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Creating Purpose-driven Work — Why we’re Croomo
Creating Purpose-driven Work — Why we’re Croomo
We’re often asked, “What does Croomo mean?”
Taylor Hobbs
Dec 4, 2016
The Power of Storytelling
The Power of Storytelling
Storytelling is a powerful learning tool. People use stories every day to share information, convey emotion and remember important events.
Jason Reed
Nov 30, 2016
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How to get the most out of storyboarding.
How to get the most out of storyboarding.
Storytelling is an important skill in our craft.
Toby Hewitt
May 8, 2017
Conquering the cloud of uncertainty with our Know.How Workshops
Conquering the cloud of uncertainty with our Know.How Workshops
Watch the video above for a quick introduction to our Know.How Workshops.
Francois Kirsten
May 8, 2017
Enabling your people starts with the end in mind.
Enabling your people starts with the end in mind.
Purpose of induction. An effective induction ensures that new staff can quickly learn the [people], policies, processes and practices of an…
Toby Hewitt
Apr 26, 2017
Instructional Design is dead — long live Learning Experience Design!
Instructional Design is dead — long live Learning Experience Design!
If you’re still referring to eLearning as computer-based training (CBT), using ADDIE to design your ‘click-next spam fest’, or think…
Francois Kirsten
Apr 25, 2017
Myriad Live 2017 — proof that Queensland is leading the charge for new tech and startups.
Myriad Live 2017 — proof that Queensland is leading the charge for ...
I’ve just returned from two amazing days at Myriad Live, the inaugural festival for emerging technology, startups, and design trends in…
Francois Kirsten
Apr 4, 2017
The most familiar UI symbols — where do they come from? Part 2 : Communication
The most familiar UI symbols — where do they come from? Part 2 : Co...
We’re now beyond the point at which many symbols within technology have any physical meaning. Typewriters, telephones and even envelopes…
Chris Williams
Apr 4, 2017
We’re in shape. Round is a shape. — Team shapes for rapidly growing organisations.
We’re in shape. Round is a shape. — Team shapes for rapidly growing...
This post explores the experience we gained at Croomo as we defined the ideal team shape and size to gear up for a period of profound…
Taylor Hobbs
Mar 20, 2017
Campaign-based learning: because growth takes time
Campaign-based learning: because growth takes time
Great organisational learning tackles the big issues with many small battles.
Francois Kirsten
Mar 19, 2017
4 Real-life Power-ups!
4 Real-life Power-ups!
Our working life is an adventure; a quest to learn new skills, break into the unknown and overcome new challenges. Sometimes, it can feel…
Joseph-Paul Silipo
Mar 19, 2017
How Behavioural Economics will change the way you ‘change’ your people
How Behavioural Economics will change the way you ‘change’ your people
‘Change’ is one of those terms that makes CEO’s bristle with delight and employees shiver in their boots. For many, it feels like change is…
Francois Kirsten
Mar 6, 2017
Illustration in learning: Drawing maximum engagement
Illustration in learning: Drawing maximum engagement
Illustration in learning can really improve any boring topic. Kick that content into shape with illustration and get that engagement…
Paige Talbot
Feb 19, 2017
The Rise of Mobile Learning
The Rise of Mobile Learning
Communication technologies have reshaped our world. The internet is the largest knowledge network ever created. It’s accessible to anyone…
Grant Van Zutphen
Feb 15, 2017
Think it. Action it. Feel it. Repeat it.
Think it. Action it. Feel it. Repeat it.
I’d much rather make informed decisions on-the-go because let’s face it, life is unpredictable. As a designer, I find myself doing this on…
Brandon Di Bartolo
Feb 13, 2017
A Slice of Raspberry Pi?
A Slice of Raspberry Pi?
This past Christmas I was lucky enough to wake up to find a Raspberry Pi under the tree. ‘Sounds delicious’, I hear you say, but this is no…
Silas Rowe
Feb 13, 2017
Jacks of all Trades: Apply Within
Jacks of all Trades: Apply Within
As a Learning Experience Designer (LXD), part of my role is to package information in a way that engages a vast demographic of learners. I…
Kevin Brew
Feb 6, 2017
Improving your content consumption habits — Why 2017 is your year to trim.
Improving your content consumption habits — Why 2017 is your year to trim.
It’s a new year at Croomo, and we’re going through a number of really exciting changes. I did a bit of reflection towards the end of 2016…
Francois Kirsten
Feb 2, 2017
How long is too long? Creating punchy eLearning that gets to the point — fast.
How long is too long? Creating punchy eLearning that gets to the point — fast.
One of the most common questions our clients ask us is, ‘how long do you think this module will be?’. It’s a tough one to answer accurately…
Melanie Fuller
Jan 30, 2017
Growing Up and Taking Our Culture With Us
Growing Up and Taking Our Culture With Us
In a small team, rituals form quickly and easily and take little effort to maintain. The bond between members is close, strengthened by…
Steve Jones
Jan 22, 2017
Metaphor your troubles?
Metaphor your troubles?
A simile is like an analogy, metaphorically speaking.
Peter Davis
Jan 17, 2017
Why use Motion Graphics for Online Learning?
Why use Motion Graphics for Online Learning?
Vision is said to be the strongest of all human senses. Our brains are largely dedicated to vision and image processing. Images have long…
Grant Van Zutphen
Jan 15, 2017
The most familiar UI symbols — where do they come from?
The most familiar UI symbols — where do they come from?
PART 1 — MEDIA CONTROLS
Chris Williams
Jan 10, 2017
Where is my VR?
Where is my VR?
Virtual Reality seems to be a hot topic right now. A quick Google search will return a plethora of articles of how the technology is either…
Leigh Donoghue
Jan 9, 2017
No-one Talks About Safe Training
No-one Talks About Safe Training
When you want to create training that makes an impact, you need to be bold. You need to find a creative way to engage your audience and…
Jason Reed
Jan 9, 2017
Are you ready for the IP exodus?
Are you ready for the IP exodus?
“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough, so they don’t want to”. — Richard Branson
Peter Young
Jan 1, 2017
3 Reasons Why a Customer Success Specialist should be your next hire.
3 Reasons Why a Customer Success Specialist should be your next hire.
Easily confused with the customer service role, customer success is a whole different kettle of fish.
David Youngman
Dec 27, 2016
How Drones are Pushing Videography to New Heights
How Drones are Pushing Videography to New Heights
The government’s decision to cut the red tape on Australia’s drone laws has been a hot debate in recent months, with many people worried…
Samantha Motteram
Dec 20, 2016
Memoirs of a Fun Enabler
Memoirs of a Fun Enabler
Five ways to create a great culture at your office.
Emma Spencer
Dec 19, 2016
NODE — Connected By Motion
NODE — Connected By Motion
Last month, I was fortunate enough to attend NODE at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne. NODE is the first…
Grant Van Zutphen
Dec 14, 2016
3 Ways to Avoid Writing Dud Quiz Questions
3 Ways to Avoid Writing Dud Quiz Questions
The art of writing effective questions for your eLearning module can be tricky to master. The purpose of your questions might be to…
Rebecca Harris
Dec 12, 2016
5 Reasons Why Storyline 360 Rocks!
5 Reasons Why Storyline 360 Rocks!
Rapid Authoring tools have grown up in a big way with the release of Articulate’s Storyline 360. This article looks at our favourite new…
Paige Talbot
Dec 11, 2016
Pop Goes the Learning
Pop Goes the Learning
Pop culture underpins many facets of modern society. Almost everybody has consoled a distraught colleague over the season return of The…
Kevin Brew
Dec 6, 2016
5 Reasons Why Learner Stories Are Better than Learning Objectives
5 Reasons Why Learner Stories Are Better than Learning Objectives
It’s been a busy few months as we move to a pure Agile workflow here at Croomo. We’ve been playing planning poker, prioritising cards in…
Francois Kirsten
Nov 29, 2016
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