LearningToGo Brain & Learning Newsletter - Vol. 3, No. 14 - July 14, 2017  

The Learningtogo Podcast is _8 for Learning and Development Professionals in 2017
The Learningtogo Podcast is #8 for Learning and Development Professionals in 2017

Sam Rogers is an expert at finding effective, efficient, and engaging ways to deliver learning through technology, so I was excited to learn that he was conducting a survey to determine the most popular Learning and Development podcasts in 2017. While I'll admit to a little bit of campaigning with all of you, I'm thrilled to announce that we landed number 8 on the list, along with some pretty great folks like Connie Malamed (1), Five Trainers in a Car (2), ATD (7) and many other wonderful programs! Read more...
I Reconstructed a Neuron!

I Reconstructed a Neuron_ In a mash-up of gamification and crowdsourcing, the Mozak brainbuilder helps scientists at the University of Washington's  Center for Game Science by challenging gamers to connect the dots and identify the many dendrites coming from a single cell body. In the past, hard-working graduate students might toil away on this task, possibly making mistakes with tired eyes and wandering attention, but by pooling the consensus results from many people. A reliable, high-definition map a single human neuron can be produced in record time. Read more...
Are You Ready for the Great Eclipse?

Are You Ready for the Great Eclipse_
A wonderful accident has placed our moon at just the right distance from the Earth so that when it gets between the Sun and the Earth we perceive the moon as completely blocking out the Sun. Total eclipses have been considered omens of great events since our earliest ancestors. In 1919, Sir Arthur Thomas Eddington performed an experiment during a total eclipse that provided the first test of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. (It passed.) Read more...
Book_ The Courage Within Us_ Profiles In Disruption_ 7 Essential Character Traits For Today_s Crazy World - by Bill Jensen
What's on Margie's Bookshelf?

The Courage Within Us: Profiles In Disruption, 7 Essential Character Traits For Today's Crazy World
by Bill Jensen

This Brain Matters 2015 speaker interviewed 100 great disruptive heroes: CEOs, inventors and scientists, entrepreneurs and freedom fighters, firefighters and doctors, geeks and a couple of freaks ... masters of disruptive innovation and change. His research uncovers the new "rules of the game" for creating disruptive change that works. Inspiring and exciting role models for every sort of change agent. Read more...  
Featured Upcoming Event
Watch for My "HR Genius" Online Course Soon!
Upcoming Event_ Watch for My HR Genius Online Course Soon_
I've just accepted an invitation to deliver a new series on the neuroscience of leadership and learning for HR Genius series onHR.com. As the largest global social networking and resource site for over 299,000 members, HR.com helps HR professionals reach their goals, be innovative, and embrace and drive change by providing the best possible content and tools and resources including: a global Leadership annual event, featured research programs, Leadership Excellence Awards, HR certification/recertification credits and programs, certification exam preparation courses with guaranteed pass, 12 monthly interactive HR themed epublications, HR Genius learning modules, hundreds of monthly webcasts and virtual events each year, community networks, blogs, and industry news. Watch for news of my sessions and check out existing sessions at www.HR.com


Sep 7-21, 2017
Essentials of Brain-Based Learning (Live online: Sep 7-21, 2017 and more)
 
Spaces are filling quickly! Register today to be sure you don't miss this live event.

If you could understand what was happening in the brains of your target audience, would you be a more effective trainer, designer, consultant, or leader? Thanks to recent advances in neuroscience, learning and talent development professionals now have an opportunity to alter their approaches to change management, leadership development, training, and instructional design. Learn how the brain receives, encodes, and retrieves information to construct knowledge, and use these insights to improve your learning programs.
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If you're a member of ATD, remember that you get a nice discount on this and other ATD courses. (And if you're not a member, this might be a good reason to  join.)

All scheduled dates for Essentials of Brain-Based Learning course:
  • Sep 7-21, 2017
  • Oct 26-Nov 9, 2017
  • NEW! May 24, 31 & Jun 7, 2018

Oct 19, 2017
Join Me in Brussels October 19 for L&D Talks!


I'm thrilled to be part of the 7th annual L&D Talks by Stimulearning in Brussels, Belgium. In the morning, I'll be making my first keynote address in front of an audience of learning professionals from all over the world. In the afternoon, I'm conducting a master class on the application of neuroscience to learning, based on my book, Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience. Read more...


Jan 29 & 30, 2018
Creating a Culture of Learning at TLDC 2018 (Phoenix, AZ )

Upcoming Event_ Creating a Culture of Learning at TLDC 2018 _Phoenix_ AZ - Jan 29 _amp_ 30_ 2018_  

Last year
I was privileged to share Reflection Center duties with meditation and mindfulness expert Jennifer LeBrett at the inaugural TLDC event (The Learning and Development Conference). Conference Co-founders Brent Schlenker and Luis Malbas have put together a creative, intimate "un-conference" setting for 2018 in beautiful Phoenix, AZ, where I'm joining an impressive slate of speakers, including the folks you see here. I'll be conducting a hands-on workshop on how to build an artificial intelligence chat bot for learning. Read more... 
Margie Meacham_ Learningtogo.info
Want me to speak at your next virtual or onsite event?

Contact us and let me know. Be sure to tell me if you are an ATD or SHRM member, or a school of any type. Special discounts may apply.


We can design a custom topic, or choose from some of my post popular talks:
  • Practical Applications of Neuroscience to Enhance Learning and Performance
  • The Brain Science of Leadership Development
  • Healthy Brains for a Healthy Organization
  • If You're Not Getting Smarter, You're Going the Other Direction
  • The Trainer's Guide to Gaining and Keeping Attention in 8 Seconds or Less
  • The Neuroscience of Infographics
  • Brain-Aware Instructional Design
  • The Future of Learning
  • The Neuroscience of Webinars and VILTs