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RavynGrae Interactive is an independent consultancy owned by Bonnie Becker Ramsey. She works independently, or in conjunction with a network of talented colleagues, developing strategic solutions to meet performance goals. What can we do for you? Take a look at the Services we provide to bring your learning goals and objectives to life.

Has e-learning become a commodity?

I had the opportunity to sup recently with three very special colleagues from way back. Over dinner, one commented that when we started in the e-learning business (some of us early enough to be saving files to floppy disk) it was a boutique business. Clients were willing to spend the time and money necessary to get exceptional learning products that made measurable performance impacts. But over time e-learning has become a commodity-- a little bit of content, some software and anyone can throw her hat in the instructional design ring. That made sense as I think about how the work no longer feels like a collaborative team effort, but more like "piece work."

Harvard professor John Quelch talks about commoditization in an HBS Working Knowledge piece titled "When Your Product Becomes a Commodity."

For e-learning, the results I've seen reflect the reality of commoditization. We're still teaching... but is anyone really learning? The trend is in place...how do we ride the curve and still get performance results?

12 dec 07 @ 7:30 am est

Lunch with the Guv - what to talk about?

In a burst of impulsivity I walked away from the Green Valley North Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning with a date for lunch with former Governor Bob Erlich. I love having made the high bid in the auction -- knowing that the money will support research into the devastating diseases of Crohn's and Colitis. But what to talk about over lunch with the Guv? Suggestions are welcome...

27 nov 07 @ 1:31 pm est

2007.12.01 | 2007.11.01

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On the Bedstand

An intimate look at a complex family living through a series of dislocations. Lagnado succeeds in a remarkable effort to show a balanced picture of the father who doted on her, the baby, while showing a very different (not terribly likable) face otherwise. This book was a quick journey (I couldn't put ut down) through Cairo, pre-Nasser, and then the long, painful exodus through Europe and to the US as forced immigrants. One of the most compelling memoirs I've read in a long time.

A fundamental text for any true learning organization. Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization is tough to read. But, every 15 minutes I spend with this text helps me better understand the underpinnings of truly effective teams and larger organizations. It's all about the learning.

Water for Elephants, Sara GruenVictims. Powerlessness. Mental illness at its most dangerous. Fatal attraction. A "good guy" who can't quite figure out how to stop making things worse. All under the big top with a hero you'd never pick in a million years.

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, Stephen Cope When Eastern yogic tradition meets Western psychotherapy the result is a powerful look at what makes us real.

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