The ”Rats Vs. Hamsters” Episode

In this episode, we discuss Will’s rat problem and the differences between rats and hamsters. Yes… you read that correctly. Don’t worry, this part of the podcast goes pretty quickly and we do indeed get to the good stuff.  In the first segment, we chew on how to evaluate specific models, tools, or resources. During this segment, Matt refers to a course he took on Coursera  by Scott E. Page from the University of Michigan called MODEL THINKING. Then, in segment two, we pull a bait and switch… we tell you we are going to talk about what makes a training objective a good training objective and what is actually the goal of training itself. We cover a little of this, but then we get derailed. We get into a debate about the differences between education and training. It’s not as simple as one thinks. Finally, we talk about what makes a  trainer great. What are the characteristics and features of the best of the best? We are joined by Matt’s daughter, Lia, who has a particularly insightful and interesting perspective on this topic.  We end with the Best and the worst. Lia stays with us to give hers, as well.