 | Evidence-Based Training Methods Ruth Clark's great book on what works in e-learning - and why. Read the review .
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 | Rapid Advances Mohive's book on rapid e-learning. Read the review. |
 | We Think Charles Leadbetter's latest book exploring how the internet is changing our world, and creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate. Read the review. |
 | Creating Successful ELearning
Michael Allen's book on a rapid approach to e-learning development. Read the review.
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 | Wikinomics - Tapscott & Williams The whole world’s collaborating – and that raises big questions for learning professionals. Read the Kineo Review.
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 | Using Moodle: Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System "Using Moodle" is a comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how the system works, with plenty of examples and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules. Authored by a member of the Moodle community. |
 | Moodle E-learning Course Development
A complete guide to successful learning using Moodle, focused on course development and delivery and using the best educational practices. |
 | Blink From Malcolm Gladwell, the “intellectual adventurer” (must look good on a business card) who got the world all in a tizzy looking for The Tipping Point, we now have Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Turns out it's all about efficient learning. Read our full review here. |
 | Love is the Killer App The Big Idea of this book is that the best business strategy is to :
- Learn as much as you can. Read, digest, get to grips with the big ideas
- Grow a network and share your knowledge with them
- Be compassionate. Use your senses and feel free to express yourself.
Basically, don't be aggressive, don't be hostile. Be smart and be nice! Read our full review here. |
 | The Medici Effect The big idea in the book the 'The Medici Effect' is that breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into new, unfamiliar territory. In this space—which the author Johansson calls "the Intersection"—established ideas clash and combine with insights from other fields, disciplines, and cultures, resulting in an explosion of totally new ideas. The core principles to creating an Intersection are: - breaking down associative barriers
- routinely combining unlike concepts
Learning, and in particular knowledge sharing are key catalysts to interections. Read our full review here. |
 | The Tipping Point In his famous book Michael Gladwell argues that trends in social behaviours spread like epidemics.
In looking at what creates social and behavioural epidemics Gladwell came up with three key factors: - The law of the few
- The stickiness factor
- The power of context
Gladwell’s analysis provides you with a structure for reviewing who you need to engage to maximise your project's chances of success. Read our full review here. |
 | Learning by Doing For many of us Schank and Aldrich, have been the main advocates of the 'learn by doing' model. This book covers the various types of simulations from branching simulations to role playing. A book that will make you think again about your learning design. |
 | Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants One of favourite guides to practical marketing. So many tips and pieces of advice. Just a few to get you going:
- create trust, don't sell
- deliver value
- stimulate dialogue and discussion
- exude professionalism
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 | Good to Great Jim Collins argues that leaders that combine extreme personal humility with intense professional will, that shun the attention of celebrity, are the ones that make good companies great. What the research found was that the leaders who had turned good companies into great companies had what Collins termed level 5 leadership. They had the following characteristics:
- They set up successors for success.
- They are compellingly modest.
- They have unwavering resolve.
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 | Google Story
David A.Vise takes us on the amazing journey of Google, from Stanford research project in 1998 to one of the most trusted - and valuable - companies on earth today. Learn how the Google guys make decisions, get new ideas - and even what they have for lunch.
Not sure? Read our review. |
 | Blown to Bits
Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster, both executives at prestigous consulting firm the Boston Consulting Group, argue the internet has deconstructed the rules of the economy. Before, companies had to choose between "Richness" (quality of media) and "Reach" (level of distribution"). The internet means you can have both.
Recommended by Charles Jennings in his interview with us. Listen to it here. |
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