Archive for year: 2022

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677826.png" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="How experiential learning can create the (socially- and self-aware) leaders that SA needs" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>In life and in leadership, it's crucial to understand that there is always a bigger picture than the one we see; and the best way to expand our understanding is to engage with diverse perspectives. To illustrate this, I like to tell a parable from Southeast Asia. It's about five blind men coming across an elephant for the first time and how each describes the creature from a different side: the man holding the tail says 'an elephant is like a rope'. The one touching the legs says 'it's like a tree'. Another one, holding the trunk, likens it to a snake, and so on. Each of their perspectives is correct in some way, but it is only by combining them that they can better understand the 'whole' of the elephant.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/233483.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=233483">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677637.jpg" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Design thinking and Ubuntu - a shared spirit of empathy" align="left" loading="lazy"><p><i>Africa's first d.confestival - a design thinking conference-meets-festival hosted by the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT in October - brought together a boisterous mix of change-makers from business, government, education, and social development to celebrate the success of design thinking globally and explore its potential for dialling up Africa's creative potential to solve complex problems across the continent.</i></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/233447.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=233447">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677663-208x117.png" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Afda's first Artist in Residence, Vusi Africa is king at 18th AMA Awards" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>The time for Africa to own African stories is now and has never been better.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/233440.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=233440">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677527-208x117.jpg?2" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Image source: lightwise –" align="left" loading="lazy"><br><span >Image source: lightwise – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]&lt;/span><p>Despite efforts by many HR and Learning and Development (L&D) managers to address the widening skills gap, a recent study shows that only half of employees consider the training provided by their employers to be useful. Adult learning specialists suggest this is because there is also a gap in learning opportunities available to employees.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/500/233405.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=500&ct=1&ci=233405">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/677489-208x117.jpg" class="lazyload" width=208 height=117 alt="Afda alumni share Best Actor Award at International Pan African Film Festival in Cannes" align="left" loading="lazy"><p>Luntu Masiza and Francois Immelman recently shared the Best Actor award for their performances in the short film <i>Some Mothers' Sons</i> at the International Pan African Film Festival.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/233374.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=233374">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>