Riding the Current

“Madelyn certainly has her finger on the pulse of the challenges of the worker of the 21st century.”- Denise Lee, Senior Knowledge Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Riding the Current:
How to Navigate the Daily Deluge of Data
By Madelyn Blair, PhD

Have you ever wondered how to stay current in this fast-paced world in which we live?

In Riding the Current, Madelyn Blair shares ways ordinary and extraordinary people from around the world address the limits of time and budget, massive overdoses of information, and even lack of management skill.

You’ll learn new ways to keep your knowledge fresh through conscious self-guided learning that is grounded in the world around us!

This book will help you discover ways in which your learning can occur outside the classroom and beyond books.

What you’ll find in Riding The Current:

Setting Out –deciding to set out on this voyage of discovery.

Selecting the Vessel – helping you build your boat—the container that keeps you focused, working effectively within a chosen structure.

Finding the Right Crew – surrounding yourself with people to support your learning.

Stocking Supplies for the Journey – using stories and observation as portals to learning.

Equipping for the Dive – exploring the amazingly diverse ways humans learn.

Diving Deep inspiring you to discover the lessons beyond the surface by telling stories of those who have learned to thrive in uncharted water.

Deciding What to Do – leading you through action planning.

Final Words – encouraging you to use the treasures you’ve found on the voyage.

What Others Have Said

“Learning something new is the ultimate magic experience. How learning becomes knowledge, both personal and organizational has been studied, dissected and debated for many years. Madelyn Blair has crafted a book that unlocks the magic for individuals and organizations wishing to increase their ability to find knowledge in the sea of information we are bombarded with daily.

"Madelyn is first and foremost a master story crafter. Her unique ability to move through the English language with selective precision allows her to explain learning with the clarity one only finds on a spring day after an early morning rain storm. By illustrating her thoughts with rich personal anecdotes and stories, she creates a template for learning that any organization or individual can rapidly apply to their own environment with maximum impact.

“This book is truly a must read for ‘Seekers of new knowledge’ and those wishing to keep their knowledge fresh and relevant.”-Peter J.Engstrom, Board Chairman, At Home Chesapeake, and former Chief Knowledge Officer for Federal Business, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).

"Riding the Current is a pwoerful primer for how to translate your knowledge into meaningful value. In this new adaptive age, everybody needs to know how to manage nad understand waht they know."-Michale Margolis, author of Believe Me: Why Your Vision, Brand and Leadership Need a Bigger Story

About the author

Madelyn Blair brings over 30 years of managerial experience to the writing of this book. She is founder and president of Pelerei, Inc. She is a facilitator, designer of learning experiences, and expert researcher, building her work on strength-based techniques. Her joy is in working with individuals and groups to bring them to another level of accomplishment. Her clients include Bank of Canada, The World Bank, Brookings Institute, Transamerica Reinsurance, American University, Smithsonian Institution, and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Blair received her doctorate in organizational psychology from the University of Tilburg, The Netherlands, and holds an MBA from The Wharton School. She has contributed to Lessons from the Field and Wake Me Up When the the Data Is Over. She is a wife and a mother and enjoys mountain climbing.