Hello folks,

It’s been a week with a lot of life happening; this week is mostly about processing and reflection, and distracting myself with work things, like publishing this new post.

So, I’ll keep this pretty short and share this gif of the local starlings enjoying the hot new place in town, our half-barrel pond.

Hug your friends and family, enjoy this week’s posts, and have a happy Friday.

Emily

People and Culture

New Research on the Link Between Learning and Innovation

Jean-François Harvey, Johnathan R. Cromwell, Kevin J. Johnson and Amy C. Edmondson

hbr.org/2025/07/new-research-on-the-link-between-learning-and-innovation

When Times Get Tough, Make Learning Your Strategic Advantage

Beth Messich

peoplemanagingpeople.com/learning-development/learning-and-development-investment

Organisations and Systems

The Scaling Teams checklist

Emily Webber (and Jamie Arnold)

emilywebber.co.uk/the-scaling-teams-checklist

Three Invisible Hurdles to Innovation | Scott D. Anthony

Scott D. Anthony

sloanreview.mit.edu/article/three-invisible-hurdles-to-innovation

Facilitation and Decision making

Stop Solving Your Team’s Problems for Them

Elizabeth Lotardo

hbr.org/2025/07/stop-solving-your-teams-problems-for-them

Planning an Offsite for Your Leadership Team? Ask These 5 Questions

Marissa Fernandez and Frans van Loef

hbr.org/2025/07/planning-an-offsite-for-your-leadership-team-ask-these-5-questions

Approaches for Teams

How to be open while you test and learn

Giles Turnbull

gilest.org/notes/open-test-learn.html

Other Things

Flesh and Code podcast

Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, and beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.Lily Rose is an AI companion...

wondery.com/shows/flesh-and-code

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