I’m just going to say it – I love food. There. I’ve said it. Wait… I’m not done. I love making food, eating food, sharing food. I love the multisensory experience of food – the smells, sounds, sights, textures, and, of course, the taste. I while away my time (perhaps too much time) dreaming up […]

We all know the stories of the modern titans of industry that started in garages and basements. How they become such monumental companies is not an easy question to answer. Curious Lion is still young and small but mighty! We have aspirations for the future but we take measured steps, learn and experiment constantly to

Last week I left you on a learning cliffhanger, but I am a woman of my word, so this week I am back to share what I have learned about scaling a cohort-based learning experience. If you missed out on my article last week, you can find it here.  Scaling an online experience is easy,

The phrase at scale has plagued me for a while now and my apprehension stems from knowing that bigger isn’t always better. The school of hard knocks has taught me this lesson more times than I care to admit.  My most recent lesson came from a digital nomad meetup I attended in Portimao, Portugal. My

Dusk falls over a grassy plain. A young antelope looks up, startled.  We hear the voice of David Attenborough narrating the graceful dance of a lioness stalking her prey. A rustle, a leap, the kill. We see the strategy, power, and skill, and we’re left in awe. The lion makes it look effortless. But the

The story of a ship, its crew and following their own North Star. “Loyalty never goes unpunished. My father said that once when he was passed over for promotion at work and I’ve never forgotten it.” – Clare Chambers, Learning To Swim This line has stuck with me since I was 14 years old. It’s

Where were you when the reality of the COVID pandemic first struck you? I was 4,000 miles from home, hitching cheap and early flights through Europe to find my way home from a semester abroad gone astray. January 28, 2020 | Lecco, Northern Italy Seven eager exchange students and I woke up early for a

We have a common enemy we’re all fighting. They are the four horsemen of the work culture apocalypse. The four most destructive team dysfunctions are: Constant Fire-Fighting Defensiveness The Blame Game Disconnect Between Learning and Working Let’s unpack each of these a little more. Constant Fire-Fighting The time available for people to think and reflect is scarce.

Everyone loves free stuff! Myself included, especially when it comes to online courses. My name is Frea Uys and I am a serial online course enrollee. If you offer a free cohort-based online course that I find even remotely relevant to my job or personal development goals, I WILL sign up. If it’s free, I’ll

Artificial Intelligence is the talk of the town in 2023. The enablement folks among us are probably familiar with the term, “the department of broken things.” So, the idea that adding automation and AI to this complicated world of process improvement will help and not hurt might be met with skepticism. But it’s more important