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Learning is a life long activity for those who wish to be most productive, lead organizations to the future, be ready and poised for the next opportunity, and be fully engaged in the world.

Pelerei has been assisting clients for more than 20 years in how to help staff learn more effectively. The work began in the classroom with instructors who designed and facilitated the learning of participants. Pelerei's design capabilities were so highly valued that clients asked Pelerei to coach in-house instructional designers.

Pelerei's work continued to expand to the use of distant learning techniques – from the earliest options of video conferencing to producing full courses over several months of on-line work. More recently, this has included creating webinars for broad participation and moderating on-line virtual communities where members encircle the globe.

Most recently, the research of Madelyn Blair, presented in her book, Riding the Current: How to deal with the daily deluge of data, has led to an entire system for developing individual, team, unit, or organizational learning. The Riding the Current™ system helps individuals discover their strengths and the barriers they have to bringing in the right amount of new information and knowledge and offers suggested actions to build on those strengths overcome barriers. Moreover, the system allows whole groups to do the same. Dr. Blair also uses this system in her coaching when clients wish to assure they are continuously refreshing themselves.

Pelerei's approach to organizational learning uses all its understanding of adult learning principles and combines that with the principles of organizational learning discovered in Dr. Blair's research. Her research continues and can be read at her blog.

Like all of the work of Pelerei, helping clients in their learning embraces the philosophy of appreciation, creating learning environments that naturally sustain learning, harnessing the value of story in learning, and reflection of the latest in understanding of group learning techniques.

Our Clients

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Pelerei assisted in the co-creation of the Knowledge Retention product to quickly capture critical market.
Madelyn enhanced career options and success for a line manager.
Pelerei helped increase strategic focus for enhanced productivity and client impact.
Madelyn spearheaded the creation of strategic information flow to save the organization and rebuild it.

Testimonials

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"...The riding the current speech makes me rethink the way I learn, and I am sure, it will save me years of time learning new things I am and will be interested in."
Liu Xuehui, Knowledge Management Engineer at Strategy Planning department of Huawei Technologies

Attention is at a premium, getting people to focus has become difficult. Madelyn's story telling leaves you with a lasting learning. Every time, with flair and the right balance between bringing the story to life, business relevance, and conciseness."
Roberto Evaristo, Manager Knowledge Management Program Office, 3M

"I always thought of boundaries as confining and limiting. After your talk, I could see boundaries as enabling, as a tool to use to decide for myself where I will invest my energy. I saw them as being applicable to my goals, and it was liberating!"
Kelly Botsford, Senior HR Business Leader

"'The Power of Storytelling' is still getting rave reviews! I have had several employees stop by my office to tell me how much they enjoyed it and to discuss the ideas you put forth."
Pamela S. Mitchell, Director, Defense Travel Management Office 2004

"Madelyn, I am always learning and gaining inspiration from you. Your Riding the Current workshop was my latest experience of spending time with you - and then immediately implementing all that I learned, to great effect!"
Thaler Pekar

"Ever the skillful guide, Madelyn's expertise really shines through when she designs innovative processes on-the-spot that enable groups to solve their most challenging issues by tapping into their own collective wisdom."
Rod Collins, Author, Leadership in a Wiki World

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Latest Publications

Riding the Current

Riding the Current

How to deal with the daily deluge of data

Turn your anxiety and frustration about the information that is raging around you into a calm journey of riding the current, syphoning just what you need from the flow. Don't try to fight it – ride the current... Learn More

Riding the Current Workbook

Riding the Current Workbook

Overcoming Information Overload

Riding the Current Workbook presents graphical exercises that immediately engage the reader as he or she designs a personal journey to keeping knowledge fresh... Learn More

Essays in Two Voices

Essays in Two Voices

Dialogues of discovery

Get to your real thoughts. Essays in Two Voices helps you hone your thinking with a partner, offers a way to get to the essence, appreciates the thoughts of the other, and lets you know when you are done... Learn More

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