Continuing Education at Work
summary
Two lightweight programs run at work with concrete results: a technical book club meets weekly for one to two chapters (2–20 people) with two rotating moderators and backup notes in a shared spreadsheet and Slack; a LunchConf watches curated conference talks weekly (about 10–15 people, 70+ talks watched). A $1,000 book buy-in and simple ground rules decentralize management, produce applied wins (a regex talk solved a customer bug, a book spurred a lightning talk), and follow the E‑D‑U principles: easy, distributed, useful.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:30technical book club
- 7:28good for your current job
- 8:34good for your career
- 9:14use peer pressure on yourself
- 12:45take advantage of resources
- 14:53develop relationships
- 15:36set the discussion
- 16:56make it EASY
- 20:22GETTING STARTED
- 21:51recruit participants
- 22:11get different experience levels
- 23:14pick a consistent time and location
- 25:15the first rule of book club is...
- 26:07talk about motivations
- 29:47RUNNING THE EVENTS
- 31:18assign 2 moderators
- 31:46rotate assignments
- 32:34RESUSCITATING ATTENDANCE
- 32:50ask questions
- 35:15choosing the next book
- 37:01VARIATIONS ON A THEME
- 37:37Security Book Club
related talks
15mGrowing at Work with Community-oriented Development
31mBuilding kick-ass internal education programs (for large and small budgets)
11mLightning Talk: Building a Community Inside your Company
35mClosing Keynote
21mLightning Talks Day 2
47mVirtual Book Signing - Feedback Loops
05mCultivating a Learning Culture: Unlocking the Power of Continuous Development
39mLocal Community Building