Simulations are Safe

Computers are a great way to safely provide experience for dangerous situations. Dangerous can read combat, hazardous materials, or even employee relations in some cases.

The beauty of using computers for simulations is you can get a "do over" or simply try again. The consequences of mistakes are minimized. The challenge has been to make the simulation realistic and easy to use. Thanks to continued advanced in technology that continues to become easier.

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Natural Learning Curves

Learning is a requirements for life. We learn so much in the courae of our lives. Recently, I brought my third son home from the hospital. He was born prematurely on April 2nd. As I watched him grow, together we learned a lot. One of the things I learned about was the natural leanring curve my son had to go through.

In order for my little guy to come home he had to learn to eat from a bottle. That sounds like such a simply thing until you consider some of the following challenges he faced:

• he had been fed through a tube for more than two months since birth
• he could not speak or understand the spoken word
• he could not read directions or even pictures for that matter
• he had a short attentions span
• he got distracted easily
• he had not seen a demonstration of how to eat from a bottle.

One of the lessons I took away from this observation was again how fundamental learning is to life. As he made progress and regressed I was reminded also of the incremental gains and losses we seen in the various aspects of our work lives. The learning curve is rarely, if ever, a straight line up to perfect performance.