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It was my tremendous honor to be invited on the fantastic Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast with host Vasco Duarte. It is tempting, and sometimes even possible to change many things starting from a small group. But if you are working in a large multi-national organization don’t forget the old adage: “the tail can’t wag the dog”. Small wins are necessary, but not sufficient to help change take hold in larger organization.

Be Somebody New: LinkedIn Learning Opens Up their Courses for 1 week Photo courtesy of LinkedIn Learning On LinkedIn's blog there is a quote " Learning means growing." Here's your chance to grow. LinkedIn announced last Friday that they are opening their coffers for one week to show you the breadth of LinkedIn Learning. On September 22,  LinkedIn announced they finally pulled the Lynda.com library of online training courses into its main service. Lynda.com, now LinkedIn Studios, is still based in Carpenteria and still going strong. 

IMD Professor Stefan Michel on LinkedIn and the Future of Learning in the Workplace New Age of Education Delivery (photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer) LinkedIn recently announced that it was entering the professional development market. Surprisingly, this news barely caused a ripple. Will 22 September 2016 go down in history as a key milestone in the digital transformation of the professional development market? Only the future will tell.

Founders Space Announces New Seminars for Startups in November November Events for Startups by Founders Space (photo courtesy of Founders Space) Recognized internationally accelerator , Founders Space, has announced some great instructional and informational lectures for startups. What makes this special? Steve is always on the move as most accela-preneurs are and to get him to stay still for an hour is amazing. But equally amazing is that he has created a great environment/ecosystem of startups, mentors and funders creating the next big thing. Captain Hoff (aka Steve Hoffman) will be giving three inspiring talks on future tech trends, raising capital and telling your startup story coming in early November. If you look below, we have a Nerdy discount for you. Full discloser, I am a volunteer mentor at Founders Space focused on PR/Marketing.

#FF Summaries from Our Retweeters and Followers What the heck is a Orionid? A Orionid is a meteor that originates from Halley's Comet. They create quite a spectacle in the sky at night and they peaked this week. So did these #social shooting stars that followed and retweeted us.     Check them out. Have a great weekend! - The Nerd Stalker Team

Fly my pretties: Amazon patents personal mini drones to locate lost cars or kids Imagine you're trying to find your car in a crowded parking lot. Simply say "locate car" and a tiny drone on your shoulder flies off and guides you to it. Amazon has been awarded a patent for such a drone, which may also be used by emergency personnel to locate missing children or spot fires.

Towards A More Inclusive Model for Digital Product Design - Core77 Digital product design is a rapidly growing field that engages unique individuals with skillsets that unite traditional communication design principles with user experience capability and digital software skills. In an increasingly tech-driven world, more skilled digital product designers will be needed to create authentic and innovative digital touchpoints. Because digital