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Nigel is a former chief learning officer and now teaches, consults and writes books on leadership, learning and people development. Martin is a journalist, editor, curator and publisher.

From Scratch


    • May 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 250 EPISODES


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    250: From Scratch #250 The anniversary edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 11:21


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins celebrate the big 250 and reflect on the most listened-to episodes.

    249: From Scratch #249 Changing the L&D narrative

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 11:34


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore ways L&D can move beyond a content focus towards performance and business impact.

    248: From Scratch #248 The trust deficit and what to do about it

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 8:21


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why trust continues to be a problem for organisations and what can be done about it.

    247: From Scratch #247 4 strategies for building organizational learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 7:54


    Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine discuss ways to encourage organizational learning based on Nigel's latest book.

    246: From Scratch #246 Time to take a fresh look at communities of practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 13:20


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at why we might see a renewed interest in communities of practice in the coming months.

    245: From Scratch #245 The state of LearnOps

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 7:11


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Cognota's 2024 LearnOps Trends & Insights Report.

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    244: From Scratch #244 What does strategy actually mean for your organisation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 10:13


    In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at MIT Sloan Management Review research that shows only 51% of the top team can list their organisation's top three priorities, dropping to 13% of frontline supervisors. 

    243: From Scratch #243 AI and the bigger picture for learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 8:15


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on the need for broader perspectives on AI so that learning teams can be a part of business transformation, not just learning transformation. 

    242: From Scratch #242 Workforce hopes and fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 13:57


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss pwc's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2024.

    241: From Scratch #241 Nigel reflects on the process of writing his new book on organizational learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 10:41


    Martin Couzins asks Dr Nigel Paine to reflect on the process of writing his latest book, The Great Reset: Unlocking the Power of Organizational Learning. Pre order here.

    240: From Scratch #240 AI on the sly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 6:12


    Martin Couzins and Dr Nigel Paine review Cache's State of AI report.

    239: From Scratch #239 The importance of fieldwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 13:47


    In this episode Nigel and Martin explain what we mean by fieldwork and why it should be a part of how you work. 

    238: From Scratch #238 A look at the book The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 7:36


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the book The Social Brain - The Psychology of Successful Groups. 

    237: From Scratch #237 Ask yourself: What is leadership?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 17:55


    In this episode Dr Nigel Paine explains why there is no one definition of leadership and what that means for leadership development. Nigel will be co-facilitating the Building Leadership Capability Series with Matt Richter. Find out more here. 

    236: From Scratch #236 In praise of Joined Up Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 6:53


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Hannah Critchlow's book Joined Up Thinking.

    235: From Scratch #235 Our Learning Technologies 2024 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 11:08


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at Nigel's session at the conference, The Great Reset: Why we need to rethink organisational learning. 

    234: From Scratch #234 Healthy habits and creating the climate and culture for organizational learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 11:46


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss how organisations can create a climate and culture of organizational learning.

    233: From Scratch #233 breaking the status quo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 10:01


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss why organisations and individuals need to break through the status quo and how to do it.

    232: From Scratch #232 Using external insights to develop and extend Organizational Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 6:33


    In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins explore the role of external insights in developing Organizational Learning. Nigel will be running a webinar on the topic on 7 March 2024 - register here.

    231: From Scratch #231 A look at the LPI's Learning Survey 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 13:21


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the Learning and Performance Institute's Learning Survey 2024.

    230: From Scratch #230

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 8:28


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at McKinsey's paper on raising organisational resilience.

    229: From Scratch #229 Why do we need Organizational Learning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 11:00


    In this episode, Dr Nigel Paine gets a grilling about some of the ideas in his forthcoming book on Organizational Learning. Nigel is running a series of webinars discussing these ideas - register here.

    228: From Scratch #228 Our review of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 10:33


    Dr Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on 2023.

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    227: From Scratch #227 Organizational learning - mentoring, OD and community

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 11:16


    In this episode Nigel answers some of the questions that were asked at the first in a series of webinars on organisational learning. Find out more and see the webinar recording here.  Bottom up mentoring to reinvigorate the learning process for those who feel they have nothing new to learn  The relationship between OD and learning Overcoming resistance to community learning - how to make communities of practice work Building and nourishing connections between people How to enable and support innovation

    226: From Scratch #226 Why We Need to Rethink Organizational Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 8:25


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Organizational Learning, the subject of Nigel's new book and also a series of webinars. Find out more here. 

    225: From Scratch #225 Better managers, please

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 14:37


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at the latest research from the Chartered Management Institute into the state of UK managers.

    224: From Scratch #224 6 action points from Insights Media's inaugural Research Roundup of AI research

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 11:21


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the six action points taken from Insights Media's Research Roundup report into generative AI.

    223: From Scratch #223 Finding the signal amongst the generative AI noise pollution

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 14:16


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins propose some tactics for finding credible insights on generative AI.

    222: From Scratch #222 Using ChatGPT for research

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 13:59


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the LinkedIn Learning course How to research and write using generative AI tools.

    221: From Scratch #221 Work in an AI-driven world

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 10:22


    Nigel Pain and Martin Couzins discuss research from the IBM Institute for Business Value.

    220: From Scratch #220 Understanding your middle managers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 8:26


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at research published in the Economist that unpicks some of the challenges facing middle managers.

    219: From Scratch #219 Understanding the learner context

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 10:40


    Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine explore the importance of audience insights to understand the learner context and develop learning interventions that deliver organisational impact.

    218: From Scratch #218 A look at the first part of the Mind Tools for Business L&D benchmark 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 9:32


    It's the 20th year of the benchmark and Mind Tools for Business is serialising this year's report into three parts. Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at part one. 

    217: From Scratch #217 A look at the CIPD Learning at Work 2023 report

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 7:56


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the CIPD's Learning at Work report, looking specifically at what it says about learning alignment and the learning environment.

    216: From Scratch #216 C-suite and HR - the hidden paradoxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 11:54


    In this episode, Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at Sage's The changing face of HR in 2024 research and reflect on the paradoxes that exist between HR and the C-suite.

    215: From Scratch #215 High-performing teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 10:58


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at the CIPD's evidence review of high-performing teams.

    214: From Scratch #214 Solving the management challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 9:46


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review recent research on line managers and consider what it will take for organisations to raise the game on management capability and effectiveness. Research mentioned: More than 50% of managers feel burned out, HBR Hybrid work is just work. Are we doing it wrong?, Microsoft The importance of people management: Analysis of its impact on employees, CIPD

    213: From Scratch #213 Reflections on Learning Technologies 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 7:50


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins reflect on the Learning Technologies conference 2023.  

    212: From Scratch #212 4 ways to reframe L&D now

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 8:49


    Martin Couzins and Nigel Paine discuss Nigel's keynote at the Learning Technologies conference 2023.

    211: From Scratch #211 A dig into Linkedin Learning's 2023 workplace learning report

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 11:20


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins take a look at Linkedin Learning's annual report.

    210: From Scratch #210 Employee hopes and fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 9:53


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears report. 

    209: Chatting ChatGPT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 15:31


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the impact of ChatGPT on learning.

    208: From Scratch #208 HR priorities for 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 11:12


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss latest HR research from Gartner.

    207: From Scratch #207 A look ahead to 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 9:28


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins look at some trends for the year ahead.

    206: From Scratch #206 How learning teams can manage technological change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 8:07


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss research from Coursera and Emerge -   Moving L&D to Systematic and Strategic Impact.

    205: From Scratch #205 A look at the State of the Global Workforce report from Gallup

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 5:35


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discus the State of the Global Workforce 2022 report from Gallup.

    204: From Scratch #204 Learning motivation in remote working environments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 12:12


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's research work into remote learner motivation.

    203: From Scratch #203 Editorial planning out loud

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 11:47


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the podcast's editorial plan . . .

    202: From Scratch #202 L&D at a crossroads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 9:57


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss Nigel's contribution to Tips for L&D in 2022.

    201: From Scratch #201 A review of Learning Technologies 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 17:11


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins review the Learning Technologies Conference 2022, held in London.

    200: From Scratch #200 We are 200 episodes old

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 9:28


    Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins briefly celebrate 200 episodes and then talk technology.

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