Honoring the BEST

Tony Bingham

ASTD presented its BEST Awards last month to 32 organizations from Canada, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Turkey, and the United States. As the most rigorous and coveted award in the training field, the ASTD BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate busines... More »

Slow Down… And Open Up the World of Creativity

Ruth Weiss

In today's fast-paced business world, how can we slow down enough to do the hard work that creativity and innovation requires? According to Steve Gottlieb, of VisionMining, a great barrier to corporate creativity and innovation occurs because of our culture operates wit... More »

Coming Up With That Idea, and Remembering it Later

ASTD Staff

Brainsteering Kevin P. Coyne and Shawn T. Coyne Harper When we interviewed Shawn Coyne in November about the failures of brainstorming (in anticipation of the publication of this book), he said: "Brainstorming, like its name implies, is something like a lightning storm ... More »

Is it Time to End Brainstorming?

Rex Davenport

I have always wondered about the term "brainstorming," but to be honest, I never gave its source too much thought. As it turns out, it was the brainchild of advertising giant Alex Osborn (the O of the famous BBD&O advertising agency) as was described in his 1948 boo... More »

Those Who Follow the Old Ways Will Die

Rex Davenport

Mixing case studies, stories, and actionable recommendations together with humor and easy-to understand language, Jay Cross provides much more than buzzwords and back-patting, or so says his bio. He also has some very strong opinions on the future of workplace learning.... More »