What IDs Can Learn

TL:DR – Timing, pacing, and audience engagement are critical in both comedy and learning. Great comedians don’t just tell jokes.…

TL:DR – Hook first. Structure always. Emotion throughout. Most horror movies don’t build up to something interesting. They start with…

TL:DR – While clarity beats complexity, complexity, when used properly, can cure complacency. (What IDs Can Learn From Improv Comedy…

TL:DR – Collaboration is king. “Yes, and…” is the catalyst for improv – and for instructional design. Collaboration, quick thinking,…

TL:DR – Brevity is not bad. Some of you may appreciate Blaise Pascal for his contributions to math and physics.…

TL:DR – Simplicity wins. IKEA instructions are famously wordless, and yet millions of people build furniture with them. Why? Because…

TL:DR – Learning is a journey, because like success, it is sequential and not simultaneous. Instructional Designers can learn a…

TL:DR – The review process is for refining, not ridiculing. ⸻ In 2006, Sir Ken Robinson presented a TED Talk…