Friday Footnote #22
Each week we share loads of content amongst Team ION and with our network. Content which inspires us, which we find helpful or that just makes us smile. We thought we would start sharing these insights every Friday. Welcome to Friday footnote!
Adult Learners Week
We're #alwayslearning at Team ION. This week is Adult Learners Week, a campaign that 'aims to inspire and encourage thousands of adults each year to continue education and skills development in a wide variety of forms and helping to raise awareness of the value of adult learning by celebrating the achievements of learners and providers and inspiring more people to discover how learning can positively change their lives'.
Throughout the week we have delved into our blog archive to highlight the power of learning:
- How do I grow my business? Become a learning organisation
- Support your peoples CPD. Everyone wins!
- A Whole New ION World
- Getting to grips with Zoom as a learning platform
- Developing the knowledge and skills of leaders in Wales
We are huge advocates of reflective learning. This week our very own Jill Davies from the Swansea team produced a short film (right) explaining what reflective learning is and how you can become a reflective learner.
Inspiration
Each week we trawl social media to find articles which inspire and interest us, and which we can learn from.
- Today's leaders must learn to address a new epidemic. Loneliness. (IDEO)
- How should employers make the most of digital learning tools? (Institute of Leadership & Management)
- Feel overwhelmed and stressed? It's time for you to track your time (TED)
- £20m AgorIP project investment to boost innovation in Wales (MediWales)
- Extremely transparent and Incredibly remote: GitLab's radical vision for the future of work (Fast Company)
- Funding boost for Swansea business giving recycled plastics a second life (Trade & Invest Wales)
- To be more creative, schedule your breaks (Harvard Business Review)
Support & Advice
- Make. It. Happen: Future Female Founders is a collaboration between Chwarae Teg, NatWest and SimplyDoIdeas. An online platform developed for women to capture, explore and develop their ideas.
- In the wake of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and a mass move towards working from home, the next Swansea University LINC event on 8 October will take a look at the challenges and opportunities for the employer, employee and community. You can book to attend the 'Implications of Working from Home' event here.
- Business Wales are running a series of digital courses and webinars aimed at Welsh SMEs affected by the coronavirus pandemic
- Our friends at ASTUTE provided updated information on the Industry-Academia collaborations to improve the economy and environment in Wales. Thanks for including us too, along with our friends from METaL.
- Each November, Wales and the UK is encouraged to talk about managing money – from pocket money right through to pensions – and celebrate the work done by thousands of organisations to build financial wellbeing across the country. This year, the #TalkMoney campaign will be held between 9-13 November 2020. Find out more here.
Become an extraordinary leader
Spaces are booking up quickly on our upcoming leadership programmes, with programmes scheduled in for Swansea, Bangor and Bridgend. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, our programmes will start online, until we are able to deliver face-to-face.
Don't forget, we can now offer our leadership programmes fully-funded until the end of August 2021. A number of our programmes are currently fully booked but check out our courses page to find out more about upcoming courses and get in touch with us if you have any questions.
Stay Safe
Team ION
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