by Margie Meacham | Oct 30, 2017 | Events, Past Events
As we all know, informal learning in a social setting is one of the most powerful ways to change behavior and learn new skills, yet many of us struggle to find those opportunities for our own development. Membership in ATD, at the local and global levels, is one way...
by Margie Meacham | Oct 27, 2017 | Featured, Podcasts
Dr. Greg Gage is a neuroscientist, biomedical engineer, co-founder of Backyard Brains, and TED Fellow. He spent many years as an electrical engineer designing retail systems before returning to grad school to pursue his passion for neuroscience. We talked about his...
by Margie Meacham | Oct 27, 2017 | LearningToGo Blog
A recent study of the fear response looked at how the brain learns, encodes and retrieves memories of fear-inducing events, causing us to react with fear when faced with a similar situation in the future. These researchers identified a particular type of neuron in the...
by Margie Meacham | Oct 20, 2017 | LearningToGo Blog
“The shoemaker’s children always go barefoot.” – Proverb The saying goes back at least to the Middle Ages. It indicates that professionals like us often don’t bestow our greatest gifts on ourselves. The Hippocampus and Spatial Reasoning The...
by Margie Meacham | Oct 5, 2017 | Events, LearningToGo Blog
I am so excited to receive the “100 Most Talented Global Training & Development Leaders” award from the World Training & Development Congress. Each year, the selection committee searches the globe for a shortlist of individuals who are doing...
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