and our lives.
Charles has worked at the New York Times since 2006. He is currently working on a series about Apple named “The iEconomy,” and before that contributed to other series, including ”Golden Opportunities” (which received the George Polk Award, the Sidney Hillman Award and a Deadline Award), ”The Reckoning,” (which won the Loeb and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize) and ”Toxic Waters,” (which received The Scripps Howard National Journalism Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ Medal, the National Academies’ reporting award and others).
Charles is a native of New Mexico. He studied history at Yale and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has appeared on This American Life, N.P.R., The Newshour with Jim Lehrer and Frontline. Before becoming a journalist, Charles worked in private equity and – for one terrifying day – was a bike messenger in San Francisco.
Read more about “The Power of Habit” as well as view a short video interview at http://www.learning2012.com/habit
And, please consider joining us in Orlando on October 21st to explore how the best of learning, from eLearning to classroom, can explore the role of habits as we support workforce performance and excellence.
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Special Notes to Learning TRENDS Readers:
* We have 5 spaces left in the Video for Learning LAB to be held in Saratoga Springs from April 2nd to 4th, focusing on rapid and extreme increase in the use of video for organizational learning and education.
* The Learning Directions programs in Chicago and New York will fill up in the coming weeks. If you plan to attend (or if you’re part of a group that would like to attend), please register early.
Info at http://www.masie.com
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* Learning Directions - Chicago or New York City
* Learning 2012 - Oct 21 - 24, 2012 - Orlando, Florida.
* New: Video for Learning LAB - April in Saratoga Springs
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com