I haven't seen a coffee percolator for years. They seem to have been replaced by alternative forms of coffee making. Indeed there is now a generation for whom the sound, "plerrrp, plerrrp, ffttt..... aahhhh" means nothing. But there is much to be said for the process of percolation, going round and round on something and letting it filter and change into something else.
You may have noticed I have not been posting for while. I have had other things on my mind (see below May 22nd) but I have also been lurking and percolating on a few things.
The changes in the learning industry precipitated by the current recession and alternative methods made possible through networks are being amply covered by Tony and Jay at their upcoming event on the Future of Learning as a Business. But they also make me think about the increasing virtualisation of life and relationships and individualisation of life. Margaret Thatcher said back in 1987 that "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families". But this was largely in rejection to the "large state" idea. It is possible that her remark was prescient as well as political.
I am not sure where this percolation of ideas is taking me but the future looks quite lonely.
About Me
- Hugh Greenway
- This blog is where I think aloud in public. This is useful as ordering my thoughts for a reader (real or imagined) requires more discipline and structure. Ideas expressed here, although often derivative, are my own and in no way reflect the opinions of the organisation that employs me or the organisations for which I volunteer. I've been in the learning game for a while now. I started my own education business in Russia in the 1990's, then worked for Lord Laidlaw at IIR for seven years before taking over Reed Learning PLC in 2004. In 2011, with my close friend Dr Caroline Whalley, I helped to create the Elliot Foundation which it has been my joy to lead since then. From an idea on the back of an envelope, this education charity has grown to a thriving family of 28 primary schools with 11,000 children and 2,000 staff serving some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country. Over the years I have volunteered with a number of charities including The Prince's Trust and Business in The Community. I currently serve as a Trustee of The Elliot Foundation and Wandsworth and Fulham Sea Cadets and I am also a member of the British Council's Education Advisory Board.
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Quite spookily I was making just that percolating noise to one of our CSC's the other day as I explained how coffee percolaters used to be much more fashionable than they are now and how far instant coffee had come....llegedly. (I was back to the floor for the day, which was a joy!).
Sadly they are still the most annoying contraptions which spend more time trying to burn you than actually making coffee.
On the bright side, a client brought in one of these new fangled expresso machines and generally it lies messy and dormant, so much hassle for such a small amount of coffee.
Thankfully we remain traditional about our coffee and so you can hear that sound every morning in the Gherkin and it's for real!
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