James Micklethwait

Passionate about product. Making learning awesome at Kahoot!

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

I unlocked £25.50 Rush tickets for Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World on @TodayTixUK! https://t.co/WGFZJjTyRy

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

@CalumMillerLD Congratulations @CalumAMiller!

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Many thanks to @IanGibbs7 for having me on the Learnability Show for a very enjoyable conversation. https://t.co/u38bbb9UAg

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Delivering training to a remote / hybrid audience is much harder than doing it in person. Our recent research showed that 35% of remote learners said that they are "often not mentally there"...

That's why I'm excited to be joining L&D Strategist…https://t.co/BcuIpHkYdX

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

I continue to hear about the challenges with delivering corporate learning to a hybrid or non desk workforce. If employees aren't engaged with learning, there is little hope of effecting any behavioural change and therefore busine…https://t.co/tu9DInsLKT https://t.co/M0dSXbrpFF

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

What a great learning experience created by the Financial Times. 👏
This simple 'Could you make it as an Uber driver?' simulation is not only informative but also extremely impactful because it creates empathy with the topic. https://t.co/g2gyUjgrL2

[Joe Perkins @joeprkns]

Last night I used GPT-4 to write code for 5 micro services for a new product.

A (very good) dev quoted £5k and 2 weeks.

GPT-4 delivered the same in 3 hours, for $0.11

Genuinely mind boggling

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Brutal FT headline but not unreasonable given the 2022 numbers...

https://t.co/W8a8vobn7b

[Dara Ó Briain @daraobriain]

Nice touch on Norwegian trains: a special seat and huge window to watch the mountains and lakes go by.

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Whether you buy into the vision or not, the scale of the bets big tech can make is 🤯

[Nathan Benaich @nathanbenaich]

Meta Reality Labs is gonna cost as much as the Apollo Space Program, or about 10 Manhattan Projects.

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[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Should have used @Kahoot 😂

[Mirror Politics @MirrorPolitics]

A source said of staff’s decision to do the quiz in Downing St: “Everybody decided it would be more fun. It would be difficult to take part in such a large virtual quiz from home.

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Steven Barnett delivers Shirley Williams lecture on the BBC’s centenary, its contribution to public life, and threats to its survival - CAMRI https://t.co/Gx0JC40re7

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Exciting times! https://t.co/L33XxJ9dNk

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Emerging consensus identified in Digiday about the growing importance of technology centred on people in creating an inclusive culture for hybrid workplaces. #culture #futureofwork https://t.co/f2MsZILq2x

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Staggering: beef accounts for 8.5% of global omissions https://t.co/uVXHOBCOtw

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

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[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

According to the Kahoot! 2021 Workplace Culture survey, 77% of employees want to work remotely at least part of the time. But at the same time, a similar proportion of employees (and 84% of HR Leaders) agree that face to face communication is important f…https://t.co/3AYHoPt2vI

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

It’s LIVE: today Kahoot! launched a brand new piece of very timely research in the shape of our 2021 Workplace Culture Report. We think there are some fascinating findings here, covering some really interesting challenges for hybri…https://t.co/a81KM7fmyX https://t.co/IjLeqTJFUe

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Really looking forward to @audreycamp’s talk at the Kahoot! WorkSummit on 30 September.

https://t.co/7Ca0NnKFNd https://t.co/2YeJIjZE9w

[James Micklethwait @jmickle]

Great article by ⚡️Dora Palfi on the power of gamified learning.
"The gamification of learning is an educational approach that bridges the gap between ‘work’ and ‘play’ by introducing game elements into learning environments. Like…https://t.co/TrVI80dn9S https://t.co/qdR3vy6OdU