What happens when you throw out the rulebook—and let teams take a gamble on how they learn? At DCo, we’ve always believed that real learning happens at the edge of uncertainty. So we asked ourselves: what would happen if we built a learning lab where teams had to choose between two risky paths—and live with the consequences? This is a …
Make Learning Legendary: Designing Training Like a Pixar Movie
Imagine this: your next L&D programme doesn’t start with a slide deck or a spreadsheet. It starts with a story. There’s a nervous but determined character (your employee). A mission they didn’t fully sign up for (new tech, new strategy, new manager). A cast of quirky supporting characters (their team). Some epic failures. A personal breakthrough. And eventually — after …
Unlock Your Culture’s Secrets with Workplace Tarot
Ever wish you could lay a few cards on the table and instantly understand your team’s dynamics, challenges, and hidden tensions? Welcome to the world of Workplace Tarot – where instead of predicting your love life, we decode the unspoken energies of your office culture. Of course, we’re not talking about crystal balls or incense. This is about using metaphor, insight, and …
The Competitive Edge: Learning Like an Athlete
Imagine this. You walk into a workplace and see: No, it’s not Manchester City. It’s a high-performing organisation where learning isn’t a side activity – it’s the strategy. At DCo, we believe that in today’s business landscape, where disruption is constant and change is fast, learning isn’t just an HR initiative. It’s your most powerful competitive advantage. Talent is the baseline. Performance is …
Invisible Curriculum: The Hidden Side of Learning
Every training session carries a silent subtext. Beyond slides and handouts, participants soak up unspoken signals – the invisible curriculum of tone, space and attitude. In education, this means “unstated norms, policies, and expectations…often not taught explicitly” – from how we speak and behave to how we structure discussions. The facilitator’s demeanor, seating arrangements, or even background music become as much part …
Your Learning Experience Platform Is a Zombie: It’s Time to Kill It (and Start Over)
If your Learning Experience Platform (LXP) needs weekly “campaigns” just to get people to log in, it’s not alive. It’s undead. And let’s be honest – most LXPs have shuffled into zombie territory. They stagger along, bloated with content, unresponsive to their surroundings, and largely ignored by the living. What began as a promise to revolutionise workplace learning has turned …
Can Brain Science Make You a Better Leader?
Imagine this: your brain, weighing just over 1.3 kilograms, is running your business. Not your CV, not your KPIs, not your LinkedIn photo with the arms-crossed power pose—just your brain. Every decision you make, every “Let’s take this offline,” and every time you stop yourself firing off a passive-aggressive email—your brain is in charge. So what is the issue? Most …
Gen Z to Boomers: A Workplace Survival Guide
Walk into any modern office and you’ll likely find a Baby Boomer deciphering Microsoft Teams, a Gen Z’er sending memes in the group chat, and a Millennial halfway through their third oat flat white of the day. Welcome to the multigenerational workplace — where five age groups collide, collaborate, and occasionally clash over the thermostat. From Traditionalists (those who remember …
Unlearning Skills: Out with the Old, In with the New
Remember when you swore by your Blackberry because of its “superior” keyboard? Or when Blockbuster turned down a little startup called Netflix? (Oops.) These are prime examples of what happens when businesses – and the people in them – fail to unlearn outdated skills, processes, and ways of thinking. This is where unlearning skills becomes crucial. Unlearning is the process of letting go …
Unlock Growth Potential with Inclusive Learning and Development Strategies
Fostering inclusive learning in the workplace is essential for enhancing employee development and driving organisational success in modern workplaces. Imagine building a bridge – you wouldn’t use the same materials for every section; instead, you tailor the design to suit the structure’s needs. The same logic applies to learning – people process information differently, and accommodating those differences is vital …
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