David Phipson

I help leaders unlock growth through impactful, people-centred learning solutions.

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“People actually care about timely, useful information.”
Marques Brownlee

Want to design learning that people care about?
🎯 Make it useful
🎯 Make it timely

Want people to care about what you create? Provide what they need when they need it.

Image: willpower (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

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@StandardBankZA Sent ✅

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Not good enough @StandardBankZA! After app update (3.73.0) caused DigiME error, I can’t make any EFT payments via app / online banking!! Each error msg gives a different number. 1st doesn’t exist, 2nd is for lost cards, 3rd is for fraud. Which is it?! Call centre no help at all!

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@will_mannon Creative tenacity in a phrase.

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I can't think of another time I’ve heard @donaldmiller say: “That will change the way I communicate forever more!”

Link to the full conversation below.

H/t @MikeMichalowicz for this insight 🎩 It’s already changed the way I communicate!

https://t.co/NOr4PtDy6D

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📣 Experts, don’t give advice. Do this instead…

Speak from your experience.

Share what you did in a similar situation & how it worked for you.

This allows your listener to wrap their own context around it & absorb the insight you’re sharing.

It’s a subtle but powerful shift.

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✉️ Drop me a DM or a comment
🏷️ Tag someone you know who wants to unlock value 🔐

[Quote from Christophe Fauconnier & Benoit Beaufils in “Creating Value People To People”]

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What’s the value of your expertise?

I just got off a call with an expert in their field. An author and the go-to guide in their area of expertise.

25 years creating value for her clients & changing people’s lives 👏🏻

The point of the discussion?

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🧭 I’m a guide to the guide
🛳️ I help the expert build a vehicle for value distribution
❤️ Support every step of the way!

Is this you? Are you the go-to guide? Do you want to unlock value & decouple your earning potential from the constraints of time & geography?

💬 Let’s chat!

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@will_mannon Epic “timelapse” Will! A hero’s journey if ever there was one.

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If you've got 47 seconds, you need to hear this.

It's both a problem AND an opportunity.

Kryptonite or superpower?

You get to choose.

Welcome to a brave new world!

🏆 Want to unlock the success of others? Follow for more advice on how to do just that. 🔔

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It’s tough to get to the brain.

“If you don’t have somebody’s attention, no amount of effort…will matter.”
Ben Parr (Captivology)

Attention is 🗝️ to learning and memory. To unlocking achievement.

The ability to focus attention and ignore distraction is today's superpower!

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@matttillotson Done! Thanks for the recommendation Matt.

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For sure, there are other factors that motivate learning. This isn’t an exhaustive list.

What other reasons have you experienced that motivate people to learn? Let me know.

🔔 If you found today's tip useful, follow me for weekly tips and advice to help your learners win! 🏆

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Do you want to design learning that sticks?

Start with why.

Before you think about the content, pay attention to the underlying motivators that prime the brain to learn.

In this video, I explore 4 possible whys…

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Subtract.

Some of the best learning design advice I can give you.

Less > more.

Why?

🎯 Attention is finite & fleeting
🎯 Working memory holds 3 chunks at once
🎯 Cognitive overload impairs learning

Identify the most important ideas.

Don't drown "best" in a deluge of "good."

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Personal milestone:

I’ve hit publish on 50 daily reflections so far this year!

That’s tens of 1000s of words written from deep within, tapping into a well I didn’t know was there.

I’m stepping into a dream 25 years in the making.

Excited to see where this journey leads!

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Thank you @dailymaverick. Stoked this photo made the cut for picture of the day 🐄

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@p_millerd @mvarghoose Love this! Reminds me of a quote I came across earlier this week, which I think comes from @matthaig1:

"Sometimes it is the pause and not the chase that leads us where we're supposed to be."

Here’s to the courage of the pause…

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Growth is not optional on this journey.

Growth is mission-critical!

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What sparks growth in a team?

First, a relentless commitment to producing high-quality work. To know what better looks like.

It also requires that we recognise the growth journey of each individual& how it intersects with what the team has set out to achieve.

I have a theory:

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I was with the dynamic duo of Sarah Binos, Dominic Koenig & the team at Huddle Education.

Such a privilege to be working with them to make a dent in one of South Africa’s worst problems: the poor quality of education on offer in the vast majority of our schools 🇿🇦